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Behavior Bingo
Celebrate and track good classroom behavior through the classic game of bingo! Pick a new number each time your class is complimented for the behavior, whether by a substitute teacher, class visitor, or yourself!
PBIS World
Problem Behavior Questionnaire
It can be frustrating for a child and teacher alike when a problem behavior arises over and over in a classroom. Analyze when, where, and why the behavior is occurring with a questionnaire, in which educators mark the percent of the time...
Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
Classroom Setup: Grade 3
There's a lot of thought that goes into setting up safe and supportive classroom environments. From establishing a whole group meeting area and arranging desks, to organizing classroom supplies and creating bulletin board displays, this...
Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
Classroom Setup: Kindergarten
Whether you're planning to set up your classroom for the start of another school year or just need a change of scenery, this sample chapter taken from a Responsive Classroom book provides suggestions for making the most out of your...
PBIS World
Antecedent Behavior Consequence Log (ABC Chart)
To get a full view of a pupil's behavior, examine what happened before and after the behavior. This chart provides a way to organize your observations and track the before, during, and after of target behaviors.
Do2Learn
Ending A Conversation
Sometimes beginning a conversation isn't the hard part—it's ending the conversation that can be challenging. Autistic and mainstream learners alike can benefit from a resource that provides a reference handout with ways to end a...
Curated OER
Behavior Chart Record
Keep a running record of individual student behavior with this easy-to-use chart. Using the colors blue, green, yellow, and red to represent different levels of behavior, teachers are able to monitor their pupils' daily, weekly, and...
Do2Learn
Behavior Picture Cards
Teach the dos and don'ts of behaviors with a set of picture and word cards. From a do not hand signal to no pinching action, class members enhance social skills while learning appropriate behaviors.
PBIS World
Behavior Specialist Referral Form
Make sure your school's behavior specialist is well-informed by filling out this form when you refer an individual to him or her. The form provides a checklist of behaviors, an academic checklist, and a list of environmental factors to...
Curated OER
Creating Classroom Rules
Perfect for establishing classroom protocols, this activity gets even the youngest learners thinking about rules and their consequences. The lesson begins with a discussion and a reading of the poem Humpty Dumpty that gets youngsters...
Boys Town
More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School
Put an end to wasted instructional time with this lesson on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities students will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the classroom, but at home and...
Do2Learn
Classroom Observation Form
Monitor individual students during a classroom observation with a template form. Three pages of fields prompt the observer to note the class member's affect, behavior, peer interactions, and presence of accommodations.
Curated OER
What to Expect on Valentines Day: A Social Story
Valentine's Day is fun and exciting for most members of your class, but for learners on the autism spectrum, it can be disorienting. A social story demonstrates what one can expect on Valentine's Day. It explains what happens on...
Do2Learn
Appropriate Topics of Conversation
Conversation skills are key for having good social skills, but it can be tough for some especially those with autism. Use an activity that walks ASD pupils through topics that are and aren't appropriate for various audiences as they fill...
Curated OER
Creating a PowerPoint Displaying Respectful Behavior
Respect is vital to every relationship and every classroom. Here you will find a resource which will help your pupils to create a multimedia presentation on the topic of respect. They relate their personal behavior and experiences with...
Curated OER
Creating Classroom Rules
Why do we even have rules? Youngsters need to fully understand the answer to this question in order to be on their best behavior. First they examine how they help people get along in a group and keep people safe. They create personal...
California Department of Education
Workplace Skills
What skills do employers look for in potential employees? Introduce scholars to the skills that pay the bills during the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans. Once they have defined critical 21st-century skills, groups...
Curated OER
Game Related Social Skills
Most of us like to play games, but knowing what to do when a game doesn't go the way one expects is a learned skills. Adolescents with behavioral disorders practice responding to a variety of situations that arise during game play. They...
Curated OER
Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go
How can you foster a thoughtful learning community for your class? First, the class brainstorms a list of behaviors that will help make the classroom a great place to learn. Then learners group similar ideas together and come up with...
Facing History and Ourselves
Decision-Making: Introduction to the Unit
Make your classroom a supportive and communicative place to be before beginning a unit on the Holocaust. Working together as a class, learners reflect on their previous experiences of classroom discussions before establishing a...
Health Smart Virginia
Sporting Behavior
A game of Cooperation Tag and a Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion Challenge plays to the positive impact of good sporting behavior on one's social-emotional development. Scholars participate in these games with their peers then thoroughly...
Curated OER
Class Rules Contract
First and second graders construct a contract for classroom rules. They define a contract and then choose rules for classroom behavior. Each learner writes these rules down on a class rules contract worksheet (included).
Curated OER
Living With Rules
Young children explore the concept of the Golden Rule in this fun primary grade lesson. To begin, the class sings the song "The Lion and the Mouse" before discussing what the Golden Rule means and how it applies to daily life. This...
Curated OER
Genes, Environments, and Behavior 2
Students explore the genetic and environmental factors that interact to produce variation in behavior across a population. They are introduced to the various approaches scientists use to explore this interaction. Students explore how...