Clip chart behavior management

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Clip charts generally monitor and regulate student conduct in the classroom. These tools can be a simple classroom management strategy, but the true impact of clip charts is arguably negative. Keep reading, and we’ll explore the negative implications of clip charts in-depth.

By Becky Cummings Teachers have you thought about your current classroom management system and what it’s doing for your students? Is it set up to allow children to reflect on their behavior in a compassionate, calm way? Or does it call children out and shame them in front of peers causing shame and guilt? The […]

Goodbye clip chart and hello behavior chart. In this blog post I am offering all the great reasons why retiring the clip chart is a great strategy for behavior management in your classroom. Check out this blog post for why a behavior chart is a positive classroom management strategy.

Hey there friends! I am SO excited to share with you my new classroom for the 2014 school year 🙂 This is my fifth year teaching and my first time to really change things up! I traded in primary colors for BRIGHTS and love how it turned out! Also, with the help of many awesome […]

Just before school started I posted a picture HERE about my new owl clip chart that I downloaded from 3rd Grade's a Hoot. I'm loving this...

Behavior chart

Stop Light Behavior Clip Chart Digital Download (Printable) Losing your voice? So was I!! That's why I created this easy to follow clip behavior chart (loved by parents and school teachers). Bright colors and easy to understand levels! Simply add a clothespin (or a few) with your kids' names on them and clip onto the sides on green. Kids can easily see they need to improve their choices as their clip moves to yellow or red. A great way to help them visualize their progress. **We have a small…

It’s true. I don’t use a clip chart as a behavior system. Are you still reading or did you click out already? I know. I’m such a rebel. So is Jen over at The Teacher’s Cauldron. She recently talked about her behavior system which is not a clip chart either. She inspired me to ... Read More about I Don’t Use a Clip Chart. Please Don’t Throw Rotten Tomatoes.

{Be warned, this a long post but please bare with me and read to the end. I would appreciate some feedback and food for thought.} When I first started teaching, my room had the typical red light, green light system. I was not excited about using it at all. However, I got my job right before school started, it was in my room already and lets just be honest I didn't have time to think of something else. So there it was. It stayed there all year. I never liked it. The only reason a child would…