Classroom+Management

My classroom management plan is based on rewarding positive behavior.

Sweet Success Charts: The purpose of the Sweet Success Charts is for students to earn positive points for good behavior, work ethic, citizenship, and responsibility. The goal is to get 50 positive points to earn a large prize and two small prizes. Negative points can also be earned for negative behavior, poor work ethic, poor citizenship, and for not being responsible. For each negative point, 5 more positive points must be earned before the reward is earned. (2 minus points means the student now needs 60 points for a reward) Good Behavior Work Ethic Citizenship Responsibility __ Examples of how negative points can be earned: __ Negative behavior Work Ethic Poor Citizenship Not being Responsible Students will not receive a positive point every time they do something good. For example, they may not receive a point every single time they are quiet in the hall. They will, however, be rewarded often. Positive and Negative points can be earned as a class or individually. Students are typically given a warning for many of the reasons one would earn a negative point. Some however, like fighting, swearing, and being disrespectful to adults are automatic.
 * Examples of how positive points can be earned: **
 * Quiet while walking in the hallway
 * Working well in a group
 * Listens to teacher and other adults
 * When other teachers (Art, Music, P.E., Library, Computers, Guidance, outside supervisors, cafeteria supervisors, or Mr. Kruser) comment on my class’s good behavior
 * Working quietly during work time/study hall
 * A perfect test score, or great project grade
 * Helping the teacher or other adults in the building
 * Helping another student (especially the lower grades)
 * Treating our school with respect (picking up trash in the hall, reporting a leak in the bathroom)
 * Getting assignment notebook signed
 * Bringing back a paper with parent signature the following day
 * Having work done on time
 * Being loud or running in the hallway
 * Fighting or arguing with others
 * Not listening to the teacher or other adults
 * When other teachers comment on my class’s bad behavior
 * Wasting time in class
 * Making it difficult for others to work by talking
 * Consistently not paying attention
 * Picking on others (especially younger grades)
 * Inappropriate language
 * Making a mess and not cleaning it up
 * Not treating our school and others with respect
 * Not filling out assignment notebook
 * Not bringing textbooks or assignments back to school
 * Not putting chair up at the end of the day
 * Having a messy locker or desk