Before you remove a student from your classroom, ask yourself a few questions. Infographic reminds teachers to check themselves and the situation before deciding on a consequence for a behavior.
Stop taking away recess and using other punishments to control your students. Find success with 10 powerful classroom management strategies!
Even if you don't teach procedures, your class will use procedures. Around every commonplace action in your classroom - whether that's handing out papers or asking a question - a standard of behavior will develop. Your classroom will run more smoothly if you make the effort to establish the procedures you want. Routines mean no effort is spent trying to decide when and how to do something. Procedures free up time and energy for the more important - and more enjoyable - parts of teaching! So we're going to walk you through the steps of establishing the effective and efficient procedures your students need. You'll identify areas where procedures are needed and develop a way to teach them. By the end, you'll have personalized your plan for success!
Have you ever had a class that just tried your patience day after day? Have you ever felt like you could walk away from teaching forever tom...
Behavior is one of the biggest classroom management problems teachers face and another is communicating to parents. Use these reporting behavior forms!
Learn how to manage one of the biggest challenges of teaching: Six disrespectful students in the same class. Yikes!
Following the Progressive Discipline model, this is a comprehensive behaviour agreement that can be used from K-3 primary grade students. It reinforces positive behaviour and clearly outlines behaviour expectations and consequences of not following expectations. ...
A few years ago, our school implemented "voice levels" as a way to help at assemblies, in hallways, and within our classrooms. This has really helped with consistency across the grade levels and made the first few weeks of school even easier when introducing these concepts. In our school, if a teacher needs to get students' attention, he/she will hold up our hand in the shape of a zero. If kids are working in small groups and are getting a little noisy, I would hold up two fingers to remind them it was "Voice Level 2". When we create presentation rubrics, we always include "Voice Level 3" as an area to focus on. In the beginning of the year, when we are making our Daily 5 Anchor Charts around expectations, Voice Levels 0, 1, and 2 always make an appearance. I have loved thinking of Voice Level 1 (whisper) as "Spy Talk"! In the past, I have used the fingers-on-the-voicebox trick~ if it vibrates, it's not Voice Level 1~ but the idea of talking like a spy is soooooo much more fun! This year, I ask my Teacher's Assistant to help be my Voice Level Monitor. If they feel it is getting too noisy, they will assist me in showing the appropriate voice level with our finger(s). Here is the file for the poster (I recently changed over my font, so it looks slightly different). **UPDATE: If you like this idea, you will love my new Voice Levels Management Pack available on TpT! Be sure to download the Preview to see everything that's included and read my updated post HERE for more info! Enjoy!
A behavior notebook is a whole-class management technique for recording classroom misbehavior that integrates student reflection & ownership. It can quickly be implemented with any existing rules and discipline plan, and is used as an alternative to other methods such as a clip chart, card system, or writing names on the board. Each student …
Do your students prefer playing video games or participating in a typical math lesson? Do many of your students list P.E. and recess as their favorite subjects, despite the fact that your reading and writing lessons always totally rock? My three boys would love to spend every minute of their free time plugged in to games like […]
So, I haven't posted in FOR-E-VER! (Every time I emphasize that word...this is what I think of...) If you think the same thing, then we probably had very similar childhoods. :) I still don't have much time to post (Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week...eesh), but I thought I would at least share a quick freebie! Our class will be working on descriptive writing next week. I'm going to read I Need My Monster to the class and then we will be writing our own monster descriptions and then drawing a detailed picture. Click on the images below to download the Monster Writing freebie from Google Docs. Squints: It's about time Benny, my clothes are goin' outa style. Yeah Yeah: They already are, Squints. Squints: Shut up.
The ultimate list of classroom management strategies, organized into verbal and non-verbal strategies, parent communication tips,rewards and prizes, games, brain breaks, and visual strategies.
Learn 10 positive discipline strategies that are alternatives to removing recess as punishment for negative behavior.
These are cards designed to assist in classroom management. A card can be given to a student who is behaving inappropriately in order to correct them quietly and privately. Includes leveled steps for discipline and can be edited. The student checks what the violation was (off-task, disrespect, not f...
I know I'm not suppose to post 2 times in one day, but I just hated having to post my last post.... so, I wanted to try and make up for it. ...
