I feel that it is essential to create a
positive class environment and one way of doing that is by rewarding good
behaviour.
As part of my behaviour management system,
I recognise whole class, group and individual behaviour.
The next fortnight of posts will be
dedicated to the behaviour management strategies I use in my classroom, along
with a bunch of freebies (signs etc.), so you can implement them too, without
much hassle.
The first behaviour management strategy
that I want to talk about is my whole class reward system. I call it ‘Star in
a Jar’.
When all students in the class are doing
the right thing; whether they are working quietly, working well on group tasks,
or are kind to each other; they are awarded a star. Most of the time I will
choose a student to place the star in the jar (otherwise I will do it myself if
getting a student to do it is too disruptive).
Students vote for a reward and when they
have filled the jar completely, they get that reward – it might be something like
free computer time, choosing your own seat for the day, free play etc. A new
reward can be chosen when the star jar is emptied, to begin the cycle again.
Even just mentioning, “I am looking to see
if I can give the class a star” motivates the students to quiet down and work
more efficiently. And students really love being chosen to place the star in
the jar.
The stars themselves are polystyrene stars,
which I bought from Spotlight. I painted them with gold paint and then sprayed
them with gold glitter. Really simple and easy to do - and not too expensive.
The jar size I have in my class holds 50
stars. So I can rewards stars fairly generously, with a good time space between
each ‘reward-receiving’.
You can get a copy of the file I have
created to assist in making the poster. Click on the pic below to be taken to my TPT store
and download it for FREE!
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| Star in a Jar - Whole Class Reward Poster |
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