Positive Pinterest

My classroom dynamics this year is not a good one.  We have been having a lot of bullying, selective friendships, and just peers being really mean to each other and misbehaving.  So I did something I haven't done in awhile and I took down my writing wall.  We don't have a lot of a space in my classroom and that was the largest most visible bulletin board we had.  I am going to dedicate this new board into creating a more positive peer climate in my classroom.  All weekend long I have been searching for "good ideas" to help me with this.  Here's are some pins I've really liked...

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I really like the message behind the classroom promise.  I am going to type it up like a constitution and make all of them sign it.

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I think it's also important that I will make a promise to the class as well.  This will be my promise to them to create an all around good climate.

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Really like the idea of this one, but it may be too much to implant right now.  We are going to be earning positive peer points (I'll explain more about that one), our school is earning PRIDE awards, they are still collecting Hoorays for good behavior and we are tracking those to earn a party.  I think this one might be an over kill if I add it.  I would like to keep it in the back burner though and maybe start with it at the beginning of the year.

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Love this one, but I may change the wording so it goes with our positive peer theme.

 

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This is the one poster I really need.  My group has a TON of tattlers, the worst part is that the tattlers are the ones who are also misbehaving.  It's so silly and it takes up too much of my time.  I am also going to have a tattle box so I won't have to hear it throughout the day.

I don't want the board to be too "cluttery" but I love all of these ideas.  I will post the final product tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes.