Classroom Management Tips

Tuesday, July 09, 2013
One of the MOST important aspects of being a great teacher is having good classroom management. Why? Because if you have good classroom management, your kiddos respect you and listen to you and they are eager to work hard for you and please you then you can do what you are there to do....TEACH. My first year of teaching (12 years ago) I had 9 kids. Yep. You heard me right.....9! I had 8 boys and 1 sweet little girl. These kids were good. Like perfect. For real. Who needs classroom management when you only have 9 kids in your class? Apparently I didn't.
Fast forward to the next year. 19 kids. WILD kids. Ruh. Roh. I remember my principal coming in and saying "You have got to get a hold of these kids." Ya think? Whew! I began using the "Strikes and Red Card" system. I didn't know any better. It worked. For 10 years. Last year, I was inspired by all of these wonderful bloggers to try the clipchart system. I'll be honest. I was skeptical. I liked the idea of kiddos who always did well moving up, but I doubted that kids who made mistakes would CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR to good and move up. Well, they did! I SWEAR! Brilliant!
Last year I created and implemented my Vertical Behavior Chart system. Worked like a gem. Best thing I have EVER done!


This year I made a Chevron themed one and I have JUST added it to my store. I added a place for parent initials at the end of the week. I know. You are SHOCKED that some parents never looked at their kiddos folders all week to see how they had been doing, but they didn't. Therefore, I added a parent initial line and now they don't have a choice hopefully they will follow through and initial.

 
You can see the behavior chart in use here and read more about my experiences with it! I am going to try and implement more of a reward for students who go above each day. I'm considering a ticket system! I'll keep ya updated! If you want more great classroom management tips, just click below!
 
 
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8 comments:

  1. LanaJuly 10, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    Last year was my first year using the vertical behavioral system and I LOVE it, too!

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  2. Love, Luck and LaughterJuly 10, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    LOVE your blog! Been following for a while, and just getting around to commenting! Love your classroom pics! :)

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  3. Mrs. CockrellJuly 11, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    When I moved to 2nd grade 4 years ago, the team I joined had been using this system for YEARS! Last year, however, I made us all a matching, CUTE polka dotted clip chart that has 2 levels above "ready to learn." The kids love it! I also use Class Dojo, and often I use their Dojo points to determine who will "move up" at the end of the day, and boy do they wait with bated breath to find out! :)

    -Gayla
    Teach On.

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  4. UnknownMay 11, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    I like you blog. I enjoy using the vertical behavior chart. Children do not like losing things.

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  5. UnknownJune 23, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    I am so excited to try your vertical behavior chart! I am coming back to Kindergarten from 2nd grade. I have used the color changing system, but ready for something new. Could you please send me an editable version of your sequence and planning calendar? I love your example of your filled out calendar. The way you color code things is right up my alley! THANK YOU!!! I am both excited and nervous about the grade level change. :) jenny.anderson@kmtel.com

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  6. UnknownJune 25, 2014 at 2:43 AM

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  7. UnknownAugust 1, 2014 at 3:42 PM

    These are amazing ideas for kindergarden students! I really love the idea of a behavior chart. That would make the kids more conscious of their own behavior when they can see it on the wall too.
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  8. AnonymousOctober 22, 2014 at 12:02 AM

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