ppt session 1
TRANSCRIPT
Session 1:
Getting To Know Each
Other
Why Are We All Here?
Goals of GroupLearn How To:
1. Be More Organized At School2. Get Along Better with Friends &
Family3. Solve Problems
My Expectations of You
Arrive to group on time 6:30PM Sitting down in your seat ready to work
Arrive to group prepared
Follow group rules
Complete and turn in home practice assignments
Participate in ALL group activities
Have fun !!
Your Expectations?
Group Rules
1. Be Respectful
2. Follow Instructions
3. Use Materials and Possessions Appropriately
4. Stay in Your Area
5. Stay on Task
Rule # 1: Be Respectful
Behaving in a way that does not offend, disrupt, or harm yourself or other people.
Examples of Rule Violation: Intentional Aggression
Intentional Destruction of Property
Stealing
Lying
Name Calling/Teasing
Cursing/Swearing
Complaining/Whining
Interrupting
Rule # 2: Follow Instructions
A counselor tells you to do something and you do it or begin to do it within 10 seconds
Examples of Rule Violations:A counselor tells all of the children to go to their seats and get their materials ready. One child starts to go to his seat and then stops to talk to a group member for 15 seconds
The staff member instructs a child to stop playing with his pencil. The child stops but starts again after three seconds
The teacher gives the group instructions to open folders and begin working. One child fails to open his folder.
Rule # 3: Use Materials &
Possessions Appropriately
Using materials and possessions only for the purpose and in the manner for which they were made for
Examples of Rule Violations:Playing with a pencil as if it were an airplane
Holding a book or folder in front of your face, hiding from others
Taking your name tag off and playing with it
Chewing on pieces of clothing
Rule # 4:Stay In Your Area
Remain in your seat or area until you are given permission to move to another location.
In seat : sitting in your chair, facing forward, with all four chair legs on the floor.
The assigned area: refers to the area that is designated by the teacher at a particular point in time.
Example of Rule Violations: Standing at your desk while completing an assignment
Getting up to sharpen a pencil without asking permission
Leaving seat to talk to another child
Sitting with chair tilted back, with the front legs off the floor
Getting up without permission to retrieve materials from the floor
Rule # 5: Stay On-Task
Paying attention to the current assigned task. Paying Attention is:
Looking at or manipulating materials in front of you that are necessary for completing the assignment
Looking at the board, the computer screen, or another location where materials related to the lesson are displayed
Looking at an instructor who is in the process of providing instruction
Looking at a peer who has been asked a question by the instructor during a group lesson
Contributing new information relevant to the discussion
Examples of Rule Violations:Aimlessly shuffling through papers
Daydreaming instead of working on an assignment
Doodling on a piece of scrap paper instead of looking at the teacher while the teacher is talking to the class.
Earning Points
Earn 10 points Every time you: Help a peer (Being Respectful)
Follow an Instruction
Contribute to a group discussion (Stay on Task)
Apply the Skill of the Night (Stay on Task)
Extra Points For Participating in Activities (Participation Bonus)
Completing Home Practice Assignments
Rule Violations
Earn 1 Rule Violation if you BREAK a Group Rule
1. Be Respectful
2. Follow Instructions
3. Use Materials and Possessions Appropriately
4. Stay in Your Area
5. Stay on Task
Golden Ticket
Need 100 Points AND less than 10 Rule Violations
You can use your golden ticket to get a home reward
Examples of Home Rewards: Smaller Reward (1 Golden Ticket)
30 Minutes to play on the Wii
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Larger Reward (5 Golden Tickets)Taking a friend to a movie
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Recognition Awards
At the end of every class, 1 recognition award will be given: Best Participator
Earned the Most Contribution Points Certificate & Extra Golden Ticket!!
Group Prize
If at least 7 people in the group earn a Golden Ticket the group will earn 1 Golden Star
At the end of the 10 week program if the group earned at least 7 Golden Stars the group will earn:
Pizza Party?
Ice Cream Party?
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Activity # 1
Web Game
Who Is In My Group?First Name Grade Interesting Fact
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What is ADHD?
Word used to describe kids who have difficulties:Following Multiple Step Instructions
Paying Attention in class
Getting/staying Organized
Completing H.W. or C.W.
Doing H.W. or C.W. carefully
Remembering to turn in homework assignments
Three Main Symptoms of ADHDInattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity
Famous People with ADHD
Jim Carey
Famous People with ADHD
Justin Timberlake
Famous People with ADHD
Robin Williams
Famous People with ADHD
Michael Phelps
Famous People with ADHD
Will Smith
Activity # 2
Instructions:On a note card write 1 question you want answered about ADHDDo Not write your name on the note card When you are finished, raise your hand and a counselor will take it from you Hand it to the counselor facing down
Activity # 3: School Struggles?
Homework
Parent Introduction Letter
Materials List
Create Reward MenuSmaller Reward
Larger Reward
Golden Ticket Contract