Mrs. Garrett’s Kindergarten
Behavior Management
Our class uses a “traffic light” system to help children monitor their behaviors. Each day, all children begin on green. Green means “GO”, keep going, you are doing a super job. If a child is having difficulty following rules, they will be asked to move their name to yellow. Yellow means “WARNING – SLOW DOWN” and is a reminder for the child to rethink his behavior and begin making a better choice. If the behavior continues or included physical harm to another person, the child will move to red. Red means “STOP”, this behavior is unacceptable and we need to get parents and or/administrators involved. At the end of the day, the following will be distributed based on the traffic light:
green = sticker/Super Job Card
yellow = yellow note sent home to be signed and returned the next day.
red = Phone call home.
Every effort is made to teach and model the appropriate school behaviors needed to maximize learning in school. It is very important that parents support this effort at home by encouraging positive behavior and discouraging behaviors that distract and take away the opportunity for optimum learning. Parents are their child’s first and most important teacher! A positive attitude and relationship with school is the key to educational success.
You may want to start a reward system at home that encourages and rewards good behavior at school.
Consequences for Unacceptable Behaviors
Occasionally children have difficulty following class and school rules. At these times every effort will be made to will try to redirect the child’s behavior through eye contact, quiet/non-evasive reminders, or changing the colored cards on the traffic signal. If this does not help to improve the child’s behavior, one or more of the following consequences may be used:
1. Time to “think” in a chair in the classroom.
This gives the child time to calm down and get ready to rejoin the class activity. If the
behavior occurs outside of the classroom (hallway, playground, cafeteria, etc.) variations of
this consequence will be used.
2. Loss of privileges.
This includes playground time, centers, etc.
3. Time to “think” in another teacher’s classroom.
This will be used if the unacceptable behavior is not improved by techniques used in our
classroom.
4. Office Referral: to “think” with the Home Support Specialist or Administrator.
This will be used if the behavior is severe or has been repeated, or included physical harm to
another person (hitting, kicking, biting, etc.) This can be used for behaviors that disrupt
instruction or threaten others .
A note to be signed and returned, phone call home, or conference with parent after school may be necessary to address behaviors. This might include behavior checklists completed daily.
*Special area teachers may have different policies for managing unacceptable behaviors.
Behavior Management
Our class uses a “traffic light” system to help children monitor their behaviors. Each day, all children begin on green. Green means “GO”, keep going, you are doing a super job. If a child is having difficulty following rules, they will be asked to move their name to yellow. Yellow means “WARNING – SLOW DOWN” and is a reminder for the child to rethink his behavior and begin making a better choice. If the behavior continues or included physical harm to another person, the child will move to red. Red means “STOP”, this behavior is unacceptable and we need to get parents and or/administrators involved. At the end of the day, the following will be distributed based on the traffic light:
green = sticker/Super Job Card
yellow = yellow note sent home to be signed and returned the next day.
red = Phone call home.
Every effort is made to teach and model the appropriate school behaviors needed to maximize learning in school. It is very important that parents support this effort at home by encouraging positive behavior and discouraging behaviors that distract and take away the opportunity for optimum learning. Parents are their child’s first and most important teacher! A positive attitude and relationship with school is the key to educational success.
You may want to start a reward system at home that encourages and rewards good behavior at school.
Consequences for Unacceptable Behaviors
Occasionally children have difficulty following class and school rules. At these times every effort will be made to will try to redirect the child’s behavior through eye contact, quiet/non-evasive reminders, or changing the colored cards on the traffic signal. If this does not help to improve the child’s behavior, one or more of the following consequences may be used:
1. Time to “think” in a chair in the classroom.
This gives the child time to calm down and get ready to rejoin the class activity. If the
behavior occurs outside of the classroom (hallway, playground, cafeteria, etc.) variations of
this consequence will be used.
2. Loss of privileges.
This includes playground time, centers, etc.
3. Time to “think” in another teacher’s classroom.
This will be used if the unacceptable behavior is not improved by techniques used in our
classroom.
4. Office Referral: to “think” with the Home Support Specialist or Administrator.
This will be used if the behavior is severe or has been repeated, or included physical harm to
another person (hitting, kicking, biting, etc.) This can be used for behaviors that disrupt
instruction or threaten others .
A note to be signed and returned, phone call home, or conference with parent after school may be necessary to address behaviors. This might include behavior checklists completed daily.
*Special area teachers may have different policies for managing unacceptable behaviors.