Management Made It!

I am a ticking time bomb! I am currently 9 months pregnant and with that I am trying to get as many things done in my classroom as I can before our newest little girl arrives...talk about a great motivator. :)

I believe in having a positive classroom. Now don't get me wrong, there have been plenty of days I am cranky and my students know it, but I try to always have a room where students want to be. I always focus on creating a room based on Respect. The respect you give others and the respect you give yourself.

My management is a mix of things old a few things new. Here are the things I have planned as my management system for this new year...

CLIP-UP CHART
I used a Clip-up for a little while and have absolutely loved it. I loved that I was able to immediately see how positive I was being as a teacher, I could see which students were really struggling and might need a little extra encouragement or notice. Plus I loved that I was focusing more on the positive than the negative.

With the change of my theme I needed a new clip chart...okay, fine I didn't NEED a new chart but making a new one made me happy.
My room is red, black and yellow with a Disney influence. First I created the different steps I wanted and gathered my supplies. (Note: I left each step a full page since I could have up to 36 students this year and want plenty of space for students to move their clothespin up.)

I hole punched the tops and bottoms of each of the cards. I had the green links already in my supply stash so I grabbed some red and black ribbon to both cute-sify and cover up.
The finished product turned out pretty cute.
If you want a copy click HERE!

I have a student that is in charge of managing the clip-up chart each day. I have a clipboard with my class list attached. It is the manager's job to award points for each student at the end of the day. Outstanding earns you 3 points, Role Model 2 points, Showing Pride 1 point, Ready To Learn 0 points, Think About It -1 point, Teacher's Choice -2 points, and finally Contact Home -3 points. Using a point system first lets me have a constant record of each students behavior everyday throughout the year. The points my students earn also let them "buy" Brag Tags and other rewards.

TEAM POINTS

Another important part of my management system are my TEAM POINTS! Teams can earn points for working quietly, working together, being the first group ready after a transition...basically any positive behavior I see happen as an entire team. I grabbed red baskets from Dollar Tree for each table. These eventually will hold all of their supplies as well as clearly states which team they belong to. 

Grab the darling boarders from Workaholic NBCT HERE.

Each team will earn as many points as they can for one week. At the end of the week a "Team of the Week" will be announced. Their names or Team number will be displayed on this yellow sign for the upcoming week. As Team of the Week they receive special privileges: first in line where ever we go, a small treat or Brag Tag, an awesome trophy to sit at their table, etc. Really the possibilities are endless.

What do you do for your management system?