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For a couple of years now I have heard floating ideas about Marvin Marshall's Behavior system (A - Anarachy, B- Bullying/Bossing, C- Compliance, D- Democracy). I have really liked the concept of talking about why we do things and trying to internalize those values, especially in younger kids. My hang up for implementing it this year is how to use such large concepts with Kindergarten. So I implemented the best board for delayed rewards and took away the color change system that was at best ineffective.
Today I had a break through. The kids had been asked a couple of weeks ago to stack the chairs, not on the table (which they love to try, but inevitable falls on someones head), but in stacks of four. My crazy brain practiced for about a week and then inconsistently requested the children help with this task. Today without even a mention, while they were waiting to pack up and honestly were supposed to be in their chairs, started to stack them. They did it simply to be helpful (ok maybe they knew the best board was looming around somewhere.)
It was so awesome to see. They did it because they knew it was supposed to be done. I never asked them and would have completely forgotten about it until I had to do it myself.
I will definetly be researching this method more and attempt to implement it next year.
Kids say the darndest thins: "Ms. Giani," While holding two small pieces of bark in her hands. "I don't know where these go. I have been looking at all the trees and I don't see where they fit." She walks off and is holding up the bark to the tree trying to find where they fell from!
How cute is that!
Today I had a break through. The kids had been asked a couple of weeks ago to stack the chairs, not on the table (which they love to try, but inevitable falls on someones head), but in stacks of four. My crazy brain practiced for about a week and then inconsistently requested the children help with this task. Today without even a mention, while they were waiting to pack up and honestly were supposed to be in their chairs, started to stack them. They did it simply to be helpful (ok maybe they knew the best board was looming around somewhere.)
It was so awesome to see. They did it because they knew it was supposed to be done. I never asked them and would have completely forgotten about it until I had to do it myself.
I will definetly be researching this method more and attempt to implement it next year.
Kids say the darndest thins: "Ms. Giani," While holding two small pieces of bark in her hands. "I don't know where these go. I have been looking at all the trees and I don't see where they fit." She walks off and is holding up the bark to the tree trying to find where they fell from!
How cute is that!