Positive Behavior Reward System- Pom Poms!

I'm really excited to implement a positive behavior reward system in my 5th grade class tomorrow!

 Our school does not implement PBIS, however, I am trying to tie in a component of the system by rewarding the positive behaviors in the classroom with the goal of eliminating negative behaviors. 

Tomorrow I will have the students brainstorm 3 different ways that they can earn pom poms. This may be three things that they believe they can work on. I will make sure that the students explain what that positive behavior looks like. For example, if they say something that they can work on is being respectful, I will ask them what that looks like. Therefore, the students know exactly how that positive behavior looks. These 3 behaviors will be made into a sign or poster for the students to be able to view at all times. 

How it will work!: 

There will be 3 different jars as seen below. Each jar will be a different reward. The far left jar (the smallest jar) will be the smallest reward and so on. Once each jar is filled, the students earn that reward!

When I see the students following the positive behaviors, I will either put a pom pom(s) into a jar or I will have a student come up and put the pom pom(s) into a jar. If I choose a student to put a pom pom(s) in the jar, I can either have them choose a jar they want to put it in or I can tell them which specific jar they should put it in. Therefore, the smaller jars can be filled up too and I can reward superb behavior by having the students put it into the larger jar. 

It will be important to be as general as possible with the rules of adding pom poms because I want to be able to control it and add pom poms whenever I feel it is earned whether or not it follows the 3 targeted behaviors the students choose. 

The Rewards

1. Small Jar- Choose an item from the "Treasure Box." This includes fun pencils, erasers, stickers, stuffed animals, etc. 

2. Medium Jar- I will have the students choose between choosing their own seats or an extra 10 min of free time at the end of each day. I wanted to have an intangible reward. 

3. Large Jar- With this reward I will have the students brainstorm possible ideas that they would like to earn. I will have the students write down 1-2 things they can work towards and then I will choose 2-3 things that the students can then later vote on. I will give them the suggestion of a popcorn party!

 

I am really excited about implementing this positive behavior system in the class tomorrow and seeing the students work towards filling up the pom pom jars! I will keep you updated on the rewards the students chose as well as how the system is working!