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Students are motivated to state the rules positively in their own words, before a new game, a special class, etc.  instead of "we don't yell" say what we do: "we whisper".  In this way children build community by being positive and having the feeling that they own their rules.

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Children feel safe in the classroom. They know what to expect and feel free to take risks and make mistakes.

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Once they feel part of the group, they respond better to learning and they learn to respect each other’s differences and similarities.

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The clearer and more organized you can be about presenting routines and social expectations, the more readily your students will respond. (p.30)

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How will your classroom benefit from building a community? 

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How will your classroom benefit from building a community? 

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So how do we include our students in the task of building a community? 

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So how do we include our students in the task of building a community? 

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Taking into account their experiences, how they feel, what they want.
Start with making them part of your classroom: build with them expectations, rules, routines, consequences.
This will definitely motivate them.

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How do we develop it?
- Instead of continuously saying "no" or just correcting, ALWAYS model the behavior you are expecting

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We are role models!
We are responsible of providing positive modeling and attention; respect each other, our classroom, our routines and limits.
Have clear expectations! Visually helping our students to know what we are expecting!
We have to be predictable!

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When building a community in PreK we encourage our students to: 

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When building a community in PreK we encourage our students to: 

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Have communication skills such as:
- Listen and talk to others
- Participate in both small and whole group activities while taking turns and following routines.
- Appreciate the accomplishment of others

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Children learn and develop best when they are part of a community of learners- a community in which all participants consider and contribute to one another's well being and learning"
- Carol Copple & Sue Bredekamp