Name: Abigail Hanley Teachers Name: Mrs.

Koopman
Subject: Early Childhood Education Number of Students: 16
Topic: Redirection/guidance Other: Students have preassigned groups

Objective: After the lesson, students will be able to correctly redirect a preschooler’s behavior by acting out
different scenarios that occur in the preschool.

CLS: Guidance: Students will implement appropriate guidance techniques.

Introduction: 1. Show the students an episode of Super Nanny
2. While they are watching have them write down at least 3 scenarios of the child misbehaving and how the
Nanny corrected the behavior
3. After the episode have students discuss in small groups some of the techniques used and have them share
with the class
4. Introduce that today students will be learning how to effectively redirect a preschooler’s behavior
5. Ask students if they have seen any of the scenarios in the show happen in preschool and how they handled
them
6. Begin lesson by passing out the redirection scenarios that the students will be acting out

Input: 1. Have students get into their pre-assigned groups of 3-4 students and spread out throughout the
classroom.
2. Hand out one redirection scenario to each group. Scenarios are printed on sheets of paper.
3. In each group assign one student to be the high schooler and the others to be the preschoolers.
4. Have each group read their scenario out loud in their group.
5. Give the groups about 5 minutes to come up with how to correctly redirect the behavior in the scenario.
6. Once the groups have come up with how to redirect the scenario choose one group to come to the front of the
classroom to present.
7. First have the group read out the scenario to the class.
8. Then have them act out the incorrect way to redirect the scenario- what is written on the paper.
9. Then have them act out how to properly redirect the scenario.
10. Have the groups then verbally explain what they chose to do to correct the scenario and why they think that
it would be an effective way to handle the scenario.
11. Have the other groups that aren’t presenting decide if the scenario was properly redirected.
12. If it was properly redirected have other students share ideas for additional ways that the situation could also
be correctly handled.
13. If the scenario was not redirected appropriately have the class brainstorm ideas together for more
appropriate redirection techniques.
14. Then have the group sit back down after they are done presenting
15. Repeat the presenting steps 6-14 for the rest of the groups.
16. After all groups have presented their initial redirection ideas give the groups that did not redirect correctly 3
minutes to come up with a better solution.
17. Once they have come up with a different redirection technique have them come back up to the front of the
class.
18. Have the students repeat presenting steps 6-14.
19. Have the groups return to their seats when they are done presenting.
20. Hand out another scenario.
21. Assign a different student to be the teacher and have the other students be the preschoolers.
22. Repeat steps 4-19 for this scenario.
23. Continue scenarios until every high schooler has had the opportunity to be both the teacher and preschooler.
24. Once every student has had both roles collect all scenarios.
25. Review common scenarios that happen in the preschool and the correct ways to redirect them that were
brainstormed during the lesson today.

Check For Understanding: 1. Have students put all materials away besides a pencil.
2. Pass out the 4-question mini quiz.
Questions will include:
1. If a preschooler is running in the classroom will you…
a. Call after them saying “Stop running!”
b. Let them continue to run
c. Stop the preschooler, get down at their level and explain if they run, they could fall and get
hurt
2. During a lesson John keeps putting his hands on the materials. Would you…
a. Let John continue to touch the materials
b. Say “John stop touching the materials”
c. Tell John to put his hands in his lap and wait until he is told to touch the material
3. After play time Jack leaves all his toys out and goes to wash his hands, how would you redirect
Jack?
a. Tell Jack he needs to clean up his toys before snack time. Guide him back to where he was
playing and have him clean up his toys.
b. Clean up his toys for him
c. Tell Jack that if he doesn’t clean up his toys, he can’t eat snack
4. Anna is causing a distraction during a lesson by loudly complaining that she is bored and doesn’t
want to participate. You redirect her but the behavior continues. How would you handle this
situation?
a. Continue teaching the lesson
 b. Remove Anna from the lesson because she has already received a warning.
c. Tell Anna to be quiet.
3. Have students take mini quiz and turn it in as they are leaving class.
4. Grade the quizzes.
5. If more than half of students struggled reteach the lesson in a different way. If a few students struggled work
with them individually until they are more comfortable with the subject. If no one struggled move on to another
topic.

Summary/Review: 1. Today we learned how to implement appropriate guidance techniques and tomorrow
we will begin writing our first lesson plan.
2. Today we practiced redirecting various scenarios. Give a different example of when you would need to use
these skills. Example: when a preschooler shouts out an answer instead of raising their hand.
3. After today’s redirection scenarios review the techniques we discussed. This will help prepare you for when
difficult situations occur in the preschool because you will know how to appropriately handle them.

Materials: Supper nanny DVD for season 2 episode 9, DVD player, laptop, redirection scenarios (5 copies),
mini quiz.