This year I made a HUGE marble jar. It really is working out well. I used large practice golf balls for my marbles. We have filled our marble jar 3 times already this year! I think the visual really is helping out with their excitement.
Here is my marble jar this year.
Each time the class receives 25 marbles for showing our PBIS expectations, they can earn a marble reward. We call it a marble party. The class votes on what they want to do. This was our third time this year and the class voted for the same thing...for the third time in a row! They wanted to be in pajamas, slippers, and have a toy party. Some of the girls made jewelry, some boys played Beyblades or Angry Birds, and I even had a remote control car driving around!
They had a ball and I had so much fun sneaking around watching! Does your school use PBIS???
I love PBIS! We called it SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support) at the school I was teaching at (3 yrs ago). I was on the committee as well and I learned soooo much, I love the explicit teaching of desired behaviours and how much it gets into the nitty gritty of expectations. We used the marble jar as well and had levels marked on the jar with a reward at each level. Great idea!
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Hi Tania! I like the way you put levels on the job...great idea! Thanks for sharing! :)
DeleteThe school I am at now is not a PBIS school, but my old school was. I have incorporated some of the ideas in my classroom this year. We are currently working towards a pizza party, but I love the idea of a toy party! May have to suggest it to my kiddos.
ReplyDeleteThe pizza party sounds fun...and yummy! Thanks for sharing! :)
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