3. Goals of Group
Learn How To:
1. Be More Organized At School
2. Get Along Better with Friends &
Family
3. Solve Problems
4. 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 !!
6. Group Rules
1. Be Respectful
2. Follow Instructions
3. Use Materials and Possessions
Appropriately
4. Stay in Your Area
5. Stay on Task
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
???
Larger Reward (5 Golden Tickets)
Taking a friend to a movie
???
15. Recognition Awards
At the end of every class, 1 recognition award will be g
Best Participator
Earned the Most Contribution Points
Certificate & Extra Golden Ticket!!
16. 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?
??
18. Who Is In My Group?
First Name Grade Interesting Fact
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19. 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 ADHD
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity
25. Activity # 2
Instructions:
On a note card write 1 question you want
answered about ADHD
Do 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
One of your homework assignments you will be responsible for is working with your parent to decide what you will have access to if you earn your golden ticket
