My New Clip Chart

When I started a new grade level, I knew I wanted a new clip chart too. I've been using a clip chart in my classroom since I've attended Rick Morris' classroom management trainings. He is a classroom management guru! I got some great ideas thanks to my facebook friends and Pinterest, and finally came up with something that fit all of my requirements!

My main inspiration was Denise's adorable pin chart that she shared on her blog over the summer.

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I found those adorable polka dot headers on clearance at Michaels, but being the go-getter that I am, I laminated them before I even had any idea of what I wanted to do with them! When I saw Denise post this I was SO excited!

When I was searching for some clip chart ideas, I came across these and really loved the wording!

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I made the titles using one of my favorite Lettering Delights alphabets. It's polka dotted! How cute is that!? {Is anyone interested in a tutorial on using Lettering Delights alphabets? Leave me a comment if you'd like me to make one!}
When I went to put it together, I hit a speedbump! Like I mentioned before, my cute polka dot headers were already laminated!!! What was I to do!? I didn't want to risk laminating lamin, so I decided to print the titles on card stock and attached them with my scrapbooking tape, then attached  the headers onto ribbon. I tried my trusty old mod podge first, but the lamin didn't stick to it well and the headers just peeled right off. After much googling, I tried double sided tape...worked like a charm! I absolutely love the way it turned out!

Onto my search for clothespins! I couldn't find any regular sized pins, so I sucked it up and bought the tiny ones. I actually decided that I like the tiny ones more. They complement the cute polka dots.

Then, my mission was to figure out how to document their behavior everyday. At first I thought of little business sized cards for the kids to fill out where they were for the day, but I knew I would never see the cards again once they were sent home, and that seemed like a waste of a lot of paper! I finally decided on a monthly calendar for my students to use daily. At the end of the day they color the box to show their behavior for the day. They take them home everyday and bring them back everyday. {The power of classroom money!}

I thought I'd share these calendars if anyone else would like to use them!
These calendars are in pdf form and are not editable. You will have to write the numbers in by hand. The fonts I used are from DJ Inkers and Lettering Delights.

I also got some really great ideas from Mrs. Bainbridge's blog.
When a student clips up to role model, they get a little certificate. {I realized that I should have copied it on purple after I made all the copies on pink...haha}

And just in case someone has to clip all the way down to red, they fill out a behavior reflection that is sent home and signed by parents.

I sent a note home to parents explaining the new chart and the calendar that goes home everyday. So far, the parents are very pleased and I've gotten some great feedback!

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