Our Behavior Chart & Rules

This is a picture of our Behavior Chart.

The colors represent the following:

Purple = Outstanding!

Dark Blue = Great Job!

Light Blue = Good Day

Green = Read to Learn

Yellow = Think About It

Orange = Teacher's Choice

Red = Parent Contact

    

We recite our whole set of rules once every day, and individual rules as reminders are needed. Following are our classroom rules, so that you might reinforce them at home:

Rule #1: Follow Directions Quickly

Rule #2: Raise Your Hand to Speak

Rule #3: Raise Your Hand to Go to the Bathroom

(or otherwise leave the room)

Rule #4: Make Smart Choices

Rule #5: Keep Your Dear Teacher Happy :-)

Rule #6: Criss-Cross Applesauce

(refers to how we sit when in a group on the floor)

Rule #7: Hands and Eyes

(hands in your lap, eyes on the teacher/speaker)

Rule #8: No Pouty Purples - Alright Oranges!

(ask your student about our color kids)     

Each student has a frog with their name on it, and every day, every student's frog starts on the color green (Ready to Learn).

In my classroom, I stress not only listening and following directions, but social skills as well, such as helping a classmate, using nice words, and using 'inside' voices. When a student is caught 'making good choices', as we call it, they will be told to move their frog up. This means they can move it up one color from wherever it is presently. Students who end the day in light blue, dark blue, or purple, will receive a quick email note from me congratulating them on their good behavior choices for the day.

However, when a student is found to not be listening, following directions, or is not being nice to their friends, they will be told to move their frog down one color from wherever it is presently. Since every child makes mistakes now and then, I don't believe in "tattling" on the student (and I don't accept their tattling, either!). I will only inform parents if the student ends the day in red. Yellow is meant as "Whoa, slow down and think about your choices!" Orange will be treated as losing 5 minutes of the next recess most of the time. If the student ends the day in red, you will find a note in their Parent Pack that tells briefly what happened. The note will need to be signed and returned to me so I know you have seen it.

A student ending the day in green is not a bad thing at all - in fact, this is perfectly fine! I will only be rewarding special moments of respect so as not to "water down" their attitudes toward their behavior.

I hope this answers any questions you may have when your child comes home and says "I was in green today."