20 Techniques to Teach Students Not to Destroy Other People’s Property
Are you looking for techniques to teach students not to destroy other people’s property? If so, keep reading.
1. Make sure the learner is not inadvertently reinforced for losing or damaging property by providing them with new learning materials. Give the learner used or damaged learning materials, copies of the learning materials, etc., rather than new learning materials.
2. Teach the learner rules for the care and handling of others’ property (e.g., always ask to use others’ property, treat the property with care, inform the teacher if the property becomes damaged, return the property in the same or better condition, etc.).
3. Do not permit peers to let the learner use their property if the learner is not able to care for it properly.
4. Take other student’s property from the learner if the learner is unable to properly care for and handle the property.
5. Provide mobility throughout the classroom to supervise the learner’s care and handling of others properly.
6. Take the learner away from the learning experience until they can demonstrate appropriate behavior and self-control.
7. Organize their surroundings to lessen free or unplanned time that is likely to contribute to the learner’s unacceptable behavior.
8. Provide visibility to and from the learner. The teacher should be able to see the learner, and the learner should be able to see the teacher. Make eye contact possible at all times.
9. Make the appropriate adjustments in their surroundings to prevent the learner from experiencing stress, frustration, anger, etc., as much as possible.
10. Stop the learner from becoming overstimulated by a learning experience.
11. Make the learner responsible for specific learning materials (e.g., smartphone, whiteboard, microscope, etc.) in the school environment to enable a sense of responsibility and obligation to use the learning materials with care.
12. Teach the learner to respect others and their belongings by respecting the learner’s belongings.
13. Make sure the learner is always under adult supervision.
14. Make sure the learner is aware of local and federal laws regarding the destruction of others’ property.
15. Make the learner replace damaged things when they destroy others’ property.
16. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.
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18. Consider using a socio-emotional learning app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.
19. Consider using an emotional intelligence app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.
20. Consider using a school counseling app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.