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Case: Pencil Sharpener A few students in the classroom I am observing in get up unnecessarily several time during a lesson to sharpen their pencil. The pencil is not dull nor broken and the student will still get up to sharpen their pencil during instructional time. This distracts the other students and causes the misbehaving student to miss out on learning. The teacher I am observing has tried implementing a strategy where four fully sharpened pencils are given to each student prior to the beginning of class to limit the amount of times students need to use the sharpener. However, even with this new strategy, I witnessed a few students purposely breaking their pencil just so they could get up and sharpen it. What strategies could be used to prevent students from using the pencil sharpener as an excuse to distract themselves during a lesson? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The students purposely breaking their pencil have another reason for wanting to get up. Either to gain attention or get away from working for a moment, maybe try implementing small 'brain break' activities when students seem to be restless and having a quieter hand-held sharpener that students are to use during instruction times. Many students just need to get up and move around for a small period of time and the 'brain breaks' could help with that, as for those seeking attention, they will find other ways to seek attention, so having a quiet sharpener designated to be used during instruction will keep their disruption to a minimum. Try having that student perform extra "jobs'/tasks that give them responsibility and visibillity to see if that cuts down on their need for attention. |
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