We only have four rules in the classroom. It sounds small, but just about any rule that you can think of can fit into one of these four rules. They are:
 

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Each student has a "frog" cut out with their name on it. When we start the year, all of the "frogs" are on the board. After two weeks, anyone that has not had to move their frog will have their frog removed from the board. The goal is to NEVER have your frog on the board again.
 

Example of the frogs

I give each child a verbal warning first. After the verbal warning the student will move their frog into the warning pouch. Once their frog has been put on the board, it will take a week without having to move it again in order to get their frog off the board. With each step, a frog sticker will be placed in the child's agenda so parents know that something happened.
 

"Hop 1" is the warning slot. Your child will move their frog. There will be one sticker placed in the agenda with a description of what happened.
 

"Hop 2" is the second step. Your child will move their frog again. Another sticker will be placed into the agenda with a description of what happened.
 

"Hop 3" is the third step. Again, your child will move their frog and your child will also call you to inform you of their choices. Again, a sticker will be put into the agenda and a description of what happened.
 

"Hop 4" is the last step. All above procedures will be followed and your child will be sent to the principal's office.

I will send an email or a note home to inform you of your child's behavior for the day if they had to move beyond "Hop 1."
 

At the end of each day, the frogs are cleared out of the pouches and will stay on the board, off to the side. Each day is a new day. It takes one week of not moving their frog for a child to remove their frog from the board.