This tool encourages on task behavior.
Marble jar discipline.
You need to start with some in the jar already because for unacceptable behaviour you take a marble away.
We come to this profession because we want to ignite a love of learning and help children discover their potential.
It s a fun way of building community and accountability and having children encourage one another.
While we do believe in spanking our children it is certainly not the only form of discipline used around our house.
I write this assuming that every teacher does what works best for them and their students.
A behavior marble jar is all about positive reinforcement so marbles go in and don t come back out until the end of the day for preschoolers just getting up for the day could earn your child a few marbles.
When a student earns a marble the digital marble is placed in the jar.
When the jar is full your class gets a treat of some sort.
With the marble jar teachers can frequently and easily reward desired behavior.
The digital marble jar method is good for teachers who do not have a lot extra space in their rooms or who do not want to have a physical jar or marbles in the room.
While obtaining my education degree i studied the age old marble jar technique.
If your marble jar is shared among two or more children try having the kids award each other the marbles instead of having an adult notice the behavior and award the marble.
Marble jar reward system.
Here are some suggestions for getting the most from your jar.
In our family below are a few examples of how my children can earn and lose marbles.
May 29 2019 let me start by stating that this post is not putting down any forms of classroom management.
Put a marble into the reward jar or let her place the marble into the reward jar whenever she exhibits a good behavior 1.
When the marble jar is filled up the class received the pre determined prize.
Ways to earn marbles.
Saying yes ma am or yes sir.
This helps symbolize that we all start off each day with a fresh start and a positive outlook.
Keep in mind that a big jar also merits a big.
Each time students exhibit a desired behavior the teacher places a marble in the jar.
A jar or something to put the earned marbles in consistency from the parent in charge.
What are marble worthy actions.
I am a firm believer in positive discipline.
When it comes to discipline my philoshphy seems to be do what works.
Each family will have their own actions that they deem marble worthy.
Then you put some marbles in a jar say 10 and some more in a bag.
When you have that.
Choose a big jar if you want them to work a long time to earn their reward.
Use marbles to support the behaviors that need the most attention.
Once the jar is filled the class earns a.
Children usually like to put the marble in the jar themselves insisting the child remove a marble for poor behaviour can also be very effective.