ABCs of Behaviour ABC Sheet - Every Behaviour – “Remember Masks a Need” Adapted from Primary National Strategy Module: ‘Understanding Behaviour’ A B C Antecedents Behaviour Consequences What is the context for the What exactly does the child What usually happens afterwards? behaviour? do that is of concern? What do you do/say? Who is the child working (If I were a fly on the wall, What does the child do/say? with? what would I see?) What do other children do/say? What are the adults in the What do other adults do/say? room doing/saying How do you think the child might What is the task? be feeling? What resources were or What usually happens next? What do you think the child might weren’t available? What time of day/day of the be getting out of behaving in this week is it? way? What happened What do you think other children immediately before the might be getting out of her/him behaviour? behaving in this way?
ABCs of Behaviour ABC Sheet – “Remember - Every Behaviour Masks a Need” Adapted from Primary National Strategy Module: ‘Understanding Behaviour’ A Antecedents What is the context for the behaviour? Who is the child working with? What are the adults in the room doing/saying What is the task? What resources were or weren’t available? What time of day/day of the week is it? What happened immediately before the behaviour? B Behaviour What exactly does the child do that is of concern? (If I were a fly on the wall, what would I see?) C Consequences What usually happens afterwards? What do you do/say? What does the child do/say? What do other children do/say? What do other adults do/say? How do you think the child might be feeling? What usually happens next? What do you think the child might be getting out of behaving in this way? What do you think other children might be getting out of her/him behaving in this way?