Find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
Brooke Dougherty is a 2nd-grade teacher at Freedom Crossing Academy, one of the newest K-8 schools in St. Johns County, Florida. After graduating from college with a dual major in Early Childhood and Special Education in 2020, she accepted a job in one of St. John’s “A” rated schools—FCA.
FCA stood out because of its strong stance on school culture and student/staff relationships. Prior to being hired, her principal at the time engraved this very familiar line into her brain: “here at Freedom Crossing Academy we do three things and three things well: LiveSchool, Capturing Kids’ Hearts, and the PLC process.”
The best description of FCA’s school culture is like walking into Disney. The faculty are always brainstorming creative ways to enhance student learning and school culture. Freedom Crossing Academy is truly a special place to be.
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
For many teachers, they knew they wanted to become educators from the very beginning. That wasn't me.
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
For many teachers, they knew they wanted to become educators from the very beginning. That wasn't me.
It took some time and self-discovery to find out what my true interests were. Being creative, collaborating, working with children, and most importantly, having fun were all qualities I wanted in my job.
That journey has led me to my true passion within education: PBIS and PBIS-focused lesson plans.
In short, PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) is a tiered framework that supports students’ behavior, academics, social-emotional, and mental health needs. When used with fidelity, it has proven to increase student success within the school setting.
PBIS is a way of thinking and operating. The idea behind PBIS points in your school is for a shift from what you “shouldn’t do” to what you “should do.” The PBIS framework will cause a decrease in referrals, therefore, causing more time for students to be in the classroom.
You will see preferred behaviors and higher attendance rates because students want to be in school. We should have consistency with a common language, a vision, displayed school-wide PBIS expectations, and know how to redirect students to show the preferred behavior.
We should ask what are the outcomes? Are all students getting what they need? Are we using evidence-based strategies? Education was often a closed-door policy years ago.
Education is changing and schools need to shift and collaborate together within PBIS to ultimately benefit the child.
Continue reading to find out how to implement PBIS into your own classroom and receive a free PBIS strategy lesson plan!
PBIS has proven to be effective in the classroom when implemented through a tiered system. Every student in your classroom is unique and has different needs. Differentiation is the sole purpose of tiered systems.
We want to think of this in terms of PBIS Tiers. Tier 1 focuses on core PBIS practices, universal instruction, and support. For those who need additional support, we have Tier 2 behavior interventions. Tier 2 is designed to provide students with targeted interventions.
Tier 3 occurs when the student is not responsive to Tiers 1 and 2. This tiered approach is paramount because it is designed to differentiate the level of support each child needs. After all, everyone is different and we want to reach each child’s given potential.
Might be an obvious one…but it goes a long way. This is significantly important. Every marking period during the school year, I write all my students' names down on a piece of paper.
I jot down one fact I’ve learned about them. If there are students with a fact missing, I make it a priority to truly get to know them. Figuring out what your student’s interests are, who they live with at home, and what they love to do in school…all these assist to guide your PBIS and curriculum lessons.
For example, I had a student last year who was not a fan of math. I knew he loved Spongebob. After I found that out, we had a whole lesson on addition word problems related to Spongebob characters. Guess what? I saw his motivation to learn math instantly! A perfect example of student “buy-in.”
Determine if students are improving or need intervention. This can help individualize the PBIS process for students. LiveSchool helps me monitor my student's progress by checking how they receive points.
I can check to see how many points and why they earned those points for that day. I can also check the “tick marks” in LiveSchool for students who were not following school-wide rules and/or classroom expectations. No clipboards and loose-leaf papers are needed…simply using LiveSchool will help you keep track of each student in your classroom.
You know your class best. You know what they do well with…and what they can improve on. Four huge components within PBIS are teaching school-wide expectations, acknowledging the expected behavior, correcting those errors, and requesting assistance when needed.
For example, you can tie in school-wide expectations and incorporate this into a lesson for students to learn and practice behavior expectations in the classroom.
Download Your Own PBIS Strategies Focused Lesson Plan→
I’ve included a lesson plan that focuses on school-wide expectations to practice with your students. As mentioned earlier, PBIS cannot be successful without those school-wide expectations.
The primary focus of this plan is using school rules and applying them while having fun. I’ve also provided you with ideas for a room transformation, too!
Students often forget school rules when they return from summer break and if you are a teacher, you know for weeks we are teaching expectations, routines, and rules daily! I love to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to set the tone for the school year.
It also helps to remind students of school-wide expectations. You can also use this as a mid-year lesson, too! Toy Story Day is best suited for grades K-3 but can be adapted for 4th and 5th grade. I hope you and your students enjoy Toy Story Day as much as my kiddos have!
If you would like to explore more about how to implement PBIS strategies in your own classroom, check out our articles How PBIS and classroom management work together and more PBIS strategies for your classroom on the LiveSchool blog.
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