My students love their individual behaviour supports now I’ve made the token board easily accessible and manageable for little fingers.
Easy to make up!
Once the pages were printed out I popped them on a file folder and covered them with sticky back plastic. The supporting visuals were cut out individually, laminated and attached to the spaces provided with velcro dots.
How to usea Token Board
My Students love their personalised folders especially seeing their motivator symbols. Before starting a tasks the student chooses a motivator and place it in the “I’m working for” space. As they work through the task, teachers or support staff give them tokens throughout to keep them motivated. Once all three tokens are given the student can exchange them along with the motivator picture to gain this reward. There’s a space for behavior visuals and a “First and Then” section to keep them on track!
My students are always excited to earn tokens, work hard and earn the reward ….they love it!
They are happy and I am with this positive reward system together in one handy place!
I use the finger icons as count down tokens and the reward visuals go in the choice list. There is also an editable version for you to make your own motivator pictures to match the sensory toys you use.
A motivator assessment before you start work will ensure a successful lesson!
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Are you overwhelmed by the amount of Behavior supports there are available out there! Are you looking for that particular one you need to help you manage behaviors and maintain structure in your classroom! These powerful strategies below might just help you create the classroom you want. Have a look at the different types of classroom management tools I use to achieve the Special Ed class I have.
# 1 Critical Communication Cards
Critical Communication Cards – To teach new skills such as requesting “break please”, “help” and “wait” self -management strategies.
QUICK TIP – I hang these cards close to my Calm Down Corner so my students have easy access.
Social Supports – To help my students understand how to behave or respond in a particular situation using a visual guide describing various social interactions, situations, behaviours, skills or concept.
QUICK TIP –I place them on the edge of tables to remind students on their choices.
#3 Visual Folder Supports
Visual folder supports – A place for my students to keep all their daily and most used visuals all in one place, ideal for quick support.
QUICK TIP – My students use these throughout the day and follow the schedule to stay on task. They choose a reward to use with the Token Economy system and have the visuals they might need ready to use.
#4 Self Regulation Tools
.Self regulation tools – I’ve made tools individually accessible for my students to use in a handy little booklet.
QUICK TIP –I bind then as a book and keep them on hand for self management, each one tailored to individual needs that help them to self-regulate.
#5 First and Then Strategies
First and Then –By using this strategy my students know what they must complete before having what they want, it also provides structure in their behaviour support plans.
QUICK TIP –If my students are finding it difficult to stay on track, I use the first and then strategy to remind them of what they are working for.
#6 Token Economy Rewards
Token Economy – A powerful method of strengthening new skills and behaviours, The tokens are a way of “paying” my students for completing tasks and then they can be used to trade for desired activities or items they choose.
QUICK TIP –I use this board when I start teaching the Token economy strategy, its a classroom resource that I can adapt with motivator choices for individual needs.
#7 Communication Binder
Communication Binder – My students can use their Daily Binders to aid Communication throughout the day and support them with any frustration or anxiety they may feel.
QUICK TIP –My student each have their own communication book which once laminated I place in a binder to keep the visuals safe
#8 Daily Visuals
Daily Visuals – A selection of visuals for Speech Therapy, Special Education and Autism to support communication in the classroom and at home. QUICK TIP –These have bigger visuals which are more suitable for students that are learning picture to item recognition. Students can point to what they want, need or feel.
#9 Token or Ticks Cards
Token or ticks – Point cards for some of my students to earn ticks for preferred behaviour.
QUICK TIP – I print a stack of these out to use when i need them, usually when I’m teaching a focused task. I ask before starting the task what they want to working for and tick off the boxes throughout to keep them motivated and earn the reward they’ve chosen..
#10 Daily Planner
Daily Planner – This Support folder is a place for my student to keep track of the days of the week, check their schedule, ask for task items they may need and support behavior before it arises.
QUICK TIP –A class daily organiser for my higher ability students. It helps them manage their day, hold motivator visuals, and reminds them of the rules in class.
I love making Counting interesting and fun for little learners! So I’ve Created these counting jars with this in mind. Children learning to count and recognise numbers will be able to to use the number board to answer how many ladybirds they have in jars to 10, pre writing skills with the detachable numbers!
These counting jars will teach counting concepts as well as number correspondence to your young learners.
Ten jars with the numbers 1-10 displayed on a board for little fingers to remove and attach to the jar with the matching amount of ladybirds.
This counting activity can be used with a whole group, for independent practice, centres/stations, morning work tubs, early finishers, and 1 to 1.
Learning new skills is so important for our students! Requesting “Help” “Break” “stop” or “wait” is a huge skill on its own.
This week I want to talk about how we made it a little easier and more fun to teach
1. Help your student to realise when they need to use the break/help card, before they get too frustrated or loose concentration. At the start of any activity, show the student the break card and place the card where they can easily reach it.
2 Point to the break/help card and tell them, “This is your break/help card. You can use it to ask for a break.” When your student starts to get frustrated or loose interest, You say “If you are getting upset, use your break card to tell me you need a break/help.”
3. Immediately allow the student to take a break/help from his tasks, or allow the student to move away to the “break area.” I found that self regulating visuals on the bottom of the card is a fantastic way of calming your student while on a break.
4. Requesting is an important part of teaching the student to trust and use the visual support, once they are consistently asking for breaks, you may begin to extend the time between the request and the actual break.
