I need some ideas on behavior chart for my pre-k classroom?

Question

i like the ideas of using tickets.

Answer 1

I agree with Sarah.  This is not developmentally appropriate for pre-school age kids.  It would be much more appropriate to focus on positive behaviors.  I have used a 'Happy Gram' system that was very effective.  I made a big smiley face poster to put on the wall, and I used post-it notes to note excellent behaviors when I 'caught' the kids being good.  I might note that 'Johhny was sharing the blocks so nicely with Michael today' and date the note.  Then I would compliment Johnny by saying 'You know, I just have to tell you that it is awesome the way you are sharing those block and playing so nicely with Michael today.  Would you like to put a Happy Gram on the poster?'  I made sure that I had 2 or 3 notes on the poster for each child during a two week period.  Then I printed up little notes, 2 to a sheet so I was only using a half sheet for each child, that said HAPPY GRAM NEWS.  Read below for great news!  See what your child has been doing!  And I stuck the post-its for each child to his Happy Gram to send home that day.  When I handed them out, I read them aloud to the children to help remind them of what positive behaviors are.  The kids LOVED their Happy Grams so much that they would come to me and tell me what they had done and ask if they would get a Happy Gram for that.  Sometimes I said yes, sometimes I would say not today, but I'm watching and you never know....!  Then I would be sure to praise their behavior and tell them to keep it up.  This was a very effective system, and it minimized undesirable behaviors because the kids KNEW there would be no Happy Gram for that nonsense!

Answer 2

just a suggestion, but you may want to check with your director on this.  some centers/schools don't like the behavior charts as it breaches a confidentiality ethic by showing who is being 'bad' and some parents really get bent out of shape about their child being displayed that way.

just a thought.

Answer 3

my year 1 teacher (i was 5) used star charts and if you got 20 star stickers you got a lolly or something and at the end of the year if you completed the most star charts you got a small soft toy.

Answer 4

I have been in a few preschool classes (aged 3-5) and they have used behaviour zones.. everyday the children start off in the sunny zone, if the misbehave they are warned there name will be moved into the cloudy zone.. if they continue to be mischiefs, then they are moved to the stormy zone. This way everyday is a fresh start. Each day, give the children who have remained in the sunny zone a 'supersatr sticker' or something. Children can be moved back up if they are being good. U will prob find the same few children moving down the zones, with these children try a patnership with parents and try to get the parents to encourage them to stay in the sunny zone...

Answer 5

I agree with a couple of the others that really...a behavior chart is not developmentally appropiate.  This focuses on the negative behavior when our goal is to focus on the positive behavior.  Teaching conflict resolution (and speaking out at circle is considered a "conflict" and can be dealt with the same way) is your best bet!

I've done the "happy grams" as well...and the children love to hear the positives!  And it's good for the other children to hear them as well!  Good luck!

Answer 6

When I was in pre K there was this big behive on the wall. There were all these bees that each of us decorated and had our name. Everytime we did something bad our bee got moved down a section of teh behive. there were three sections. If your bee got in teh middle section, then thats a warning but if it moved down again you were in trouble. You had to be good to get it back up again.

Answer 7

This is not a good idea to use with preschoolers. Instead, educate yourself on developmental appropriate practices. This will help you for years to come.

Answer 8

I'm a teacher, and in our school we don't really tell the child what is bad in him or what wrong action he has taken ,directly.

what we do is e.g.if a child has beaten someone  .i say: Paul ,beating is very good .good job you should do it more often, right???

and trust me the way they reflect on what they have done is amazing....

you can try this out;it really works!!!!!

or if he does it again he will have to go somewhere out of the classroom ,sit alone and chill out.

basically chill out is self-realization

and then after 5 mins , you can go and ask him why is he chilling out??

see even we as adults never liked anyone correcting us,or telling us what you are doing is wrong.its the same thing with children

Answer 9

have the students bring in pictures of themselves and glue it to paper bodies that they've designed to represent them- (or you can take the picture of the student) make sections on the chart/board for behaviors-