Marble Jar Discipline

When it comes to discipline my philoshphy seems to be do what works.

Marble jar discipline.

When the marble jar is filled up the class received the pre determined prize. You need to start with some in the jar already because for unacceptable behaviour you take a marble away. While we do believe in spanking our children it is certainly not the only form of discipline used around our house. Here are some suggestions for getting the most from your jar.

Marble jar reward system. Then you put some marbles in a jar say 10 and some more in a bag. You can do small rewards on a daily basis which works best for children preschool age and younger or larger rewards for a week s worth of good behavior if your child is older. What are marble worthy actions.

When you have that. Choose a big jar if you want them to work a long time to earn their reward. I write this assuming that every teacher does what works best for them and their students. This helps symbolize that we all start off each day with a fresh start and a positive outlook.

Before you implement the marble jar consider how often you want to reward your students. May 29 2019 let me start by stating that this post is not putting down any forms of classroom management. A behavior marble jar is all about positive reinforcement so marbles go in and don t come back out until the end of the day for preschoolers just getting up for the day could earn your child a few marbles. Children usually like to put the marble in the jar themselves insisting the child remove a marble for poor behaviour can also be very effective.

Use marbles to support the behaviors that need the most attention. In our family below are a few examples of how my children can earn and lose marbles. A jar or something to put the earned marbles in consistency from the parent in charge. It s a fun way of building community and accountability and having children encourage one another.

Ways to earn marbles. The digital marble jar method is good for teachers who do not have a lot extra space in their rooms or who do not want to have a physical jar or marbles in the room. While obtaining my education degree i studied the age old marble jar technique. When the jar is full empty it and begin.

When the jar is full your class gets a treat of some sort. Put a marble into the reward jar or let her place the marble into the reward jar whenever she exhibits a good behavior 1. Once the jar is filled the class earns a. I am a firm believer in positive discipline.

We come to this profession because we want to ignite a love of learning and help children discover their potential. With the marble jar teachers can frequently and easily reward desired behavior. If your marble jar is shared among two or more children try having the kids award each other the marbles instead of having an adult notice the behavior and award the marble. Each family will have their own actions that they deem marble worthy.

Saying yes ma am or yes sir. This tool encourages on task behavior.