The CSEFEL and TACSEI institutes have provided for us the incredibly detailed links to enable printing of the visuals for the kit in a variety of sizes, providing a version suitable for key rings, lanyards, or the large kit itself. The way you scaffold the implementation of the kit will be the reason this kit has an impact.
"I really enjoyed
learning about Tucker Turtle and also the Solution Box. Thanks for the visuals!" Feedback from Teaching Pyramid Training
Video: Janine on the use of the Solution Kit in the Early Childhood Service.
Here are some top tips from current users and mentors on implementing and using the Solution Kit:
- Have enough printed / laminated solution kit visuals for several Solution Kits.
- Have the children decorate as fancy as you like, several boxes that will become the Kit.
- Consider having one lot of the cards on Velcro with easy access at various areas of play.
- Familiarise yourself with the various solutions that reflect your expectations as a service eg. respect, safety, team player.
- The Solution Kit may initially be the reason some behaviours occur - simply to pull out the kit! Be open to using it multiple times during any one element of your routine, until the novelty wears off. At this stage, it will become really effective for the focus children and all children will have an understanding of how it works.
- Identify hot spots by noting the areas / times of day / elements of the routine that seem to require the Solution Kit the most.
- Ensure all the adults that come into the room are aware of how to use the Solution Kit.
- Refer to elements of the Kit when they are working - eg. when a child is sharing, pull out the share solution and express descriptive praise that an appropriate solution was chosen to be used.
The Tool Kit, which includes Tucker Turtle, provides a number of different focus supports to reduce challenging behaviour and consider developing appropriate replacement skills.
