IYT Session 6 Changing a childs negative behaviours -Catch the positive - direct opposite -Public praise -Teacher modelling -Child choose reward/reward system -Leadership roles -Sharing successes with family, parents, teachers (double impacting) -Building relationships -Focus on their strengths -Promote positive attributes -Positive forecasting -Peer praise - class recognition -Visual posters/reminders -Circle time -Social coaching - scripts -"I like you not your behaviour..." -Students are the responsibility of all staff - a village approach. Social behaviours to encourage Friendliness compliments Honesty Ignore Self Management Helping Others Sharing Listening Kindness Teamwork Respect Think of others before you act Including others Patience Problem solving Empathy Waiting A really great resource to use to help problem solve during student issues

 Swimming- Water Safety Skills (Kathy from Swimming NZ ) Split into two groups- crocodiles and sharks. Sit on the bottom of the pool. Run to the other side. Run with hands on your head. Crocodiles first- float on your back to the other side. Sharks have their hands up to stop them. Swap over. Sharks- duck dive to the other side make sure you touch the bottom of the pool with your hand. Crocodiles duck dive over. Find a space in the middle and spread out. Sculling hands- shoulders down and scull out and in. Thumbs up and thumbs down. A bit faster. Give yourself a bit more space and lie on your back and do sculling hands. Sit up as if you are in a chair knees up and continue sculling hands. Two lines again- but in the middle of the pool. Pretend there is a rough sea. Two at a time travelling between as the children are splashing. Make lots of splashes. Continue until each pair have had a turn. Crocodiles and sharks again over by the rails. Turn and put your hands ont he shoulders of ...