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With each new school year come shiny new behavior management systems decorating the walls of elementary classrooms. From sticker charts to clip charts to color cards, teachers choose bright and ...
Magnets pose a choking risk for any child under 4. You may have come across a color chart — like the EZ-Tuck Clip ‘n’ Track Behavior Chart — in your child’s classroom. This type of chart ...
“That’s your clip!” Reflecting on my teaching experience and observations in classrooms as a supervisor and coach, I’ve concluded that teachers use behavior charts to exert power over ...
During my first decade in the classroom, I used a behavior chart. I thought I had sound reasons ... too—better to move that kid’s clip down for talking yet again, rather than lose my temper.
Every new school year, a variety of visual charts emerge in an effort to track students' behavioral progress. Clip charts, popular among these class-wide management systems, track children's ...
Now, I’m all for boredom busters on long school breaks, but a behavior chart? I don’t love the clip charts used by our elementary school. I can see how they’re probably helpful for teachers ...
Due to a schoolwide initiative, my behavior “clip chart” system ended, and in turn, school rules were replaced with a language that promoted growth mindset. I was determined to epitomize this with my ...