Classroom management is TOUGH. My first year of teaching, I tried all the things. Tickets, marbles, candy, etc. I had a mentor teacher that was constantly telling me I needed to switch things up. In the end, none of those things were effective because I wasn't consistent. I had to create a system that would work for my kids! Each Behavior Buddy comes with its own set of expectations. Students who follow these expectations get to have an animal on their desk for the day. The kids never know who
Happy December, Y'all! This is Chandra from Teaching with Crayons and Curls! This year my firsties have LOVED LOVED LOVED spending the day with a stuffed animal. Our class uses a classroom economy similar to this one from True Life I'm a Teacher and they use their money to purchase coupons. The 'Furry Friend' (spending a day with a stuffed animal) coupon is one of their favorites, so I knew I had to use this to my advantage! Meet our class Behavior Buddies- Listening Lion, Happy Hippo and Positive Pig! Aren't they adorable!? Students earn these Behavior Buddies when they are showing positive behavior! I usually choose one student per day to spend the day with each stuffed animal. Usually, they are chosen at the end of the day and they get to spend the next school day with that Behavior Buddy. The furry friend stays with them throughout the day in OUR classroom. They don't go to recess, specials, or lunch. Just makes things a little easier (and cleaner!). We've been using them for a few weeks now, and my students have started nominating each other to spend the day with a Behavior Buddy! I mean, how adorable and KIND is that!? It all started with one sweet little firstie saying, "Mrs. Dills, I think Sarah should get Listening Lion because she has been such a great listener today!" Yep, I made a HUGE deal about that! When students earn a Behavior Buddy for showing positive behavior, I also want to make sure that this is communicated to their families! So, I created certificates that the student can bring home to show their family! It's a great way to build that positive school-to-home relationship! I ordered all of my furry friends off Amazon. But, you can grab stuffed animals anywhere! Wal-Mart, Target, and the Dollar Store. There are many different animal options in my pack! Since it's so close to Christmas, I thought it would be fun to introduce holiday themed Behavior Buddies. You can grab this pack for FREE in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Just click here or on the image below! I hope these cute little friends help promote positive behavior in YOUR classroom!
Happy December, Y'all! This is Chandra from Teaching with Crayons and Curls! This year my firsties have LOVED LOVED LOVED spending the day ...
A fun and easy way to reward your students for good behavior! Simply print, cut, and laminate the Behavior Buddies posters. Attach the Behavior Buddies posters to a string or ribbon and display in your classroom. When a student demonstrates good behavior, they get a Behavior Buddy on their desk for the day. Students love these adorable stuffed animals, and you'll love how quickly this system improves classroom behavior! Behavior Buddies Posters Included: Artistic Alligator* Cheerful Cheetah* Effort Elephant* Friendly Flamingo* Generous Giraffe* Grown Mindset Gorilla* Happy Hippo* Caring Koala* Kind Kangaroo* Learning Lion* Masterful Monkey* Positive Panda* Patient Parrot* Perky Penguin* Punctual Polar Bear* Respectful Rhino* Successful Sloth* Teamwork Tiger* Fearless Frog* Top-Notch Toucan* Working Walrus* Zippy Zebra* *Animals not included, only posters. REVIEWS “After using for one week, I LOVE it! The variety of animals and the behaviors each one aligns with is great for motivating students to show those behaviors. I like having the poster on my wall, and have seen my students go look at it as a reminder of what behavior they should be doing. Thanks for this amazing resource and the variety of animals/behaviors!” -Kayla K. “We absolutely love our behavior buddies! I'm a homeschooling mom and I was looking for a way to have more respect and excitement for learning and this has made all the difference in our home! My kids are ready to come to school each day, they have positive attitudes for learning and they keep pushing themselves, even when school gets tough. My older son loves it as well as my younger son. I loved that I could pick from so many different animal buddies and that some of them were even repeated if I wanted a "growth mindset" buddy but a different animal, there were options. Would definitely recommend this one!” -Lauren J. “This is my favorite classroom management strategy I have used all year. It is so positive and the kids LOVE it!” -Natalie E. