IYT Session 5

 IYT Session 5

Natural and Logical Consequences

Natural consequence – Cause & effect - It happens immediately as a direct
result of a behaviour with no outside intervention. Arises naturally out of the
situation.
E.g. falling off a chair when swinging on it, getting cold when refusing to put
their jersey on
Logical consequence – A consequence that is linked to the behaviour and is
set up by someone else
E.g. Tidying up a mess that the student is made, finishing missed work during
break time
NB Consequences need to be immediate, age appropriate, non-native, non-
confrontational, short.

Key considerations when using Time Out to calm down:

• Location – safety, seen

• Children are taught the purpose of the spot

• Children are taught the process of Time Out to Calm Down and re-

taught it regularly (using their language).

• Timers

• Time is well controlled by the teacher

• Clear expectations of behaviours that result in Time Out - teachers,

children, and relievers all need to know this

• Re-engage the child when Time Out is complete

Calming strategies to teach (to use in Time Out)

• Belly breathing

• Smell the rose/Blow out the candle

• Talking – body language

• Count to 10

• Run

• Comfort

• Brain Gym – calming

• Relaxation – mindfulness

• Glitter jar – oil, water, food colouring, glitter (if you google mind in a jar

there are plenty of different ways of doing this)

• Music

Record keeping for Time Out

Benefits:

• Evidence

• Help to identify trigger data

• See timing and patterns

• Able to share the information

• More accurate than comments such as ‘a lot of time’

• It is data

• Identify trends

• Supports referrals i.e. RTLB

What data to collect:

• Time of day

• Behaviours – what it was for, who was involved, duration.

• Compliance going to Time Out

• Setting

• How long it takes for child to calm

• What the child needs to help them calm

• Date

• What happened after – review/follow up

• RFS data

• Trends.