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Discipline By Betty
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Do you have a list of classroom / school rules followed by positive and (if necessary) negative consequences? My classroom rules (which are the same as our school rules) are: 1-Follow directions the first time. 2-Keep hands, feet and other objects to yourself. 3-Use clean and courteous language. 4-Walk in the school.The consequences when children follow directions: --verbal praise from the teacher --Superkid tickets. (Child writes his name on a slip of paper and it goes into a weekly draw for prizes. --Monthly awards. --Cubes are added to a jar and when the jar is | | full, there is a class reward. (Party, free time, etc.)If a child is not following the rules, here are the consequences: First time--I say to the child "You have a 1." Second time--(Same day.) "You have a 2." Third time--"You have a 3." A yellow sticky note is put on child's desk and he has a time out. fourth time--I put a check mark on the yellow sticky and the child misses something fun. (Recess, gym, art, etc.) Fifth time--Child gets another check mark on his sticky note and spends time with administrator. I have daily communication books that go home. At the end of the day, if the child did not get a sticky note on his desk, he gets a stamp in his book. If the child did get a sticky note, I write a brief note to explain--"No stamp today. Johnny ran in the hallway, hit Susan, etc., etc., etc. Since school started this year, I've only put 1 or 2 sticky notes on desks! Consistency is difficult, but so important. It's not going to be easy for you. You have a lot of "damage" to undue. You'll need to sit down with them, go over your expectations and be prepared to carry out the consequences--positive and negative. Good luck! P.S.--I'd be interested in finding out what kind of writing assignment is illegal!?!
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