POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT FOR

DEEDEE’S CLASS

Sarah Jeff Petzak Elizabeth Whaley Kayla Wiener

What is PBS? PBS stands for Positive Behavior

Supports

It is a method used school wide, in the classroom, and on an individual basis

It focuses on the positive behaviors instead of pointing out negative behavior

What does the Research say about implementing PBS?

What does the Research say about implementing PBS?

We chose a CONSTRUCTION theme for this 6th grade class

Our System for Deedee’s Class Create tickets for individuals

and groups

A ticket is earned for each positive behavior

The ticket is given to the person/group, they put their name on the ticket, and then insert it in the paint bucket

The tickets…. There will be “kids at work” tickets for individuals

and for groups

The tickets will be handed out throughout the day and placed in the bucket at the end of each period

Students cannot “hoard” tickets

Several tickets will be drawn weekly with a large prize at the end of the month

The teacher will earn tickets when the class does not follow direction

The Rewards We will periodically give a Motivation Inventory to

assess possible rewards

Weekly rewards could include Lunch with teacher Ice Cream Passes Homework Passes Gift cards to Ritas, iTunes, Game Stop

o Monthly rewards could include Phillies Tickets Larger amounts of gift cards

School- wide achievement When each class earns a

specified number of tickets, a brick is added to the wall

When the city is built, the students will vote on a school-wide reward

Possible rewards include: School-wide pizza party School-wide ice cream party School/grade wide field trip

“Building a City” Bricks for Great Behavior

Possible hang ups???? child having a melt down because they do not receive a

ticket PBS becomes ineffective due to saturation extinguished burst may occur - problematical behaviors

increase system may be familiar and stale to some students reinforcer may not be desired by all students tickets might not be tangible to students because they do

not hold onto them stealing or forging tickets hording tickets confusion about ticketing system fighting over tickets ticket trading

How we resolved the hang ups reminders to students that they will have numerous opportunities to earn

tickets modifications to make PBS new and fresh, such different style of tickets for

different desired behaviors. ignore inappropriate behavior and apply specific praise to positive behavior use a twist with 'teacher tickets' to create a competition. Have students

vote on which problematic behaviors are most disruptive to them. create more motivating tickets, colors, themes, etc...Make super tickets for better prizes so students can trade up

reinforcer inventory periodically have students sign tickets and keep half of the ticket specific hole punch that teacher stamps change color of tickets weekly so tickets expire posters and visual prompts student looses all of their tickets. tickets will need to deposit immediately. allow for ticket trading

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