Working with a Pre-K class can be a bit of a challenge, when it comes to them sitting for circle time or even walking in a line to lunch. Sometimes stickers can go so far but all most 99.9% of kids love skittles. So I decided to buy a bag. When we are doing circle time and I see someone not sitting the correct way, I won't say anything to them I will just go to the next person and say thank you John for sitting on your cris cross with your hands in your lap. Frank, the child that wasn't sitting the correct way will instantly sit the correct way cause he wants one . I call the Skittles " Positive Reinforcement" because I want to reinforce a negative behavior in a positvie way. It helps out a lot cause it cuts down on the chattering during circle time and in the hallway while walking to lunch. NOW, I don't give these out everyday, niether do I give them out all day . It's just a certain time. I don't want them to get use to it and I don't won't them to think just because they are sitting quiet that they are suppose to get something . So I let them know, this is how we sit in circle time or this is how we walk in line at all times.
