Art Time (painting, stickers, gluing, cutting, etc).Sensory time (sensory room or sensory bin).Watching a short video (You tube is your friend!) There is a You Tube Kids version!.Give them the power to choose the rewards and again you may need to help them realize that this isn't a reward they can achieve during school but help them come up with some good choices for school rewards! Examples of rewards: It is also key to get the student involved in this process. Here is an example of the star chart we used with this student This is a difficult skill to learn! I will blog more about this in another post!
#Breaktime my rewards how to
You need to teach them how to successfully use a break. The moment a student successfully asks for a break GIVE THEM A STAR OR TIME TOWARDS A REWARD. For this student we implemented a star chart (see sample below) and once he has received the seven stars he gets a specified amount of reward time. REWARDS Rewards are something the student has earned because they have completed work or their behavior plan. Here is a sample of a break chart a student choose:Ĭlipart can be found on Teachers pay Teachers Educlips (click on the picture to take you to where I purchased the clipart from) Deep breath, count to 10, count backwards to 10.Jumping Jacks (know your students as this tends to not calm many students).Weighted blanket (these are very student specific and work for some students and not others, but have been helpful in supporting many students in their ability to calm down).Heavy work: taking library books back to the library, moving reams of paper.Deliver a message (even if its' a blank piece of paper send the child on a mission to get him/her out of the room as this might be all they need).Take a walk (MUST request to leave the classroom first though!).Squish a stress ball or fidget (hand tool).I always write social stories for kids and this is always included that important point in that social story. once the breaks are gone they are gone, UNLESS a teacher tells them they need a break. There are also students who will abuse the break system and in those situations I give those students a specified number of breaks per day or class period. There are always students who will require longer to calm down and you will get to know who those students are by observing their breaks. I set the timer and if after the 5 minutes I can tell that the students body isn't ready to return to class I will say something like "I see your body isn't ready for class I think we should choose another break choice to see if that helps calm your body." Set the timer again and tell them that after this break they will be returning to class. When I work with students breaks are a short amount of time, generally 3-5 minutes, depending on the student. Depending on the student and the situation I will steer them into the breaks that will help them specially by asking questions like "Does this calm your body?" or "I don't think this calms you down so it really isn't a good break choice." When I start this process I have my list of ideas (which you can find below) and I talk to the student and ask them if this will help them calm down. I find it extremely useful and important to include the student in this process.
When working with students I like to use visuals that will help us create a menu of choices for them.
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