RULES.....RULE!!!!

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RULES.....RULE!!!!
By barbdodge

I have never used books but, found the best way of implementing rules ever.
CLASS CONTRACT
by the M.B. Flippen Group
Sit with kids and talk about how they want to be treated in the classroom, how they think you want
to be treated, how they want to treat others, and what should happen if a conflict occurs.
List the ideaws on a board.
Then have children go to their individual seats and write and draw a picture of how they want to be treated. They can add other ideas on the back.
While the kids are doing that you are walking around and monitoring, you will have already made a list of how

you want to be treated.
Hold a family meeting and have children share their pictures and ideas. Save the pictures to make into a class book of your own.
This discussion time will show the children that everyone wants to be treated in the same way....even teachers.
Post the answers on the board.
AIf someome says I want to be respected.
Discuss what respect means....
ask before taking,
listen when someone is speaking,etc.
If a child says I want to be treated nice ask them what would a person be doing to be nice so that you clarify what topics would fall under that category.
Make a class contract,with no more than three to five rules....have children trace their hands and sign their names on them...then glue them on the contract so that the children take ownership in the document.
Also discuss consequences together,
what will happen if someone forgets their homework?
What if someone is talking while we are trying to learn, etc.
Write down what the consequences will be. Make sure the kids know that you are the final vote as to what the consequences will be....if they seem fair to you, then they will be written on the contract.
Post the contract in room and review it every morning and at the end of the day to see if any revisions need to be made............and how well the contract was followed....what needs to be worked on the following day.