All Star Baseball Behavior Plan
I am a firm believer in positive praise and reinforcement in order to encourage students to behave in an appropriate manner to allow us a rich learning environment. I do, however, recognize that we are still early learners and will not always be able to make right choices all of the time. These mistakes are, after all, how we learn to become better
students. I have developed a management system for when compliments and praise just don't do it and further reminders are necessary. The behavior program is called "Baseball Behavior" and its purpose is to encourage students to think about their behavior and strive for good choices. It is displayed on the front board and is set up similar to a baseball diamond. All students begin each day "up to bat" at home plate. If a student does not react to positive reinforcement he/she will be asked to move a magnet with his/her number on it from home plate to "strike one" as a reminder to stay on task, and five minutes of recess will be missed. If the student fails to remember the importance of the reminder he/she will then be asked to move his/her magnet to "strike two," at which point ten minutes of recess will be missed. I feel after this many warnings are granted and a student continues disrupting the flow of learning not only for themselves but, also those around them. It is here that the student will move his/her magnet to "strike three," which will trigger a call home so that you and I, together, can work to get the student back on track in order for him/her to be getting the most out of his/her learning. The student will also miss his/her entire recess and may be sent to the office. If your child receives a strike, he/she will fill out a strike note. The note will come home and a parent signature is required. Please return the note the next day.
When a student's outstanding behavior "knocks it out of the park," he/she may choose a homerun reward, some examples are; a treat (food and nonfood items) from the treat box, iPad time, permission to wear a hat to school, and first choice for math work shop. In addition, our class will have the opportunity throughout the day to “catch” compliments for good behavior. Once the class catches a certain number of compliments, they will earn a reward such a movie, forts and flashlights (and books), popsicles or popcorn parties.
We have a really GREAT group and I do not anticipate any problems however, I do not expect perfection and
recognize that we all have our days! Please know that the students and I have discussed this program together and they are fully aware or their responsibilities, rewards and the consequences.
students. I have developed a management system for when compliments and praise just don't do it and further reminders are necessary. The behavior program is called "Baseball Behavior" and its purpose is to encourage students to think about their behavior and strive for good choices. It is displayed on the front board and is set up similar to a baseball diamond. All students begin each day "up to bat" at home plate. If a student does not react to positive reinforcement he/she will be asked to move a magnet with his/her number on it from home plate to "strike one" as a reminder to stay on task, and five minutes of recess will be missed. If the student fails to remember the importance of the reminder he/she will then be asked to move his/her magnet to "strike two," at which point ten minutes of recess will be missed. I feel after this many warnings are granted and a student continues disrupting the flow of learning not only for themselves but, also those around them. It is here that the student will move his/her magnet to "strike three," which will trigger a call home so that you and I, together, can work to get the student back on track in order for him/her to be getting the most out of his/her learning. The student will also miss his/her entire recess and may be sent to the office. If your child receives a strike, he/she will fill out a strike note. The note will come home and a parent signature is required. Please return the note the next day.
When a student's outstanding behavior "knocks it out of the park," he/she may choose a homerun reward, some examples are; a treat (food and nonfood items) from the treat box, iPad time, permission to wear a hat to school, and first choice for math work shop. In addition, our class will have the opportunity throughout the day to “catch” compliments for good behavior. Once the class catches a certain number of compliments, they will earn a reward such a movie, forts and flashlights (and books), popsicles or popcorn parties.
We have a really GREAT group and I do not anticipate any problems however, I do not expect perfection and
recognize that we all have our days! Please know that the students and I have discussed this program together and they are fully aware or their responsibilities, rewards and the consequences.