Time out in reception class?

[nappyaddict]

Is this common in primary schools?

See why can't all schools do that?

Do you have reward systems like sticker charts in your primary school?

For children who have "behavioural" difficulties we sometimes use sticker charts as part of the home school link or they may be used if we run a behaviour support group.

"Usually it involves getting them to understand why their behaviour is unacceptable - sitting quietly near to the adult dealing with the incident for a few minutes and finally apologising if appropriate."

I would call that the same as time out.

No it isn't Hullababy because as I explained earlier we don't use time out for bad behaviour and nappyaddict asked what we do if a child has behaved badly...nappyaddict Sat 27-Nov-10 18:43:40 mrz How are children punished in your school?
you will find her question six posts prior to yours

How would you describe "time out" then?

But surely having to sit quietly near the teacher and apologising is very similar, no? Our version of time out (not actually called that in class BTW) is being removed from a immediate situation and given the chance to sit quietly and usually to talk to the teacher/TA about the scenario, and obv to apologise where appropriate.

We have a whole range of other things in place for addressing continued bad behaviour or continued loss of control.

As I explained earlier in the thread we use Time Out for children who need a quiet space where they choose to go (not sent there by adults) and it can be for a host of reasons - tired - finding things too much - sensory overload. They can stay there as long as they want and some even have a nap.

The are has a mattress and pillows and cosy rugs

But what do you call the time spent next to the teacher just after an incident though, where they are undersatnding what happened and witht he apology, etc.?

We also have a cosy corner with big floor pillows and small cushions and books, etc - fo quiet time where children chose to go. But this isn't "time out" for us - it is just one of the activities the child can do in the classroom.

We don't call it anything

I meant more taht what wuld you call it in your head, not a real name for the children as such.

We don;t call it time out to children but to me any time spent in that way - like I have in our clsss or what you describe - child sat quiet by the teacher, etc. - is what inside I would refer to time out - "time out" from the main humdrum.

Hence, to me it is the same thing in essence.

Was just curious anyway - but figure it is just wording and terminology, rather than practise, well from what I have read in your explanations. Thanks for answering.

Honestly I don't think I wouldn't call it anything in my head either

HulaBaby I define time out as removing them from the situation, sitting next to the adult or in a particular place for a set amount of time, without any communication. Once the set amount of time has passed the adult may then talk to the child about why that behaviour is inappropriate and suggest that they apologise (but not force). It is the removal of communication for a set amount of time that makes it a punishment and something I don't agree with.

In your school it appears that communication is not removed (so I wouldn't call that time out in my head) and the child is encouraged to sit quietly with the teacher and discuss what happened.

Yes, we still have communication going on to - normally wth the teacher or TA dealing with the situation.

So, I think it is just all the same thing. Just different names (or no names) for it.

Would be interested to know if any schools do what I classify as time out.