I had a large press at the bottom of my classroom so I decided that this would be the perfect place to put a behaviour chart. We started this at Christmas. I made a large chimney using card and cotton wool and gave each group a Santa figure which they coloured in. The aim was to get Santa to travel up the chimney and back down again. When Santa reached the bottom of the chimney the group could choose between time for a specific activity (e.g. 10 mins to play Lego, to sit at the writing table, to use the large shovels when gardening) or they could do a lucky dip with some prizes in the prize box.
The fact that the group had to choose one activity was really great to watch. They would gather in a huddle and vote on which they wanted to choose. There were no arguments, which was surprising and it helped the children to work together when making other decisions. After Christmas, we discussed what our next display and rewards would be and the children agreed they wanted to use something similar to the Santa display. They worked in small groups and wrote down all of their ideas, which we discussed as a class and voted for our favourite. The display that we chose was similar to the one pictured above (found on Pinterest) and each group had a different colour owl. The children really enjoyed this and were delighted with how it turned out. The final behaviour display that we used was designed by a student in the class. Each group was given a superhero and the backdrop was similar to a New York skyline. It was very impressive when it was up and the children really felt ownership of it. Rewards Prize box: This usually contains a selection of pencils, erasers, bouncy balls etc. This year I bought the Mol an Óige "Back to School" pack which will be a great starter. Passes: I give these and other similar passes. A Gardening Pass allows students to choose what job/tool they would like to use first, a Lego pass allows the student 10 minutes LEGO time while a Writer's Table Pass allows children 10 minutes at the writer's table - this is free writing time. Sometimes if a student was really exceptional during a lesson or did something very kind, I would put a pass under his desk while he was on break. When they arrive back to class I tell the students that someone had earned a pass and they check under their desks. They are usually excited checking if they had won. When the winner finds the pass, the rest of the class cheer and often give him a pat on the back!!
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