Unit 3 SBQ Answer Key

Scenario #1

In this scenario, you are made aware that a few of your students for the upcoming school year live in chaotic and unstable households. There are many children in which school is their only space of consistency and a feeling of safety. This can be accomplished in your classroom by implementing the following:

• A clear schedule that is listed each day and remains consistent on a daily basis.
• Setting clear expectations for the class, sticking to them, and reinforcing them daily.
• Following through on discipline when needed.
• Building a strong relationship at the start of the year and maintain the relationship throughout the school year.

Scenario #2

In this scenario, a student in your class is continuously disrupting lessons, distracting their peers, and being unsafe in the classroom. After multiple warnings, you inform the student that you will be calling home due to their behavior. However, at the end of the day, it slips your mind and you do not call home because of the student's behavior.

Not calling home conveys a negative message to the student, leaving them to assume that no matter what behaviors they display in class, they will not get called home or get in trouble for these behaviors. This also enforces an underlying lack of stability in the classroom. While it is important to remain consistent about scheduling, transitions, and expectations, discipline and following through are also critical factors to stability in the classroom. Students need to know what to expect, and consistently following through on discipline will enforce to the student that this behavior is followed by consequences, and is not acceptable in the classroom.

Scenario #3

In this scenario, you begin to realize after a fire drill and lock down drill that they are more upsetting for some students than you realize, and spark many worried questions. There are various methods of how to pre-set students before the start of fire drill and lockdown drills, including:

• Assuring students that the adults are in charge and they know what to do in an emergency.
• Go over the evacuation or lock down plan for your classroom.
• Practice the drills in a calm and slow manner to ensure comfort when the real drill happens.

Following the drill or event, some students will likely have many questions regarding what happened or will ask many "what if..." questions. These can be addressed through:

• Assuring students that the adults are in charge and they know what to do in an emergency.
• Revisit the evacuation or lock down plan for your classroom, discuss what was done well and what can be improved upon.
• Answer the questions they have in an age-appropriate manner, try to settle their nerves and reassure them that they are safe.