We want your experience as a catechist to be positive and energizing, so please consider the following when it comes to discipline and affirmation:
You can even create your rules together as a class.
Yelling is not an appropriate way to address children in a classroom.
Try silent pauses when the class is off task. Turn the lights off and sit in silence for a moment.
Recognize that behavior by saying something such as, "I like how (name) is listening to my directions!" Or place a piece of candy on the desk of an on-task child without saying a word.
The class will catch on and want to get caught being good as well!
Use some of these great affirmations in your classroom:
Remember that students often relate the character of God to those who teach them about God --Love and Mercy should always guide us.