When greeting the children outside the classroom stand at the
door and welcome them in. Ask each child to enter one at a time,
informing them of the set task.
It is highly likely that one or two (or maybe more) children will ‘test‘
boundaries, and will not enter the classroom in the desired way, e.g.
they may start talking or shouting out, trying to jump the queue, etc.
If this happens, very promptly and assertively inform the child ‘You‘re
not ready to come into our classroom…please wait there until you
are ready to come in‘ (direct the child to wait outside the classroom
in clear view of the teacher).
When all the children have entered the classroom and they are
engaged on the set task, praise and reward the desired behaviour.
This way the children are more motivated to carry out the task in
order to receive the reward.
Return to the child whom you have asked to wait outside the
classroom and ask them if they are ready to come into the classroom.
It is highly likely that the child will now be ready and will enter the
classroom in a calm and focused manner. If the child is not ready, then
give them a further few minutes (ensuring they are in clear view of the
teacher) then return to them and repeat the process.