こんにちは東京から
Kon'nichiwa Tōkyō kara"Hello from Tokyo"!
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| Notice Mt. Fuji in the background, as well as the Japanese style of architecture... both things we learned about. |
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| The famous Bullet Train. We talked about aerodynamics! |
Behavior Bucks: About a month ago, I started "Behavior Bucks" in our classroom. I waited to introduce these until we had learned a bit about money and making exchanges. The kids have responded VERY well to this incentive. They are learning that some things they want they have to save up for. They are becoming even better friendly helpers to each other. As they practice kindness, I'm seeing it really become an even better part of each child's already kind heart.
Here's how it works.... Behavior Bucks are given as rewards for various things, like following my direction the first time, keeping things organized, helping others, displaying lots of effort at a task... it really depends and is a bit individual. I have a couple friends who need to work on organization, so they can earn a buck every time I see them displaying great effort to improve that. I have some friends who are working on not blurting out, so when I see their efforts at that, I reward them with a behavior buck. On Wednesdays, the "bank" is open from 11:45-12:10. My "junior teachers" for the day (Two students are selected each day to be a Junior Teacher.) open the bank and call back tables to "exchange" smaller bills for bigger bills and/or to "buy" a reward from the menu. I worked hard to develop a menu of items I have noticed the kids' interest in, things that don't cost any or much money. I have been so impressed at how they are working to set goals for themselves to improve a behavior they know they are struggling with. I also have been impressed at how they have learned about the value of things. Below is our "menu" of choices. I hope this encourages you to try something similar at home if you feel the need!
Here's how it works.... Behavior Bucks are given as rewards for various things, like following my direction the first time, keeping things organized, helping others, displaying lots of effort at a task... it really depends and is a bit individual. I have a couple friends who need to work on organization, so they can earn a buck every time I see them displaying great effort to improve that. I have some friends who are working on not blurting out, so when I see their efforts at that, I reward them with a behavior buck. On Wednesdays, the "bank" is open from 11:45-12:10. My "junior teachers" for the day (Two students are selected each day to be a Junior Teacher.) open the bank and call back tables to "exchange" smaller bills for bigger bills and/or to "buy" a reward from the menu. I worked hard to develop a menu of items I have noticed the kids' interest in, things that don't cost any or much money. I have been so impressed at how they are working to set goals for themselves to improve a behavior they know they are struggling with. I also have been impressed at how they have learned about the value of things. Below is our "menu" of choices. I hope this encourages you to try something similar at home if you feel the need!
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