Measure
Good Behavior
By the Yard

I purchased two yardsticks and painted them in graduated amounts in these colors:

One of the two yardsticks measures student efforts when it comes to Completing Work and the other measures Conduct. I hang the yardsticks in my classroom where they are visible to students. The colors represent grades for completing work and conduct.

I buy a bag of clothespins and use a black marker to write each child's name on 2 clothespins. At the beginning of the week, each child's clothespin is clipped to the green part of the yardstick. If homework is not completed, the clothespin on the Completing Work yardstick is moved down one increment. If a student talks too much or disobeys a classroom rule, the clothespin on the Conduct yardstick is moved down. When a clothespin reaches the red area, that student misses recess for the remainder of the week. When a clothespin reaches the black area, the student's parents are notified.

Source: Adapted from an idea by Susan Wailes

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09/14/2010