Yesterday was our first full day with our kindergarteners! We began to
introduce words like “Principled” and “Respect” and made our first Essential
Agreement for recess rules. Here is a slideshow of pictures from my classroom.
Let me know if you want more information about anything you see!
A few things you will notice:
Behavior Board: To the right of my Promethean board lives all of our
behavior management tools.
-Compliment Chain:
Students will set goals and earn links on the Compliment Chain for principled
behavior. Once they reach their goal, they will receive a reward that they have
also decided.
-Essential Agreement: We will come up with our Essential
Agreement (class rules) together by the end of next week. Creating it together will
give the students a sense of ownership over the rules and hold them accountable
for following them.
-Voice Scale: Also, adapted from Pinterest, the voice
scale shows students the volume they should be using at different times.
-Table Points: Each table, represented by a red,
yellow, green, or blue clothespin, can earn points for working quietly, cleaning
up quickly, etc. Once they earn ten points, we get to have a lunch bunch
together!
-Behavior Continuum: All students begin the day at “Principled.”
They have an opportunity to move up to “Awesome Attitude” or “IB All-Star” for positive
behavior. They can earn reward tickets for reaching blue or purple. If a
student demonstrates negative behavior, they will move down to “Reflecting” or “Teacher’s
Choice.” However, students always have an opportunity to move back to “Principled”
upon improving their behavior. You can grab a FREE copy of the behavior
continuum and reward tickets here.
I fill out a behavior record sheet if students end their day on a color other
than green so I have data to support future instructional decisions. Here’s
that freebie!
IB Bulletin Board: At the top, you will see a timeline of
the six transdisciplinary themes we will be teaching this year. We will take pictures and display them under
the name of each theme throughout each six week unit. On the left and right sides
of the board are the IB attitudes. As we teach each attitude, we will take
pictures of the students modeling them and post them as a reminder. In the
middle is all the information about our unit – the theme, descriptor, central
idea, and key concepts. The bottom will be our Wonder Wall. I will be putting
the students’ faces on the black circles. Whenever they wonder about something,
they will write it down in their speech bubble.
Dismissal Organization: I found this idea on Pinterest! The students’
names are on clothespins can be moved to show how they are getting home each
day! It worked great on Friday, since I dismiss the kids as I stand right in
front of it, to be sure they are all being sent home the right way! I used to
just use a list, but the clothespins make it easy to move children around since
how they are getting home tends to change on a day-to-day basis.
I hope you enjoyed the tour and that you find the freebies useful!
Happy Saturday!
-Megan
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