Kindergartner not following classroom rules.?

Question

My son started Kindergarten 9 days ago.
The teacher called home last Friday, due to he is talking in class and not raising his hand to ask a question.
So on Saturday we had him stay in his room and he missed out on the fun stuff. He was not able to go to the movies or ride his bike (his favorite thing to due on the weekends is ride his bike). We had a long talk with him and explained that whenever he disrupts the class with talking and not raising his hand he is taking time away from his teacher and other classmates. We thought he understood and that he would try to remember to not talk in class and raise his hand.
Well today is Tuesday and I asked the teacher how he was doing for the past 2 days due to no notes or calls. She said that he is getting a little better with the talking but he is still talking. Also now there is a new problem that he wants to know why he is not first to do anything.
Any ideas on how to curb this before they decide to kick him out of kindergarten?

Answer 1

Oh how lucky you are with your chatter box son. I know you don't feel lucky right now but some day you will. Your son is not speaker focused and here are some things you can do at home to reinforce what the teacher is telling him and you. At home, if he interrupts you when you are speaking remind him that he is not supposed to speak when you are speaking. That is first. If he interrupts again put him in time-out. Again tell him to not interrupt while you are speaking. You will have to up the discipline each time he forgets and speaks again. Also, if his teacher has a behavior chart in his daily folder be sure to check it everyday. If he doesn't have some method to tell you what he has done wrong in school that day talk to his teacher and get her to communicate with you daily. If your son continues to have trouble in class start taking his favorite toys away from him. These things will help him learn how to behave in class. Also work out a system of rewards for days when he remembers to make good choices. Frequently remind him that he cannot learn if he doesn't listen to his teacher and worse his friends in class cannot learn if he is talking and they cannot hear the teacher. Good luck and remember he will only be a little boy a little while.

Answer 2

This is all new to him, it will take some time for him to learn and remember the rules. Be patient with him. Try repeating the rules with him at home everyday, using flash cards with pictures. I am sure he is not the only child that is not raising his hand or talking out loud. He will catch on soon.

Answer 3

i had a similar problem with my son when he was in 3rd or 4th grade. it seemed like at least once a week i was getting a call from the teacher telling me that he was disrupting class. we tried taking tv or his video games away but that wasn't working. finally we had a meeting with his teacher and she suggested that for every week he went without getting in trouble in school we should reward him with something like dinner at mcdonalds or staying up a little later. we made a chart and put in on the fridge and for each day he behaved we put a sticker on the chart and if he got a weeks worth of stickers he get a surprise. it really worked.

Answer 4

All you can do is be patient and keep watching how he's doing. Kids usually grow out of these things ,given the proper supervision.
As someone who worked in schools for years...Thank you for wanting to raise a polite child.

Answer 5

He is only 5 he will learn on his own. The teacher on the other hand might try putting him in time out when he doesnt listen.

Answer 6

tell him that you'll give something 4 every day that he doesn't disrupt the class. the better he gets, the longer you make the period of time that he doesn't disrupt the class(talk).

Answer 7

this is very nature in kindergarden. just keep reminding him/ maybe you can even pratice at home and talk about turn taking and play simple gamesto pratice turn taking

Answer 8

give the kid a break