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Behavior Management Tips Volume 25

Start each day with the expectation that students will behave well.

Write positive comments -- Perfect Paper! Great Helper! Terrific Line Leader! -- on craft sticks and keep the sticks in a cup on your desk. Hand them out whenever appropriate. When a student collects a certain number, exchange the sticks for a small reward.

If you want your students to use quiet voices in your classroom, you must use a quiet voice in your classroom. By demonstrating kindness, consideration, enthusiasm, organization, and a sense of the importance of what you are doing, you are modeling the behavior you want from your students.

Article by Linda Starr
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