Let's talk about Pax- What is it?
"PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG) is a school-based, classroom intervention used by teachers to teach self-regulation. PAX GBG is not a set of lessons or curriculum, but strategies teachers use throughout their day to build students’ behavioral skills and stamina for focused attention and self-regulation. This is what makes PAX GBG so much more than good classroom management. Classroom management ends at the classroom door, but students take self-regulation with them in the hallways, to recess, into their homes and communities, and into their lives. Longitudinal research by Johns Hopkins University, has shown that students who received PAX Good Behavior Game are more likely to experience success in school and significantly less likely to experience difficulty with substance abuse or addiction."
-paxis.org
Here's a great few ways to incorporate PAX tootles at home! Below it shows how you can do a Tootle for every day of the week!
Don't forget you, as an adult at home, can write Tootles, too :)
Here is a parent letter that explains some of the cues and language that PAX uses :) We think these might be helpful when your child is remote learning for some consistency- just an idea!
Here is a sample vision for a classroom. If your child attends in person, this may be a sample from their room.
This might be a great idea to do for at home learning. You and your child can discuss expectations together!!
PAX TOOLS
Here is some parent information on PAX at home.
PAX Visionmore PAX: vocabulary that we have begun to use this week--it can be beneficial at school, at home, and with siblings
This is a simple phrase that you can easily say to provide encouragement for good choices! You can use this language when your child is struggling with negative behaviors. A Spleem is a behavior that is on the "Less Of" side of the Vision. A Spleem can also be a choice that is not appropriate. Don't forget to use the OK side for when they are doing good things!
Beat the Timer is another great tool that PAX uses to help children increase stamina and help with transitions. Here's a few examples:
"We have 5 more minutes to work on English, then we can take a brain break."
"Can you complete that task in the next 3 minutes?"
You can also use Beat the Timer to help children self-regulate and prepare for the next task. For example:
"You have 5 minutes for a break... You have 3 minutes left of your break... There is 1 minute left of your break. Ok, the 5 minutes is over, I need you to refocus and move on to the next task."
Here is a sample Tootle Note that you can use at home! The whole family can write Tootle Notes to help bring positive encouragement and attention to good deeds being done!
This strategy is used to guide children in making positive choices. The goal is that children will work to be more thoughtful and take pride in their achievements.
PAX Stix can be great to use at home to help solve sibling disagreements and teach kids how to take turns and be respectful of other's time and choices.