I started using it after spring break and WOW! It has made a huge difference in my classroom. The kids take so much more responsibility for their actions and they strive to reach the top to the "Fabulous Falcon" mark. I used "Fabulous Falcon" because our mascot is the falcon and our principal always says fabulous. It went together really well. I think I'm going to change the "Good Day" to "Awesome Day" or something like that. I also want to reinforce that being on green is not bad.
Here is my chart:
I cut it out using my Cricut with a couple of different shapes. The shapes were then laminated for protection and I attached the whole thing using different colors of twine. Never hurts to have cute and useful things in the room:) The clothespins are from Walmart, only for $2. Each time that they reach the Fabulous Falcon level they receive a little gem on their clip. If they go above this level I say that they are "off the chart!" and they get to pick where to put their clip. I got this idea from THIS post :)
Each day the students record the color that they end the day on. I use this form to communicate with parents. You can download it by clicking on the image below. I copy it onto half sheets to save on paper.
Your clip chart is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love using it! Here's mine if you want to see it! :) http://www.bainbridgeclass.blogspot.com/search/label/clip%20chart
Christina
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I love how your clip chart looks.
ReplyDeleteI have never used a clip chart and in fact we are not allowed to.
I use Conscious Discipline in my classroom and it is amazing. =)
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