Clip Chart

The clip chart is a behavior management system that promotes positive behavior among students. Each student's number is placed on a clothespin and clipped  to a chart located in the front of the room. There are seven categories which include: Ready to Learn, Good Day, Great Job, Outstanding, Think About It, Teacher’s Choice and Parent Contact. Each student begins their day on Ready to Learn. Throughout the day students have the opportunity to move their clip up the clip chart by following the classroom expectations. When students do this, they will be asked to “clip up” by the classroom teacher. Students who do not follow the expectations will, respectfully, be asked to “clip down.” The Think About It level of the Clip Chart aligns with the Setting Limits behavior management program as the warning at which point students will be provided with two choices. 

If their misbehavior continues the student will be asked to move their clip down to Teacher’s Choice and will be asked to reflect on their choices as in the Setting Limits behavior management program. When this occurs, a student may be given a Behavior Reflection note to fill out and take home to their parents. The teacher also has the option of giving the student a reflection break. If this occurs, the student will be asked to take his or her work to a designated area for approximately 7-8 minutes. After this time, they will return to their desk. The last category on the clip chart is Parent Contact. If a child has to move their clip to this section of the chart the parents will be contacted by phone.

Students may redeem themselves by showing appropriate behavior. If this occurs they are allowed to move back up the chart; however; they will still receive the consequence for being on Teacher’s Choice or Parent Contact. Each child will be encouraged to do their very best. It will be communicated to each student that everyone makes mistakes. It is what we do after we have made those mistakes that matters the most. It is all about CHOICES! For more information regarding this behavior management system please click here.