My Color System

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My Color System
By hmccourtie

I use a similar system, but instead of clothespins I have the large popsicle sticks and on all 4 ends, I have circular colored stickers. I have green, blue, yellow and red.

The way my system works is I have a posterboard
that has library pockets attached to it with each student's name. In each pocket is a popsicle stick with the 4 colored stickers.

Each student starts the day on a green. Green means they are having a good day. If the students are keeping on task, doing their work, helping the teacher or more, I will tell them individually or as a group to change their sticks "UP" to blue,

which means a great day. If they continue doing great, I have them change their sticks up to yellow, which means an excellent day. Every day a student ends on yellow, they receive a yellow ticket to put into a jar where names get chosen for the prize box on Fridays. It is a great incentive.

Now, at any time during the day the student is misbehaving, I will have them turn their sticks to red. Red is a bad day, and if they are on red before recess or lunch, I have them owe me time on the wall. Students can change their behavior around and start working back up toward yellow. I only let the parents know about red days if a student ends on one or if getting a red becomes a continuous problem.

I find this system focuses more on positive behavior than negative. I've used the card system in the past and I've seen students completely shut down if they have to change their cards down and have no chance of getting it back up.