Books can be an awesome tool for addressing certain classroom behaviors. Here are some fun readalouds for every behavior from tattling to lying to picking your nose – check out this fun list! I provided the links for you to see them directly on Amazon if you want to check them out – some links are affiliate links which means I get commission if you buy from the links, it’s no extra cost for you but I just wanted to let you know! TATTLING Tattling can be a huge issue in elementary school. These books are wonderful for teaching students tattling vs. reporting to cut down on the silly, “He keeps looking at me!” type tattles. A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue is a favorite of mine for teaching kids not to tattle. Josh tattles so much that he wakes up with a tattle tongue! It’s a great book for lessons on when it’s important to tell to help others vs. tell to get others in trouble. I also love Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales for teaching students the correct way to handle solutions with their peers before tattling. …
Behavior issues can sink a lesson (and a teacher) faster than about anything. Check out this post and learn 15 ways to get that control back!
I am always looking for new ways to tackle classroom management. What better way to get your students to buy into positive behavior than with some games?
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
While observing your class gather materials for a science experiment, you notice a student kicking the heels of the boy in front of them. But because you’re in the good habit of letting misbehavior play out, you decide to watch a bit longer before ... Read more
Class Dojo Classroom Management and Behavior System is a comprehensive packet to put Class Dojo to work in your classroom! Set up your account and then use these printables to take your Class Dojo experience to the next level. No more need for clipping up and down on a daily basis if you use Class D...
henry lord middle school progressive discipline plan - Fall River Read more about referral, detention, administrative, meets, occurrence and verbal.
Hi everyone, Lots of you, on Facebook and Instagram, have asked me about my centers. Today, I'm here to show you my daily center routine. I should tell you
The procedures are taught, the students know your expectations, but you still find yourself repeating directions over and over again. Use Mystery Students!
Stop by the blog to grab your set of classroom job cards for the upcoming school year! There are over 30 cards to choose from with adorable graphics that help younger readers identify responsibilitie
Communicate with parents about student behavior in a simple, yet clear way. These FREE classroom forms are so simple and effective!
“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” -Obi-Wan Kenobi There exists a quiet cadre of teachers who can take over any classroom—out-of-control, disrespectful, or otherwise—and get the students under control, quiet, and working within minutes. They have a certain presence about them, a certain ... Read more
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
Defiance, disrespectfulness, kids yelling “NO!” – this is what a teacher’s classroom management nightmares are made of! These days, most teachers may have had one or two defiant children in their class at some point, even all the way … Continue reading →
How to Create a Caring Classroom features a free webinar and active engagement lessons for creating a caring classroom environment that will last all year long.
The Smart Principal’s Recess Behavior Plan is a simple system for eliminating unsafe and unruly behavior from your school playground. It is based on a philosophy of fair accountability, consistency, and the promotion of intrinsic motivation. It’s guaranteed to save you time and remove ... Read more
Behavior reflection think sheets and management activities with sorts and visuals. These visuals provide a simple way for students to reflect on their choices and think of better choices for the future. Includes whole group sorts for students to become more familiar with the images and student think sheets with the same images. Also includes beginning of the year independent activities for students to introduce classroom behaviors to students. Includes 3 different think sheet forms that allow for students skills progression as they develop through the school year or differentiation: •pictures options of the negative behaviors and pictures for better choices •pictures for the negative behaviors and students can think of a draw a better choice, •where students draw their behavior and a better choice. 2 pages of choices including: not keeping hands to self talking and interrupting running playing not saying in seat not following directions distracting others screaming using bad words throwing things not cleaning up not using school supplies correctly not worry about myself playing unsafely For other student friendly classroom management resources, you may also like: Visual Behavior Sheets- Daily Schedule Behavior Log and Behavior Goal Sheets Classroom Rules and Behavior Expectations Bingo Carpet Rules Emergent Reader and Visuals Walking in Line Emergent Reader and Visuals Good and Bad Choices Clip Cards Follow me to be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted.
When I was teaching, I often had a tricky time getting my prep students to line up in an orderly fashion. It was even harder to get them to walk sensibly around the school. That’s when I made my mystery walker cards! All you need to do is print off enough cards for your whole […]
This is a classroom management strategy for keeping students on task and working quietly during independent work time.
