Classroom behavior management can be a constant challenge for classroom teachers. It is common for students to misbehave in the classroom. Student misbehaviors can be disruptive talking, defiance, and clowning around just to name a few. When students misbehave in the classroom, teachers spend a great deal of time redirecting. These behaviors interrupt instruction and effect the learning of other students. Every teacher should have classroom behavior management strategies in order to prevent and/or limit student misbehaviors. Maintaining a structured environment and sticking to a schedule is an example of a classroom behavior management strategy. When the students know the schedule for the day, they are more likely to be prepared for the tasks ahead.
Please post any classroom behavior management strategies that you think would be helpful in the classroom.
For upper elementary education, Classroom Dojo is a great classroom management strategy. The teacher will create a Dojo for her classroom, and if the students follow the classroom and school rules then they can give themselves a point. If the students get five or more points at the end of they day they can have a piece of candy or little prize. You can total all the points up by the end of the week, and they can choose a coupon. If the students misbehave then they will lose a point. Also, parents will have access to the Dojo and you can communicate daily with them if needed.
ReplyDeleteYes! Classroom Dojo is a really good classroom management strategy. This is used school-wide at the school I work at. Every 5 points the student receives, they get to pick an item from the treasure chest. The students love this and are always checking to see if they've received a point.
DeleteMy CT used Classroom Dojo in her 3rd grade class. The kids loved it and really responded well when they heard the points either drop or increase. They would immediately correct their behavior or get excited for what they just accomplished. It was a wonderful tool!
DeleteI have just recently read about the check in check out system. The child with the behavior issue is given a report card. Let's say the child has a problem with blurting out. You explain the report card to the child. You tell that student what it is you are working on, and you remind that student before every period. After each period you talk with the child about how they did and you rate them on a scale from 1-5. If the child meets his goal he can have a prize at the end of the day. Be sure to check out my blog. http://badamsedm510.blogspot.com/
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DeleteI have never heard of this before. This is a good way for students to monitor their behavior. Thank you!
At the school I did my internship in, behavior management involved a clip chart. There were several colors on the chart. Students started on green each day. This is the middle of the chart and means that you are ready to learn. Students can clip up and down throughout the day depending on their behavior. There are two colors above green and two colors below green. I like this more than a green, yellow, and red light because it provides for more wiggle room.
ReplyDeleteI found a really creative method to help students quiet down if the room gets too loud, called silent sprinkles. You take a sugar sprinkler and fill it with glitter and rice then seal the flap shut. When the class, or individual students, get too loud you can just pretend to sprinkle this over their heads without interrupting what you were saying. I found this on Pintrest and here is the original blogpost: http://learningadventureswithmrsgerlach.blogspot.com/2012/09/motivational-magic.html
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