THE STOPLIGHT SYSTEM
How it works:
Each day all of my children start on green.
-If a child is misbehaving, I move his/her card to yellow after 5 redirects or self control reminders.
- I save red for major offenses or repeated offenses.
- If a child is behaving very well and being the role model student - which is expected of ALL students:
-Be Safe, Be cooperative, Be responsible and Be respectful
. Often if I see a child misbehaving or not following the classroom or school rules
- changing that misbehaving child to yellow.
-Most children "straighten up" when you change their color (check yourself) in hopes that they too be moved back to green.
-This makes the system more of a positive reinforcement system than a negative or punitive system (like the traditional system is).
Each day all of my children start on green.
-If a child is misbehaving, I move his/her card to yellow after 5 redirects or self control reminders.
- I save red for major offenses or repeated offenses.
- If a child is behaving very well and being the role model student - which is expected of ALL students:
-Be Safe, Be cooperative, Be responsible and Be respectful
. Often if I see a child misbehaving or not following the classroom or school rules
- changing that misbehaving child to yellow.
-Most children "straighten up" when you change their color (check yourself) in hopes that they too be moved back to green.
-This makes the system more of a positive reinforcement system than a negative or punitive system (like the traditional system is).