Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on March 15, 2015 7:23 pm Add to Favorites ugevyX Reps: 101 Kindergarten Classrooms I teach kindergarten and each teacher on our team have students who misbehave frequently and have constant behavioral issues. The administration is reward those students when they do well in attempt to improve their behavior. However the other students are seeing these students being rewarded and now they are wondering why they don't get those same rewards. It is a difficult situation. How can we improve the behavior of some of these students without making a difference?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted March 15, 2015 9:15 pm emazag Reps: 100 In the younger grades the students thrive on positive reinforcement. If you have a positive behavior management system for all students then even those that behave appropriately on a regualar basis are rewarded. For the students with behavior difficulties, they are still able to experience success for small steps toward appropriate behavior. With a positive behavior management system everybody is being rewarded for good behaior and everybody wins! Votes: +14 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Tamupy Reps: 100 I like your solution because you give every student the opportunity to achieve successful behavior, even those that struggle in this area. It is important to allow every student to experience success so that they will continue to work towards positive behavior.   Posted on: October 3, 2015 2:21 pm Kady Schlemmer Reps: 202 I agree. All students, especially one at such a young age, should have the opportunity to work towards rewards.   Posted on: July 9, 2016 8:36 pm rybuZy Reps: 200 Exactly. No need to make the kids like you unnecessarily.   Posted on: October 16, 2017 2:35 am Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted October 4, 2015 7:00 pm Kayla Campbell Reps: 105 implement a new behavior management strategy in your class as well. Positive reinforcement and reward systems work well with all students. Though they may not be receiving the same rewards as the individuals receiving a more individualized behavior intervention, they will still work hard to maintain and/or improve their behavior. Votes: +4 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted September 29, 2015 12:28 am WuGusa Reps: 100 Kindergarten students that are not receiving the rewards should be told what is expected of them and ways we can work on students achieving rewards. If the student doesn't change after the rules have been stated maybe have goals the students need to meet in the classroom. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted February 25, 2016 1:03 am Jen Reps: 225 Any source of Positive Reinforcement is going to encourage students to behave. Positive reinforcement with rewards is almost always a sure thing. I would explain to the other students that the students who are receiving the rewards are striving to be like them, It will encourage those students to be on their A game. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted September 28, 2015 6:58 pm Autumn Carroll Reps: 202 I would try to remind students everyday that if you work really hard you might get an award. Point out a student that is doing an excellent job so that the students can look to them as an example. Votes: +1 / -3 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution rybuZy Reps: 200 I don't know; that can put undue pressure on that student.   Posted on: October 16, 2017 2:36 am Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 3, 2015 2:15 pm Tamupy Reps: 100 The students should only be rewarded when they show positive behavior. If you use a clip up/clip down system to keep track of behavior then the students can only clip up when they show positive behavior. On the other hand, if a student misbehaves then he or she clips down on the chart. The clip system does not reward students for good behavior unless they have shown it. Therefore no student receives a reward (clipping up) unless they have done something good to receive it. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted February 23, 2016 4:03 am apazeR Reps: 200 Start a positive reinforcement system in your class and give all the students an opportunity for rewards. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted October 7, 2016 7:08 pm ybaHyp Reps: 200 Have you tried implementing the clip system. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted February 20, 2018 6:55 pm WaTeLa Reps: 100 I would make some kind of reward system in the classroom for the students so that everyone is being rewarded for good behavior, not just the students who have behavioral issues. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted February 25, 2018 3:41 pm Sieara Voegtle Reps: 202 I would have the students pulled out if they are receiving a reward. However, to reward the behavior of those students who always behave give weekly homework passes, lunch with the teacher, or treasure box. All students will then be able to participate and feel included, however make a point system or incentives in place so they must earn the rewards. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted February 26, 2018 3:15 am ydeZuj Reps: 101 Positive reinforcement an go a long way for a child. If you make them feel good about themselves they will be less likely to misbehave. Try to only give rewards to the kids that really deserve them and make sure you distinguish the point the student was at and the point they are at now to deserve that rewards. Some kids don't understand that different expectations are set for different kids depending on the level that the are at Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted February 25, 2019 1:19 am tuSuXy Reps: 100 Positive rewards are a good thing. Before rewarding a student for there good behavior, model the desired behavior to the class so that they can see what the teacher is expecting. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 13 Posted October 12, 2019 1:18 am BuDuRe Reps: 102 This gets tricky especially with students as young as Kindergarten. While it is a good idea to reward students who are improving their behaviors it can also be discouraging and disappointing for the students who behave well regularly. I definitely don't think it is fair to just reward the students who are improving their behavior. If the teacher is going to use rewards they should reward every student. The teacher might consider implementing a behavior chart for every student and work up to a class reward if behavior improves. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 14 Posted March 15, 2015 7:28 pm Haley Reps: 104 There are times when bad behavior has to be rewarded just to get students to see that good behavior is expected. I would definitely try to go above and beyond for those who are always behaving well. If you keep track of student behavior and reward students who meet specific behavior goals. I think its ok to differentiate behavior goals for students who struggle with behavior. You could make the reward for students who always behave an ice cream party or something big and the reward for students who misbehave something good but not as great as an ice cream party. Votes: +0 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution neHaGy Reps: 200 Thats a great idea! Thanks I will most definitely use that in the future.   Posted on: October 1, 2015 8:14 pm Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.