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. I will be happy to help! Copyright© Aimee Scott All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Happy December, Y'all! This is Chandra from Teaching with Crayons and Curls! This year my firsties have LOVED LOVED LOVED spending the day with a stuffed animal. Our class uses a classroom economy similar to this one from True Life I'm a Teacher and they use their money to purchase coupons. The 'Furry Friend' (spending a day with a stuffed animal) coupon is one of their favorites, so I knew I had to use this to my advantage! Meet our class Behavior Buddies- Listening Lion, Happy Hippo and Positive Pig! Aren't they adorable!? Students earn these Behavior Buddies when they are showing positive behavior! I usually choose one student per day to spend the day with each stuffed animal. Usually, they are chosen at the end of the day and they get to spend the next school day with that Behavior Buddy. The furry friend stays with them throughout the day in OUR classroom. They don't go to recess, specials, or lunch. Just makes things a little easier (and cleaner!). We've been using them for a few weeks now, and my students have started nominating each other to spend the day with a Behavior Buddy! I mean, how adorable and KIND is that!? It all started with one sweet little firstie saying, "Mrs. Dills, I think Sarah should get Listening Lion because she has been such a great listener today!" Yep, I made a HUGE deal about that! When students earn a Behavior Buddy for showing positive behavior, I also want to make sure that this is communicated to their families! So, I created certificates that the student can bring home to show their family! It's a great way to build that positive school-to-home relationship! I ordered all of my furry friends off Amazon. But, you can grab stuffed animals anywhere! Wal-Mart, Target, and the Dollar Store. There are many different animal options in my pack! Since it's so close to Christmas, I thought it would be fun to introduce holiday themed Behavior Buddies. You can grab this pack for FREE in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Just click here or on the image below! I hope these cute little friends help promote positive behavior in YOUR classroom!
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These teaching slides provide a full year of social emotional learning! There are 30 resources included, each containing a week+ of activities focusing on the most essential behaviors each student needs to build!*Bonus Behavior Buddy Yoga Set Included!
These behavior buddy classroom posters are a great addition to your classroom management system. This positive behavior model will encourage students to implement positive character traits from SEL lessons in your classroom. These behavior buddies provide students withtangible rewards while reinforc...
Create a classroom community around positive behaviors. Display these positive behavior clouds on a bulletin board in the classroom. I love to start my bulletin board out with a 3 focus behaviors. Then I hang matching awards and behavior buddies around each. We discuss the behaviors as a class and have the students share out what the words mean and what actions show these behaviors. After that, the students set goals each morning on which behavior they will strive to work on for the day. They whisper their goal and how they will achieve it. Our behavior buddies watch the kids and make a visit to one student who embodied that behavior for the day. The student goes home with an award that lets their family know which behavior buddy visited them and why. What's Included: - Choose To Be... (bulletin board header) - 9 positive behavior clouds with definitions: - Respectful - Responsible - Safe - Kind - Bold - Patient - Cooperative -Determined - A Leader
Shout Out Sloth is part of our preschool behavior buddy series. Shout Out Sloth learns how to stop blurting things out in class in this cute story. We know your students will love these activities and quickly learn why it's important to raise their hand instead of shouting out. Once students get to know this behavior buddy, it is so easy to reference the positive behavior you are seeking throughout the year. Simply say "Don't be a Shout Out Sloth" and they will quickly remember the lessons they learned from these classroom activities. Students will fall in love with this behavior buddy! We have provided multiple ways to use and display these strategies in your classroom. Download Includes: Shout Out Sloth Read-Aloud Shout Out Sloth Printable Puppets Printable Shouting Out Sorting Activity Don't Be a Shout Out Sloth writing and coloring page I Can Raise My Hand Activity Page Printable Shout Out Sloth Behavior Poster (3 printable options included) *Everything has a colored and black and white printable option. We would love to hear from you! Please remember to earn your free TpT credit by leaving feedback when you purchase! ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ For helpful tips, hints, and classroom strategies check out our website! The Core Coaches Website Copyright © The Core Coaches Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
