Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Walking in a Line Ms. Blanchard's 5th grade class is fairly well-behaved. They adhere to most classroom rules and can be managed pretty well in the classroom using a clip chart. However, in the halls it is a totally different story. The students feel that since they are 5th graders, and see other 5th grade classes not having to walk in a line, they shouldn't have to either. Ms. Blanchard has tried a reward system, threatening to clip students down, etc. But, it seems as if the entire class is always misbehaving so she just doesn't know what to do. Other teachers, especially primary grade teachers who have students looking to 5th grade as an example, are beginning to make comments. What can be done? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think giving each student a job of watching the person in front of them and leading the person behind them could help them with direction and ownership of the responsible line. Sometimes a specific title for everyone is needed. A name, number or letter could also be used and they could say the numbers or letters while walking quietly to spell words each day.