Francesca Notices That Her Three-Year-Olds Are Having Trouble Transitioning from the Playground

Multiple Choice

Francesca notices that her three-year-olds are having trouble transitioning from the playground to sitting on the carpet for story time. They are often wiggly, talking out, and can't seem to sit still. Many days several of the children complain that they are hungry. She has difficulty getting through even the shortest of stories so that she can excuse them to snack time. She decides to rearrange the schedule so they wash their hands and go to the snack tables. Teachers sit at each of the small group tables and read books aloud and ask questions to the children as they eat a snack. This is an example of which tier of the pyramid?

A) Building positive relationships
B) Intensive individualized interventions
C) Social and emotional teaching strategies
D) Preventative classroom interventions