CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
"I'm
Watching Someone"
Submitted
by:
I
Love That Teaching Idea! Staff
From:
SLC, Utah
Date
Submitted: August 23, 2001
Right
before my class leaves for an assembly or a field trip, I tell
my students that I am going to be watching 2 students in particular
to see how their behavior is. I do not tell them who those 2 students
I have chosen will be. I tell them that if these 2 students are
behaving well and doing what they are supposed to, the entire
class will be given a special treat on our return back to the
classroom (10 minutes extra recess, free reading time, a math
game, etc.) This really helps ALL of my student behave because
no one knows who I am going to have my eye on! If the result is
a positive one, I let everyone know at the end who was responsible
for the class privilege. High "fives' go up everywhere! If
the result is negative, I do not mention the names but let my
students know that we will try again the next time.