Behavior Management

The Behavior Chart

The Behavior Chart has each child’s name on a clothespin. The chart is color coded green, yellow, and red. Each color represents a type of behavior. 

Green - Great Day! Each child will begin the day on green. If they follow all rules   and expectations there name will stay on green throughout the whole day.

Yellow – Think About It. Caution! Be aware of your behavior, it is not your best. Students are given a warning. 

Red – Uh-Oh. Your negative/disruptive behavior must STOP. Students will miss their recess/playtime as their punishment. 

The Behavior Reward System

It is important that good behavior is rewarded. That is why we have a behavior reward system in kindergarten. Your child has a sticker chart in their kindergarten folder that I sent home with them the first day. This folder is to be brought back daily. The pocket with the smiley face is work that your child has done. Letters and notes from the teacher or school will be put in the star pocket. You can also send letters to me in this pocket. You will find the sticker chart taped to this side of the folder. Your child will receive a sticker if they finish the day with their clothespin on green or yellow. If they finish the day on red, they will not receive a sticker and I will mark the box with an X. When the child has filled up the chart they will be able to pick out a “Good Behavior Coupon”. These coupons will be redeemed on a set date; I will notify you when that time comes. This celebration day will only occur once per sticker chart. I will allow the students two X’s on their first sticker chart to begin with, if they have more than two they will not receive a Good Behavior Coupon. 

Here are some of the coupons your child may choose:

Swip Swap – switch desks with a classmate for the day!

Cool Cat in the Hat – Wear your favorite hat in the classroom!

Fluffy Friend – Bring a stuffed animal to school!

Stinky Feet – Wear no shoes in the classroom!

Still Sleepy? – Wear your pj’s to school!

Classroom Rules

Here is a list of classroom rules the kindergarteners came up with.

•  Listen to the teacher
• No hurting others (punching, hitting, kicking, etc.)
• No wrestling 
• Sit criss cross applesauce with your hands in your lap (on the rug)
• Raise your hand
• Walk, no running in the classroom, halls, or down the sidewalk 
• Pick up toys 
• Hold your pencils still at your desk, do not tap them 
•  No yelling
• Use your manners 
• Don’t make faces at others 
• No throwing 
• No pouting 
• Do not interrupt others 
• Push in your chair