More Classroom Behavior

I know I've already posted about Classroom Behavior Management before, but I thought I would share some more of the things we do in our class--because I have recently changed a few things and I love it! I used to use the traffic light for individual behavior, and you guys know how it works.. if a student misbehaved, they moved to yellow light and then to red light. If a student stayed on their best behavior throughout the whole day they just got the satisfaction of staying on green light all day... big whoop. One of the other first grade teachers started using a clip chart and said she liked it and so I thought I'd try it out as well and guys... I love this! The best part of it is that when a student is following the rules, they get rewarded by clipping up instead of just staying on green!

The highest thing a student can clip up to is Fabulous First Grader. While looking up the whole clip chart thing online, I saw one teacher that gave each student a rhinestone sticker each time they reached Fabulous First Grader, so I thought I would do that too! When a student gets five rhinestones or "sparkles" they join the Sparkly Clip Club and get their picture taken! Sparkle students get to be the Teacher's Helper with everything... for one whole day!

This little guy is named The Tattle Tiger. :) As his name suggests, he LOVES listening to tattles. Mrs. Newberry? Not so much. If a student needs to tell a tattle, they simply go and whisper it to The Tattle Tiger. (I make sure to explain to the students what the difference between a tattle and an EMERGENCY is!)