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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 2:40:31 GMT
I was a 3rd grade teacher for 10 years and have been most recently a SAHM for the past 10. I sub day to day occasionally now, but will be taking a long term position (2nd grade) to start the school year due to a medical leave.
When I was teaching, I used 3 behavior "systems" for my class:
Classwide where they all work toward a goal/reward (ex: marbles in a jar, points, etc.) Table rewards (at the end of the week the table w/ the most points got a piece of candy from the candy jar or some other reward). Individual rewards (if they stayed on green for the day they got a sticker at the end of the day... some times I did a sticker if they turned in their hw).
Doing all 3 really wasn't a big deal (not a lot of work or $ for the rewards).
I'm trying to decide if I should do this for the 4 months I'm subbing or not?
I found a really cute class reward idea "behavior bingo" that I'd love to try!
What do you do in your classroom? Am I overplanning? I want to focus on the positives and ignore (as much as possible) the negatives so as not to give misbehaviors more attention!
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Post by tidegirl on Aug 6, 2014 3:13:51 GMT
Is there any school wide behavior system? Would the teacher you are covering for be willing to share what s/he has done in the past? This would be ideal so the students would already "know" the routine when the transition happens later in the year.
I would look at it like I would be starting my own classroom at the beginning of the year. That is what it will be for those students. I've seen behavior bingo work really well. I prefer a whole class, group and individual reward system myself. I teach second grade.
Good luck.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 6, 2014 3:15:34 GMT
Will you be able to talk to the teacher before you start? I'm thinking that is a lot of rewards for behavior and it would be a big change for when she comes back if she doesn't do all of them too.
If you can't talk to the tarcher, I would probably start with no rewards or just one. You can always add more if the kids need motivation. It's much harder to remove a reward once it's established.
I do not do any rewards for behavior on a consistent basis. Sometimes, I let students that have a 100 in conduct and bring their folder back signed draw a pass out of my bag. I do it very inconsistently though. I've had years where I had to do more rewards and I've had years where I did less.
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Post by Linda on Aug 6, 2014 3:18:07 GMT
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Post by lesleyanne on Aug 6, 2014 3:24:28 GMT
As a sub, I say do what you need to do to get through a day. However, I vehemently oppose behaviour charts and ALL reward "systems". I've read Linda's blog link, but years ago I got a fantastic book and easy read: Dr Marvin Marshall's Discipline without Stress, Punishments or Rewards. Changed my total belief systems and then my classroom management style completely. I highly recommend it. I give it to every student teacher I have and all of the junior teachers I work with have read it because I fundamentally believe in internal motivation as the only real basis of positive behaviour management. Discipline without stress |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 6, 2014 3:35:13 GMT
I do all three systems as rewards. That way if kids are stuck with a rough group they can still be acknowledged for good things. I do have an individual system that also holds them accountable for their behavior. It works really well and management is easy.
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 6, 2014 3:48:23 GMT
I know you're not planning to be a permanent classroom teacher, but if you're at all interested in the research of reward systems in regard to any long term behavioral changes or internal motivation I highly recommend Alfie Kohn's Punished by Rewards. Eye opening and life changing for me.
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