Controlling behaviour in the classroom

Over the past few weeks I have been looking through various blogs and websites for different ideas on controlling behaviour in the classroom. My students are still quite young so I thought a reward system could help promote good behaviour in the classroom. I created a behaviour reward chart based on a previous chart that a teacher created.

Reward Chart

It appears to be working but I also use the idea of football cards alongside it. the students get a yellow card if they convey any negative or disruptive behaviour, if they get two yellows they instantly get a red card and cannot get a smiley face on their reward chart. Every student receives a green card at the start of the day and if they feel that they need a little break or will convey inappropriate behaviour they hold the green card up and they can take a time out….whether it is go for a short walk with the SNA, take a drink or read a book. With students who have mild general learning difficulties I think it is important to give them a break as their attention span can be quite short.

Over the break, I stumbled across https://www.classdojo.com/. I have decided to test it out with my class and see whether this could help replace my reward chart. It was really easy to set up and it allows you to create a class, personalize it, reward students and tell them what they need to improve on. I have only created it so I am not sure if it will be successful or not, but it is worth a try.

http://http://www.seomraranga.com/2011/09/guest-post-class-dojo/

Stay tuned for a review on Class Dojo when I get it up and running in the classroom.

Class Rules

Over the past few weeks I have been researching different class rules and initiatives to promote good behaviour and discourage negative behaviour. One classroom display that i particularly liked was one that my cousin, a fellow teacher created for her second level maths class. I liked how she created the rules in the shape of an Iphone because it is something that students today can relate to. It is definitely a resource that I will try to recreate in my classroom. I think my students would really enjoy it as they are constantly talking about Iphones.