You have a rule in your second-grade class that requires students to be in their seats and have their materials ready when the bell rings. On the second day of school, you notice that Marisol has not complied with your request. What do you do?
a. Ignore it, because she'll catch on by the end of the week.
b. Gently remind the class of the rules and have students self-assess whether they are following all of them.
c. Provide a warning as a precursor to administering a consequence.
d. Administer the consequence you have planned for a violation of the rule.
Question 2
It is the first week of school. Which activity(ies) would be appropriate to undertake?
a. Having the whole class listen to a story and discuss its plot, characters, and theme.
b. Dividing students into reading groups based on ability and having them begin reading the first story in their basal readers.
c. Testing individual students for diagnostic purposes.
d. Previewing some of the topics the class will learn over the year.
e. a and d only
f. b and d only
g. all of the above would be appropriate