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Behavior Issues

by Olivia

Mar 21, 2009

A fellow teacher told me to discipline the kids using "color cards" Purple is Excellent, Green is Above-Average, Blue is Average, Red is Okay, Orange is not so good and Yellow is horrible. I don't know if this is a good idea, please post follow-ups! - Olivia from MA.

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Sarah Olivia, My son, who is in 1st grade, loves this system. He knows to tell me each day which card he was on at the end of the day. If he is still on green, then he had a great day. If he is on yellow he had to have a warning. Anything after that is pretty serious. It keeps him accountable and gives us a way to track his behavior on a daily basis. I a...See More

Mar 21, 2009

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Ann/2/CA They are a great visual for the kids, but remember that turning one's card is not the punishment. There still have to be consequences for misbehavior.

Mar 21, 2009

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question about privacy I personally don't use this system, but understand that many do. I forget the name of the plan that was common in our area for quite a long time, but basically if a child misbehaved you wrote their name on the board. The second time you put a checkmark (15 min. detention after school), third time a second checkmark (30 minutes detention after schoo...See More

Mar 22, 2009

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Debbie On 3/22/09, question about privacy wrote: > I personally don't use this system, but understand that many do. I > forget the name of the plan that was common in our area for quite a > long time, but basically if a child misbehaved you wrote their name > on the board. The second time you put a checkmark (15 min. > detention after schoo...See More

Mar 22, 2009

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Leah For another idea, click below

Mar 22, 2009

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