Re: What behavior system do u use in 4th?

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This may be long and it may be unclear. It is late and I'm
exhausted from working a 10 hour day and decorating my house
for Christmas. So if it doesn't make any sense, let me know
and I will try to clarify -

We use "infraction cards." Each child has an index card.
They write their name and date at the top and divide the card
into 3 columns - Time/Teacher/Infraction. They keep up with
these cards all day. We keep a library book pocket taped to
their desk that they put it in but they carry it to PE, the
media center, computer lab, etc.

If a Bob breaks a rule, we say, "Bob, you have an infraction
for blurting." Bob gets his infraction card out, writes the
time down (practice telling time), writes down what he did
wrong (taking ownership of what he did), and then must bring
it to the teacher who gave the infraction for them to
initial.

At the end of the day, they put their cards into a pocket
chart. I go through them. If they got an infraction, I file
their infraction card into a small box and put a blank card
in their pocket. If they did not get an infraction, I leave
their card in their pocket.

Here's where the kicker comes in. If Bob doesn't get an
infraction one day, the next day he adds the next day's date
to the card. I have a list of rewards posted in my room and
each child picks their goal to work toward. It starts out
small - 2 days without an infraction (which means their card
has 2 dates written on it) will get you a good note home, 3
days will get you a pencil. It goes to 20 days that will get
you a day to volunteer in another class and 50 days will get
you a chance to sit outside at lunch with a friend. 100 days
will get you a meal of your choice for lunch. We have tons
of prizes. Now if Bob is one of those kids who gets in
trouble often, he might work for a 2 or 3 day prize, turn his
card in, and then start over again. However, if Bob never
gets in trouble, he might work for a 20 day prize. If he
gets an infraction, though, he will have to start all over
again.

You would not believe how great this works for us! We've been
using it for 3 years now and third grade has begun using it,
too. I think it works because it is not punishing the bad
behavior but rewarding the good. And it rewards those kids
who never get in trouble and who often don't get rewards for
doing what they are supposed to be doing.

On 11/23/10, Have tried the color system- seems too young
wrote:
> I have tried the red, yellow, green. Seems too young for
> them. Would like to tie consequences to it. What do you
> use??
 

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