The rules and consequences for my classroom are determined partially by the school (the first 3 are school-wide) and my grade level team. Here are the rules.
For consequences, we use a color coded card system. The students progress through the colors and there's a consequence tied to each one.
A.C. stands for Alternative Classroom. It's another place where students calm down and process with a counselor before returning to class.
I don't have pictures of my cards, but they're really nothing fancy. Just a pocket chart--I used an old calendar one I had. Each pocket has the 5 card colors listed above and the child's classroom number on it. When the child is told to "pull a card" he or she takes the top color out and puts it into a container. I used to have them move the card to the back of their stack, but found it easier and faster for me to record with things being moved to a container instead.
What are the rules and consequences in your classroom?
I'm hoping this made sense tonight. My head has been spinning all day long. So much to do!
Joell
