3-Card-Pull To start the year off, we will be using the 3-Card-Pull (Choice Chart). This is something that many of the teachers do in the building, so they are most familiar with it. The choice chart encourages the students to understand that they have the power to choose their behavior, thereby choosing positive or negative consequences. Each child will have a spot on the chart where there are three cards, green, yellow, and red. The green card serves as a warning for behavior. If the yellow card is pulled, the student will be expected to stay 10 min. after school to talk about their choices with the teacher. If the red card has been pulled, the student is expected to stay for 10 minutes and fill out a consequence form which states what good and poor choices were made throughout the day and how to work on not making the poor choices. This will be discussed with the teacher and then sent home to be signed by the parent. That paper should be sent back to school the next day. We will be using this method through December.
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Classroom Business Starting in December, we'll be working on our classroom business. I got this idea from a teacher that I worked with while being her substitute, Mrs. Lorrie Holben. I have used it since I began teaching, and the students seem to love it.
Each student will complete an application and interview with me for the job they would like to most. The first jobs will be assigned when we come back from break in January. The jobs will be switched every couple of weeks to give the students a chance to try almost all of the jobs. The business will continue through the end of the year. The jobs are things that need to be done in the classroom each day, such as changing the daily schedule on the board, writing up assignments, homework managers, etc. The students will be given $1.00 a day (of funny money) for completing their job. If they do not do their job because they forgot, they do not get paid. The payment comes on Mondays for the previous week. I also offer incentives throughout the year, such as if everyone has their homework done that day, everyone gets an extra dollar for the day. Students can receive overtime by volunteering to do a job for someone who is absent that day. With their money, students can purchase things like moving their desk next to a friend, reserving a game for inside recess, sit with a pillow for the day, and even skip an assignment that is approved by me. In addition to the purchases, students may need to pay off fines they have earned throughout the week. Fines are given based on behavior. Some example of fines would be disturbing the peace, disaster area, late paper, speeding ticket, or not putting your name on an assignment. Fines must be paid off before purchasing anything else. The students can spend money as they get it, or can choose to save most of it. At the end of the year, we will hold an auction with books, pens, and other special items I pick up through bookorders and at stores throughout the year.  |
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