Our Four Rules  When I first started teaching at my current school, the teacher I worked with on Kindergarten had 3 simple rules:

* If it hurts, don't do it

* Be ...

Volume Gear Box  A big problem in my grade is the noise level. So when having a discussion about noise, they decided that there should be levels that they are allowed: Individual ...

Smelly for Positive Behavior  I buy several different smells of lip balm from AVON and I have them in different areas of my room. When I see a child doing something positive I take ...

Keep the Smiley Faces Chart  I use the smiley face chart for individual students who are having difficulty managing their behaviour. It is a one-on-one plan between the teacher and ...

Learners for Life Display  A nice way to set the tone in your classroom.

This picture shows a display by new entrant children (5 year olds). Discussed that we are all on a learning ...

Positive Behaviour Stickers in Kindergarten  I have a Kindergarten class and have used these sticker desk charts for a couple of years now. They have 20 circles, which fit the little stickers perfectly....

Stop Sign Chart/Parking Tickets  Last year in my 2nd grade classroom, I had a behavior plan that really worked! I purchased a simple pocket chart at a teacher's supply store that looked ...

Sticker Book and Magic Dice  Each child has a sticker book (an exercise book cut in half).

When the child receives 10 stickers for positive behaviour they are able to roll the Magic ...

Personal Best Box  We have a treasure box with all sorts of goodies in it. We call it our PB box which is short for personal best.

Whenever we see any of the students ...

Reward System   In my classroom I have three different levels of rewards for good behaviour.

1. Individual rewards

Smiley Cards are passed out to students doing ...

Happy and Sad Face Board Yr 1/2  I have a poster with a happy and a sad face column. All the children's names start in the happy face column. When a child is seen making a right choice ...

Positive Behaviour Ladder  To recognise and encourage positive behaviours and on-task working I made a sturdy ladder using colourful/ hologrammed card and then laminated it.

I ...

Classroom Management - Mystery Balloon  1) Organise tables into groups

2) Name each table

3) Keep a record of the amount of table points each table earns throughout the week

4) Have ...

Classroom Discipline Plans - All Cashed Up  I am currently completing my prac in a year three classroom. Part of my assessment is to implement a numeracy unit. As with most students they needed more ...

Ladder of Success  I painted a large ladder to put on the front of the cupboard door (can go anywhere). I made a name card for each child and they all started on the middle ...

4 Step Classroom Discipline / Behaviour Management Plan  Here is one teacher's classroom discipline / behaviour management technique.

Each child has a wooden peg with their name on it.

Each peg is placed ...

Kindergarten Class Rules  On the first day of kindergarten, I talk with the children about rules. I ask them to think of good rules.

We write down all of the rules they come ...

Bank Reward system  I remembered having this discipline strategy when I was in primary school and decided to give it a go with my year 3 students.

The idea is that children ...

Build a "Burger" Behavior System  My Kindergarten class this year is using a "Burger" Behavior System. Burger stands for "Building Up students who Really Grasp Every Rule".

We ...

Using a clock for class behaviour  I have not used this myself, but a friend has told me about using a clock for behaviour management.

Simply divide the clock face into 3 and colour one ...

I can Problem Solve  This is simple and effective.

The idea is to get the students to do their OWN thinking so the teacher won't do the thinking FOR THEM.

This is from ...

Classroom Rules - Coin sheet discipline  I have 4 rules in my classroom.

1. Cooperate
2. Respect People
3. Return Work
4. Respect Property

At the beginning of the school year, the students ...

Secret Classroom Award Givers  Every so often I choose a couple of secret award spies for our class.

Their job is to watch the children during the day and select one person each ...

Back to School Idea  Before the school year starts I ask the school office for the names and addresses of the students in my class.

I then send each student a welcome postcard,...

'Star Jar' Behaviour System  Students earn tickets into the Star Jar throughout the day for positive behaviour.

That afternoon or the following morning one ticket is drawn out ...