Proactive Classroom Management, K–8: A Practical Guide to Empower Students and Teachers77 practical activities that reinforce positive behavior Every teacher dreams of the perfect, well-behaved class, but the reality can be quite different. On those less-than-perfect days, having a system in place helps you and your students stay on track. This gold mine of teacher-developed and -approved strategies goes beyond classroom management theory and gives you ready-to-use tools that not only encourage positive behavior, but also empower students to take responsibility for their behavior. This book is organized into two sections: the first provides general classroom operating principles for maintaining control of the classroom and for helping teachers with day-to-day classroom management; and the second is chock full of teacher-friendly activities to promote an enhanced classroom environment. Excellent for all students, these strategies will help you:
Also included are a quick-glance chart that groups the activities by appropriate grade level and checklists for classroom procedures and routines, teacher classroom management, and self- evaluation. Are you ready to get started? Let these "best of the best" activities lead the way! |
Contents
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PROACTIVE TEACHING AND EMPOWERING STUDENTS | 5 |
EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH PROACTIVE TEACHING | 7 |
Recognition and Encouragement | 8 |
Establishing Clear Ground Rules | 10 |
Classroom Ground Rules | 11 |
Teacher Commitment Statements | 12 |
Individual Rewards | 106 |
Kill the Curiosity | 107 |
Kind and Caring Tickets | 108 |
Large Group Rhythm | 109 |
Large Group Singing | 110 |
Lender Binder | 111 |
Long Journey Home | 112 |
Look at Me | 113 |
BOUNDARIES | 15 |
Foul Language | 16 |
TEACHER SELFESTEEM | 21 |
Authoritarian or Passive BlowUp or GiveUp Responses by Teachers | 23 |
Sensible Tips | 25 |
TEACHING AND REWARDING RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR | 29 |
Event + Response Consequence | 32 |
E + R C Activities | 34 |
RESPONSIBLE INSTRUCTION | 37 |
Responsible Instruction | 38 |
Irresponsible Instruction | 39 |
Key Points for Responsible Instruction | 40 |
NINE FEATURES FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND STUDENT EMPOWERMENT | 43 |
Sample IeAM SystemMrs Perez | 45 |
Sample IeAM SystemMr Olsen | 46 |
Data Collection | 47 |
Classroom Procedures and Routines Checklist | 49 |
Incorporating Procedures in Your Classroom | 51 |
Classroom Procedure and Routines Checklist for Teachers | 52 |
Teacher Classroom Management SelfCheck | 53 |
Teacher Classroom Management Checklist | 55 |
School Behavior Checklist | 57 |
School Behavior Progress Goals Sheet | 59 |
Classroom Meeting Agenda Template | 61 |
CooperativeCollaborative Learning | 62 |
What Cooperative Learning Looks Like | 63 |
Conflict Resolution | 65 |
Communication | 66 |
Conflict Resolution With Difficult Students | 67 |
Classroom Manager Roles | 69 |
ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CLASSROOM AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR | 75 |
45 pm300 pm Store | 77 |
Accomplishment Journal | 78 |
Achievement Chart | 79 |
Achieving the Spirit of Academic Excellence | 80 |
The Adventures of Regie | 81 |
All Smiles | 82 |
Assignment Jar | 84 |
AuthorScientist Chair | 85 |
Beebes Bucks | 86 |
Boost for Homework | 87 |
Brain Food | 88 |
Bravo Point System | 89 |
Campus Stewards | 91 |
Caught Being Good | 92 |
CEOs | 93 |
Chance Tickets | 94 |
Characters | 95 |
Choose a Card | 96 |
Choose a Card Chart | 97 |
Classroom Store | 98 |
Colored Cards | 99 |
Earn the Activity of Your Choice | 100 |
Fun Friday Choices | 101 |
Giving Positives | 102 |
Good Group Award | 103 |
Group Points | 104 |
Homework Pass | 105 |
Lunch With Teacher | 114 |
Marbles in a Jar | 115 |
Mr Stevens Bucks | 116 |
Name in the Heart Box | 117 |
Number Club | 118 |
Olympics | 119 |
Pass Challenge | 120 |
Pay Well to Those Who Play Well | 121 |
Pizza Challenge | 122 |
Popsicle Sticks | 123 |
Privilege Auction | 124 |
Question Box | 125 |
Red LightGreen Light | 126 |
Resource Points | 127 |
SelfTalk | 128 |
Sharing the News | 129 |
Sharing Time | 130 |
Show n Tell | 131 |
Smiley Faces | 132 |
Soapbox | 133 |
Stamp Your Way to Good Behavior | 134 |
Star Jar | 135 |
Star of the Week | 136 |
Stars Dollars and La Tiendita | 137 |
Stickers for All Seasons | 138 |
Stickers on Paper | 139 |
Stoplight | 140 |
Surprise Money | 141 |
Table of the Week | 142 |
Teacher Dollars | 143 |
Teachers Shop | 144 |
Team Leaders | 145 |
Thank You Cards | 146 |
Thermometer | 147 |
Thumb Prints | 148 |
Tickets | 149 |
Unit LogTable of Contents | 150 |
VIP Passes | 151 |
Wall Map | 152 |
Watch Me Grow | 153 |
Weekly Grid | 154 |
Without a Raffle | 155 |
YellowBlue Sheet Rewards | 156 |
CLOSING REMARKS | 157 |
Getting Your Activity Published | 158 |
Activity Template | 159 |
RESOURCES | 161 |
Bibliography | 162 |
E + R C WALL POSTER | 167 |
IeAM CAPABLE WALL POSTER | 168 |
IeAM SYSTEM TEMPLATE | 169 |
CHECKING MYSELF BOXES | 170 |
MY PROGRESS GOALS | 171 |
CONFLICT RESOLUTION FORM | 172 |
SCATTERPLOTDATA RECORDING FORM | 173 |
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REPORT FORM | 174 |
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