Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Bathroom Chaos In our school, we have one hallway for pre-k, k, and first grade. With all of the classrooms (15) we only have one bathroom for our boys and girls. Each bathroom has four stalls, but it is so chaotic when we take bathroom breaks. I am starting to have issues with my kids misbehaving because of all the overcrowding and craziness in the bathrooms. I teach kindergarten and can't always go with every student to the restroom because I am in the classroom with the rest of my students. I need some advice on how to monitor behavior and keep my students from making poor choices when going to the restroom independently. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) When I have substituted for primary classes, the teacher has students sit against the wall and wait for their turn to be called. They then go to the restroom and are expected to come back and sit down where they were before. This system works, but you have to be observant and strict. Do not let students get water unless they are told. Do not let students use the restroom until they are told. It takes a little bit of time, but it makes it more organized.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I have participated in this method as a student, and I have observed it in action as a student observer. It really clears up the bathroom issues. I also like to have the students along the wall engaged in some sort of activity, be that singing a song, a call and response, or simply asking questions. Rated On: March 5, 2016 12:45 am Rated By: teVaGu