What Do We Do in Circle? Scripted Story Tips

1. Lentini, R., Vaughn, B. J., & Fox, L. (2005). Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Early Intervention Positive Behavior Support. What Do We Do in Circle?Scripted Story Tips For tips and guidelines about “Scripted Stories”, please begin by reading “Scripted Stories for Social Situations Tips” located in the Scripted Stories folder on your CD. Please note that you can use real photographs with or instead of the line drawings for children that need this level of support. For instance, next to the line drawings, you can glue or Velcro a photograph of the class sitting nicely in circle, the teacher talking/reading, the class singing, the class dancing, the child sitting, etc. Assembly Directions: After printing on cardstock paper (or printer paper glued to a file folder to increase durability), first remove the last page with the “sit” picture and then bind the edge of the remaining pages to form a book. If the book will be handled by the child, it might be helpful to laminate the pages prior to binding to increase durability. Directions are available on the last page as to how to assemble the “sit” picture cue card. See next page(s) for “printing directions”.

2. PRINT DIRECTIONS FOR FULL SIZE BOOK Step 1: Click on File & select Print Lentini, R., Vaughn, B. J., & Fox, L. (2005). Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Early Intervention Positive Behavior Support. Step 2: Select slides to print story Type 4-12 Step 4: Type # of copies Step 3: Select “slides” Step 5: Click OK

3. PRINT DIRECTIONS FOR SMALL SIZE BOOK Step 1: Click on File & select Print Lentini, R., Vaughn, B. J., & Fox, L. (2005). Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Early Intervention Positive Behavior Support. Step 2: Select slides to print story Type 4-12 Step 5: Type # of copies Step 4: Select “2” slides per page Step 3: Change slides to “handouts” Step 6: Click OK

4. Lentini, R., Vaughn, B. J., & Fox, L. (2005). Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Early Intervention Positive Behavior Support. What Do We Do In Circle? Created by Rochelle Lentini, USF Updated 2004 Created using pictures from Microsoft Clipart®

5. Everyone can go to circle and sit on their seat.

6. I can sit nicely and look at the teacher. I can also listen with my ears and try to do what the teacher says.

7. Sometimes it is hard for me to sit. But I can look at my “sit picture” and try to remember to sit, like all my friends, at my seat. If I get up off my seat, it is hard for my friends to see and have fun.

8. When we are in circle, I need to have gentle hands and try to keep my hands to myself.

9. “What do we do in circle?” When the teacher talks, I sit nice and listen. First Then First the teacher points to me, then I can answer with words. When the class sings, I can sing. When the class dances, I can dance.

10. The Circle Rules are: I sit on my seat. I look at the teacher. I listen, then do. I have nice hands.

11. Circle is fun when we all try to follow the rules.

12. Lentini, R., Vaughn, B. J., & Fox, L. (2005). Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Early Intervention Positive Behavior Support. Glue on photograph of child sitting. OR Sit. Sit. Cut out “sit picture”, laminate, place rough Velcro on back side, and Velcro to carpet in front of child’s seat in circle. This will act as a visual cue to the child. The teacher can also pick up the picture to show and cue the child to sit.