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For the 2010-2011 school years, I am implementing a new (FUN!) behavior plan. The plan revolves around an easy token system that is designed to teach our growing students to behave for intrinsic rewards rather than extrinsic rewards (such as candy or toys). This token system has been used by teachers around the US for years and it is a great way to reward students for positive behaviors.
The Tokens In class, each child will be assigned a number. This number will be used as a tool for our behavior plan. I will have a container that has approximately 15 tokens per student labeled with each student’s individual class number. Each time a student is “caught” being a good citizen or showing exemplary behavior, a token with that child’s number will be placed in the token sack. Here is where the fun part begins! Students love helping out in the classroom. Whether they are taking a note to another teacher, helping out with a science experiment, or possibly selecting a book to read aloud in class, I have found that students battle to be selected for these jobs. Anytime I need a student, rather than try to remember who has been on task, I will select a token from the token sack to choose the student for the job. Students can earn tokens through being on task, showing a willingness to work, being a leader, receiving a compliment from another teacher, through an act of kindness, or for any other time in class where a student shows positive behavior. Please note that students can recommend other students earn tokens, but they cannot recommend themselves. Anytime a student is “caught” showing any of the positive behaviors noted above, the student will also be rewarded by placing a star on the class behavior chart for the day, by earning stickers on the weekly behavior chart that goes home each week, and by increasing the chance of earning good citizen of the month (I keep up with the sticker total for each month so that figuring out the good citizen is simple and fair).
Weekly Behavior Chart Every week, I will send home a weekly behavior chart in the Friday folder. The behavior chart is a record of both positive and negative behaviors shown from your child throughout the week. It is also a way that I keep records for the conduct portion of the report cards and for making decisions about the monthly good citizen. Behavior charts are to be signed and returned every Monday.
Click HERE to see a copy of the weekly behavior chart.
Class Expectations In fifth grade one of our primary goals is to prepare students for middle school. I have high expectations for all of my students and I work diligently to hold students accountable. Here is a list of the expectations I will have for your child for the school year:
Behavior Documents and Such As much as I would like for the token system to solve all of our classroom behavior needs, I know that realistically this may not work for all students. Behavior documents and following the Williams Magnet School behavior plan is still carried out diligently in my class. Behavior documents are issued after a student has received 3 consecutive negative marks (including homework) on a behavior chart or 5 total negative marks on a single week’s behavior chart, whichever comes first. Please also note that certain offenses merit an instant behavior document without a warning. Such offenses include, but are not limited to, fighting, threatening, using foul language or hand symbols, hitting, defacing school property, etc. The behavior plan goes as follows: 1st Offense- Warning. I will write this on an actual behavior document and write the word WARNING very large on it. Once this has been sent home the next offense will be an official behavior document. 2nd Offense- 1st Behavior Document. 3rd Offense- 2nd Behavior Document. After- school detention. 4th Offense- 3rd Behavior Document. After-school detention. 5th Offense- 4th Behavior Document. Send home.
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