Re: Kindergarten Classroom Management
Posted by Maggie on 8/31/07
I would love some fresh ideas too.......Something that is easy
to manage. Thank you.
Maggie
On 8/20/07, Russell wrote:
> I am also a kindergarten teacher. I currently use moving
> individual cards, but this is only because of my "active"
> class last year. The year before I used colored cups that
> coordinated with my table colors. I would give marbles to
> tables doing a great job and take them away from tables
> breaking rules. They loved the loud clunk of the marble
> because as soon as they heard it everyone straightened up to
> see if I was giving marbles or taking them away. I have also
> seen teachers use the star system in a pocket chart. Each
> time a table is doing a great job they get a star. If they
> are not, then they lose one. If a table has no more stars to
> take away, then you add brown buttons/cards (symbolizing
> dirt). The idea is to be a shooting star. The table with the
> most stars gets a prize. I like this because I always ended
> up with a "bad" table that had lost all their marbles and I
> didn't have anything to take away. Therefore, I had no use a
> different system for punishment.
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