In case you missed my guest post on Hadar’s blog in June, here is an oldie but goody post….
Let’s be honest…sometimes our classrooms
look like the animals in the zoo, a car of clowns from the circus, or a sold
out PG movie…yes we put the FUN in dysFUNctional. I thought I would share with you some of my
favorite classroom management ideas and pinspiring pics!
Star Jar: I am always telling my class “I am
looking for a shining star.” This is my version of a treasure box. I just
bought a glass cookie jar from Target (love) and filled it will all kinds of
goodies. It’s like telling kids
they get a Happy Meal (because they want the toy…right?).
looking for a shining star.” This is my version of a treasure box. I just
bought a glass cookie jar from Target (love) and filled it will all kinds of
goodies. It’s like telling kids
they get a Happy Meal (because they want the toy…right?).
Sweet Treats: I realize that many schools
don’t allow candy anymore and I don’t necessarily agree with sugaring kids up.
I think it’s a good rule. I keep this small glass jar, also from Target, filled
with seasonal sweets. For example during October, I will fill it with candy
corn. It always amazes me what a child will do for ONE m&m or ONE candy
heart. I always get compliments
on how clean my room is and it costs me about three m&m’s a day.
don’t allow candy anymore and I don’t necessarily agree with sugaring kids up.
I think it’s a good rule. I keep this small glass jar, also from Target, filled
with seasonal sweets. For example during October, I will fill it with candy
corn. It always amazes me what a child will do for ONE m&m or ONE candy
heart. I always get compliments
on how clean my room is and it costs me about three m&m’s a day.
Treasure Box: I
have a very small metal tin in the shape of a treasure box. I keep it filled
with all kinds of stickers. I buy the stickers out of the dentist magazines,
the big square ones. Oh, they feel beyond special when they get a princess or
superman sticker. If they get to go to
the treasure box, the get to choose one sticker.
Swell Smell: I buy
different flavors of chapstick and try and keep one in my pocket. This works
great especially for in the hall. I will tell them to put their hand on their
head and rub the chapstick on their hand so they can smell it. It’s always
great to stock up on these during the after Christmas sales because they have
tons at WalMart for stocking stuffers for the holidays. The kids LOVE them!
Green Fish Lunch:
At our school, we “flip fish” when kids are in trouble. If you go the
entire six weeks without flipping more than one green fish (because everyone
has a bad day), you get to have lunch with me in the classroom while we enjoy a
movie. The kids can’t wait for this! They really don’t even talk to me
during this lunch. It’s just cool to sit in our room and watch Magic School Bus
while other kids are in the lunch room. Next year we aren’t doing fish, but we
will figure out a way to keep this tradition going. For some kids, it works.
Here are a few PINTEREST inspired classroom management ideas! I plan on trying a few this year!
I always “bless” my
students with stickers and treasures on a whim. I think that keeps them on
their toes. For the upcoming school year, I am going to try out a clip chart. I
have never done this before but I am excited…I think. EE K! Though, I am not
sure how the moving up and down thing will work. What if they have moved up and
then they are REALLY naughty? Do you move them back every day? This teacher needs to be schooled on this!
Haha!
Here is a freebie just for sweet
little you. It’s a clip chart and I hope you L.O.V.E. love it. If you don’t
that is okay too.
little you. It’s a clip chart and I hope you L.O.V.E. love it. If you don’t
that is okay too.
Here’s hoping you have a great
upcoming school year and that it doesn’t cost you a million stickers, m&m’s,
treasures, or an eye twitch. You laugh but two years ago, I had a kid that gave
me an eye twitch. I can’t even say his name. That will break the terms of
agreement with the therapist. J J/K
upcoming school year and that it doesn’t cost you a million stickers, m&m’s,
treasures, or an eye twitch. You laugh but two years ago, I had a kid that gave
me an eye twitch. I can’t even say his name. That will break the terms of
agreement with the therapist. J J/K
Sending you love and virtual hugs!
Great share…behavior management is always a tough nut to crack!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
What a great post. Thanks for sharing!
I'm always looking for new ways to use behavior management in my classroom. Great post!! Thanks!
Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
Love this crystal! Hope you had fun in new York!
Hey Crystal….the "Sparkler" picture is actually from my blog! 🙂
http://www.mchaffiek.blogspot.com/2011/02/sparklers.html
Kelly
Beg, Borrow, Steal
I thought I'd try out a clip chart recently too. Ummm, but the chart is in my school room and we have been doing most of our school out near the warm fire ( it's winter here and we homeschool ).
So I've been using golden tickets to buy computer time instead. LOL
I really like the idea of a treasure box or something but my children just mob me for all the good things and I don't know if I could give them out in small increments.
The Paper Maid
I just started the clip chart and I LOVE it!! The kids are so eager to get to the top of the chart and its not the end of the world if they have to move down because they know they can make better choices and move back up.
I also love that the kids start in the middle. We do an "o" "s" and "n" system on report cards and this really clears up the confusion that green all day is an "o".
I put all my clips back to the middle of the chart each day (on ready to learn.)
I love your ideas. 🙂 I need to get some of those things together to try this coming year. 🙂
I used a clip chart last year and LOVED IT!! My students worked so hard to get to the top. If there was a student who got to red and then I told them to clip up again, they would then get 'top of the chart' status. If they continued to do well they put their clip either on the string or the clip holding the chart up and they reached 'over the chart' status. I had Hawaiian leis on my door knob and if they got 'over the chart' then they'd get to wear one until the end of the day of until they lost that status.
I reset the chart EVERYDAY. Every morning all clips were moved to 'ready to learn' or whatever is in the middle.
I had 'teacher's choice' between 'parent contact' and 'think about it' which last year was where I picked some type of consequence for them to do, but it was typically when I couldn't give it enough thought, so this year I made a table in word of different punishments like '5 minutes from computer lab' or 'call parent' or '2nd chance'…and I have a glass jar that they will all go into. When the student gets to 'teacher's choice' they will choose from the 'consequence jar'. I personally think they'll work better than just whatever hits me at the time.
I also send home 'good behavior' notes for EVERY student who gets to red (outstanding) or higher. Which my students LOVE!!
Here's the website for the clip chart I made, and it comes with a guide on everything about this type of chart. http://www.newmanagement.com/ebooks/clip_chart.html
super item!