Rachael Vallone

ELM – 250

October 15, 2017

Julie Armbrecht

Rules, Consequences, and Rewards

Rules:

1. Be safe, be kind, be honest. (proudtobeprimary.com)

2. Listen carefully and follow directions.

3. Raise your hand to speak.

4. Respect yourself, others, and the school. (proudtobeprimary.com)

5. Always do your best. (canva.com)

Consequences:

1. Verbal warning.

2. Name on board.

3. Loss of privilege.

4. Note/email to parent.

Rewards:

Good behavior and following of rules will result in a “ticket.” These good behavior tickets may

be handed in at the end of the week to claim prizes. (readingrockets.org) Prizes include: one free
homework pass, note home to parent on good behavior, choice of candy bar, or appropriate

movie during lunch/recess in the classroom.

Essay:

I chose these rules for my classroom because they are simple yet effective for 5th grade

students. I started with “be safe, be kind, be honest,” because I believe a major part of teaching is

teaching your students how to be good people. It is important that you help mold good, kind

hearted individuals because this will affect all other parts of their lives, including education.

Rules 2 & 3 are also very simple rules that every classroom usually implements. I chose these

because they are also effective in the classroom. The last two, respect and always do your best

are encouraging to students to behave well. Each rule is written and presented in a positive

manner. In my classroom, I will post the class rules on the white board in a decorative way so

students will always be able to see them and have visual stimulation while reviewing them as

well. The consequence ladder I chose is from my field experience. These are the 4 consequences

they implement in their classrooms, and are posted on the white board as well. I will also be

posting these 4 consequences on the board next to the 5 classroom rules. Documenting behavior

will be done on a take home chart, that I am also using from my field experience. The chart will

have a calendar; each student is responsible for applying a green, yellow, or red sticker to match

their behavior for the day. If the sticker is red, it should match with my own records which would

be the note/phone call/ email home to a parent. These charts are to be signed at the end of each

week by the child’s parent to acknowledge their behavior. My reward system for good behavior

will be a ticket system. For good behavior, students will receive a ticket. Throughout the week

they will collect tickets and can cash them in at the end of the week for rewards. 1-2 tickets

receives a candy bar, 3-4 note home on good behavior, 5-6 free homework pass, 6 + movie
during lunch and recess. Good behavior will be documented the same way as bad behavior with

the stickers, and I will keep each chart until the end of the year. Students with the best behavior

all year will receive a pizza party!

References:

Canva Templates. School classroom rules chalkboard elementary poster. 2017.

Retrieved from: https://www.canva.com/templates/posters/MAB7blTwpao-school-

classroom-rules-chalkboard-elementary-poster/

Proud to be Primary. Whole brain classroom rules. 2017.

Retrieved from: https://proudtobeprimary.com/whole-brain-classroom-rules-in-picture/

Reading Rockets. Consequences, privileges, and positive discipline. 2004.

Retrieved from: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/consequences-privileges-and-

positive-discipline