Behavior/Classroom Management
This Pinterest board contains a variety of resources on behavior and classroom management techniques.
Smart Classroom Management
Smart Classroom Management offers a variety of articles centered on classroom management, with tips, ideas, strategies, and research. Multiple topics are covered, including but not limited to, bullying, difficult students, routines, attentiveness, and online learning.
Think Sheet
This 'Think Sheet' allows your students to reflect on their behavior and come up with alternative choices. Space provided for a parent signature to keep parents in the loop about their child's behavior. You can access this download through the teacherspayteachers.com website. It is required to have an account, but this resource is free, as are many of the resources found within Teachers Pay Teachers.
Behavior Management Resource Folder
Here you will find hand selected resources from the Out of School Time Specialists at the Utah Afterschool Network.
Center on PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support
PBIS is a framework intended to create schools and programs in which children have improved social emotional and behavioral outcomes. The site has a variety of topics covered, including, but not limited to, bullying prevention, family, equity, disabilities, discipline, and individualization. Resources available include games, videos, webinars, fact sheets, assessment tools, and case studies.
Love & Logic
Love & Logic is a philosophy centering around the use of love and logic when interacting with youth to improve behavior, social skills, emotional supports, and healthy relationships. Love & Logic has resources for parents and teachers. The site has blogs, infographics, articles, presentations, video clips, podcasts, and professional development opportunities.
OregonASK: Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports
This site provides a 23-page handbook on positive behavioral interventions and supports for afterschool programs. There are several sections within the booklet that give information, advice, samples, strategies, and examples of effective PBIS for programs. Sections include defining expectations, teaching expectations, acknowledging appropriate behaviors, prevent problem behaviors, and responding to problem behaviors. The booklet also has an observation tool for staff to use in addressing and improving behaviors.
Are You An Effective and Efficient Communicator?
This is a brief article on communicating with others.
10 Behavior Management Ideas as a Guide for Your Classroom
This article outlines ten ideas to improve behaviors and choices in your program.
Behavior Management Strategies
This blogs gives readers six behavior management strategies to use in their programs. Rather than focusing on youth's behavior, the strategies provided are aimed at staff to help them remain calm and professional when dealing with challenging behaviors.
Right Response The Problem Behavior Solvers
This page gives information on behaviors and several strategies for behavior management. The site also offers information on de-escalation and safety.
Ages and Stages: Keeping Connected Through Child Development Stages
Keep Connected provides information on the typical developmental milestones and changes as children age. Information given is categorized by age to make learning easier. The site also provides parenting resources and information that can be useful even in the program environment.
10 Transition or Wait Games for School Age Children
This article outlines ten activities to keep kids engaged during transitions and wait times.
National Institute of Corrections
Learn about establishing a therapeutic culture that supports behavior management in your program. This article provides information on setting expectations, creating a multi-tiered approach, and integrating preventative elements.
7 Tips to Positive Behavior
Positive behavior begins and ends with relationships—not with the rules. While systems and guidelines can provide structure for young people, cultivating an environment of meaningful connections between staff and youth creates a culture where positive behavior is part of the ongoing learning and development of youth. The better you know your young people, the easier it becomes for them to meet program expectations. The more you include structural supports for staff, the easier it will be for them to guide youth. Remember, the process to building relationships takes time. Use these seven tips alongside your behavior system to deepen the relationships between staff and youth.