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By PeanutButter
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I tried the timer thing with my 4th graders, but it didn't work. Now, I have the kids earn their recess. I have broken the day into 6 segments (the subject areas, lunch and specials). I told my kids that if I didn't have to ask them to get quiet over and over again, if they were on task, and if I didn't feel like I was going to pull my hair out at the end of the segment, then they would earn a letter. They earn 3 1/2 minutes for each letter (but not to exceed 20 minutes). If they earn only two letters, then they only get 7 minutes. If they earn all of the letters, then they get 20 minutes.
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done this for about a week and a half. I gave them a big pep talk about how it feels good to earn something before I started. They really like this method better than the timer thing. Also, it means that they have to be well behaved for the entire day, rather than just a portion of it, if they want the entire time. I write the segments that they earn the letter above it and the segments that they do not off to the side in a list. I point this out at the end of the day so that they can reflect on their behavior throughout the day. Also, when we only earned 7 minutes and a child said "Our recess was short", I was able to say to him, "That is what you earned".
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