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Table 5: Managing Transitions Record Sheet:

Type and
Strategies used to
Efficacy of the strategy in
function of
facilitate transitions
terms of promoting
transitions
positive behavior and
minimizing challenging
behavior.
Students are The teacher greets the
The activities are ready
going to the students and welcoming
before the students arrival
gym for the
them.
to school.
morning
assembly
The teacher lets the
The teacher welcomes the
after they
students enter the
students with a smile.
put their
classroom and give them
bags in the
hands on activities until
closet
the rest of the students
outside the
arrive.
classroom.
The teacher claps and says
clean up, its time for
Taboor.
Moving
from the
library to the
classroom.

Moving
children
from the
centers to
the carpet
area for
register.

The teacher says to the

students quietly return the
books to the shelves, its
time to return to the
classroom.

The students were very

slow while they were
returning the books.

The teacher claps her

hands and sings a song to
the students asking them
how do they do.

The students came quickly

to the carpet, they were
happy and they sang with
the teacher.

Suggestions for further

development.

The transition was

managed very well and I
have no further
suggestions for
modifying the strategies
used.

The teacher should give a

warning to the students
before she says clean up.

Not all of the students

lined up to go to the
classroom.

The transition was

managed very well and I
have no further
suggestions for
modifying the strategies
used.