Classroom Management--- The Clip Chart

I stumbled upon the idea of the clip chart this year and LOVE it! It works great and motivates my firsties to act like little angels, most of the time! Every student starts out at "Ready to Learn" at the beginning of each day. As they are doing a great job and following directions, they get clipped up to the next color. If they are not "Ready to Learn" they get clipped down. Each time they get clipped they only go up or down one color. So once students get clipped down, they can easily turn it around and start going back up the chart. Once students get above "Outstanding", which they do, I wear their clip on my clothes to recognize their wonderful behavior. They LOVE this and are so proud. At the end of each day, the top students get their names on the board. The next day they get to sit with pillows at their desk, have a special chair at carpet time AND write with a "flower pencil" for the day. First graders LIVE for this stuff!

Check out the link to find out more: http://www.newmanagement.com/ebooks/clip_chart.html.