Project So Far - February 21

For my project, I have decided to create a social behavior plan for one of four center groups. This center group consists of 5 students, and they are the group that seems to struggle the most with social interactions. Within this group, two of the girls are best friends, and, as most best friend six year old girls will do, seem to hate each other 90% of the time. My personal observations lead me to believe that some of the issues here are the ripple effect of tension within this pair.

The time in which these students seem to be conflicted the most is in the Tuesday/Thursday Puzzles & Games center. Most days this center is run by a volunteer, but these students still argue, call each other “Cheater-Pants” (thank you, Junie B. Jones!) argue over who’s turn it is, who won, etc. During this center on Tuesday & Thursdays at least one student receives a warning from the group. This could be for rudeness, not listening, not following directions, or disrespecting another student.

The ultimate goal of this Social Behavior Plan will be to have these students interact in the 20 minute long Puzzles and Games center twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) without anyone receiving a warning or having behavior corrected.

This first step of this Social Plan will begin the week of February 28^th, and the first step is to assist these students in showing respect and kindness to the adult volunteer who runs the center. Once these students have begun to understand the way to show someone that you value their time and help, they will begin to apply these same principles to working with their peers.