In nursery we use a behaviour chart that mirrors the rest of the school but we make it a lot more visual for the children to understand. The children move up and down the chart quickly as we want to reinforce what expected behaviour is in a positive way.
Every day the children start on the sunshine. They are then either moved up to the rainbow or to the highest point, the star for behaviour such as kind hands, listening to instruction, good learning.
The children can also be moved down to our thinking cloud which is for time to think about what they did or the rain cloud when the behaviour continues. Behaviour such as: Not listening to instruction, hurting their friends, not using the nursery equipment safely and respectfully.
Below is a photo of the chart so you are familiar with the language that we use and you may find that your children have already started telling you they are on the rainbow or star!
It would be wonderful if we can all work together and use the same language. I hope this helps with the understanding of what procedures we use for behaviour in nursery.
Claire Woods