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Our behavior buddies bundle will support classroom management and transform your class. Teach class expectations in a fun way through 5 back to school social stories and colorful visuals that are perfect for the first weeks school. Each behavior buddy character is introduced with a fun read aloud story. The buddies help to teach behavior lessons that you can refer to all year. Your students will love these social stories and activities and will easily remember and reference them. It's also easy for teachers to reference the positive behavior you are seeking throughout the year. Simply say "Be a Good Gorilla" or "Don't be a Tattling Toucan" and they will quickly remember the lessons they learned from these stories and classroom activities. Your students will fall in love with these behavior buddies! Included in this bundle: Good Gorilla Tattling Toucan Listening Llama Respectful Rooster Shout-Out Sloth Each animal learns how to behave in school in the read aloud social story. After reading the story, complete the class activities together such as a behavior sort and an anchor chart. Then, students complete the writing activity. We also included printable behavior buddy visual posters to create a bulletin board you can reference all year long! Each Behavior Buddy Animal includes: Read Aloud social story (digital and printable) Printable Puppets Printable Anchor Chart Writing Page (3 printable options included, 1 digital option) Printable Behavior Poster (3 printable options included, 1 digital) *Everything has a colored and black and white printable option. TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jessica S. says, "The students loved all the different characters that were using. I made all the puppets and the students were able to create their own plays to share." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kirsten C. says, "LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! I'm a K-5 Life Skills teacher and my students absolutely love these! Very fun and engaging way to teach behavior :) " ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lindsay W. says, "What a great engaging resource to teach behavior skills to my students! They loved the characters and the puppets. We refer back to them throughout the year to reinforce the skills that we have taught." _______________________________________ You may also like… → Classroom Community Building- Class Cheers for Positive Behavior → Compliment Cards for Students → Classroom Management- Build Classroom Community MEGA Bundle _______________________________________ We would love to hear from you! Please remember to earn your free TpT credit by leaving feedback when you purchase! ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ For helpful tips, hints, and classroom strategies check out our website! The Core Coaches Website Copyright © The Core Coaches Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.a
Do your students LOVE furry friends!? Mine do! So, I created these Behavior Buddies certificates and stickers to use with stuffed animals to promote positive behavior in my classroom! I purchased stuffed animals from Amazon, but you can get some anywhere! Wal-Mart, Target, Dollar Tree! I watch for POSITIVE behavior each day, and then students EARN the behavior buddy for the day. They can also receive a special certificate and a sticker to wear! **************************************************************************************************************** WHAT’S INCLUDED: • Behavior Buddies FULL Size Certificates and Awards in FULL Color! • Behavior Buddies FULL Size Certificates and Awards in Black and White for Easy Printing! • Behavior Buddies HALF Size Certificates and Awards in color and black and white! • Behavior Buddies- Meet the Buddies Presentation! Also includes a PowerPoint file that you can use to include your own text! • Behavior Buddies Nomination Form • Behavior Buddies Display Images that you can frame for easier disinfecting! • Behavior Buddies Included: Learning Lion Listening Lion Happy Hippo Helping Hippo Positive Pig Positive Penguin Positive Puppy Friendly Flamingo Helping Horse Terrific Tiger Respectful Rhino Challenge Cheetah Kindness Kangaroo Encouraging Elephant Empathy Elephant Generous Giraffe Self-Control Shark Self-Control Sloth Cooperation Cat FriendlyFrog Patient Parrot Brave Bear **************************************************************************************************************** LET'S CONNECT: • Teaching with Crayons and Curls • • Blog • Instagram • Pinterest • Facebook •
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In the 18 years I’ve been teaching, I’ve tried all sorts of behavior management systems. I’ve had the kids pull cards. I’ve tried the marbles in a jar. One year I even gave my students tickets for good behavior and excellent participation. Another year, I awarded table points. I’ve even used an economy system where my kiddos earned money and then spent it all in a class store buying trinkets. I was always looking for that PERFECT SYSTEM! The one that would work like a charm with every single child. After years of research in my own classroom, you know what I finally discovered? I’ve finally realized that THE PERFECT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOES NOT EXIST!!!!! What works one year and with one group of students, might not work the following. Another thing I’ve learned is that you need to find a system that WORKS.FOR.YOU. If you don’t have much time left at the end of the week to run a class store, then do it! Be honest with yourself and how much time you’re willing to invest. It’s important to choose a system that fits with your teaching style and with the needs of your students. […]
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