Wednesday, April 15, 2009

OMG! what am I gonna do with myself

The kids have been really rowdy and the management plan the teacher has had set in doesn't seem to be working much anymore. I constantly have to put kids in timeout and walk laps, but it doesn't seem to faze them. Instead of having a negative system I wanted to try a positive system of reinforcement. I am trying to give stars to groups who are actively listening and following directions. Following the system, if they are continuously talking they will get one of their stars erased. At the end of the day which ever group has the most stars gets a sticker on their hand.
It seems to be working well! This is the second day I've had it in place. The kids are trying to keep themselves quiet and listening in order to get the star. I would say the only problem seems to be remembering to give the stickers at the end of the day. It gets so busy towards the end that I don't remember and the kids don't either. I know it is important to go through with what you say, obviously, there is room for improvement on my side.

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