No Talking Punch Cards

So Tonya over at Tonya's Treats for Teachers is celebrating 700 followers, and besides hosting an AMAZING giveaway, she's also doing a pretty sweet sale in her TPT store! I was browsing through her store the other day and I came across this freebie:
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Basically, you give every student one of these NO TALKING punch cards, and every time someone is talking when they shouldn't be, you use a hole punch to punch out a letter. Ummmm.... why didn't I think of this???

I copied a bazillion (give or take) of these punch cards on red construction paper yesterday, and we tried it out today. I told the bunnies that they would have one "freebie," because everyone makes mistakes. But for every letter punched after that, the individual student would owe me a minute of afternoon recess for each letter punched. If every single letter was punched, that student would owe me their entire recess (15 minutes). Oh, and if they lose it.... then they owe me their whole recess! If there were no punches on the card for the day, I would give the student 2 Gotcha stickers for their chart. Gotcha stickers are a K-2 incentive system we use at my school... Whenever we catch someone being good ("Gotcha being good"), they get a little smiley face sticker. When they fill up their Gotcha cards, they can go to the Gotcha store and get a little prize. Their names are also read on the morning announcements.

So how did it go today? Well I would say it hasn't been that quiet in my room for a loonnnggg time!! Although I need to make myself a little necklace with the hole punch attached to it, because I kept leaving it around the room and then would forget where I put it. Oops! I had a couple kids in at recess with me, most for 2-3 minutes, with one student owing me 5 minutes. Most of the bunnies didn't get a single punch on their cards... I was giving out a ton of gotchas at the end of the day! Those kids were super excited that they could use the same card tomorrow... they said that they were recycling their cards! So cute! I had one guy lose his card, and he was on the verge of tears. I guess I'm too much of a softie though, because I didn't keep him in at recess. I'll have a little chat with him tomorrow about being more responsible, because if he loses it again, I have to follow through and keep him in.

I'm so excited about this change in behavior in my class! Hopefully it keeps up!!!
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  1. It worked well last year for me:) I don't have to do that this year because my kids are just wonderful! Specials teachers, other teachers, admin, they all notice. I am not sure why I got such a perfect group. Who knows, I might have to use those cards next year!

    Tonya
    Tonya’s Treats for Teachers

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    1. Tonya,
      I had one of those groups last year...it was heavenly...Now don't get me wrong, I really adore my kids this year ( like always) but let me tell you it was a period of adjustment from the perfect angels of last year. LOL!
      Jean
      Diving Into 2nd Grade

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  2. I used a blurt chart at the beginning of the year that failed miserably. ( I have a CHAAAAAAATTTTTYYYY bunch this year.)Where did you have the kids keep them? I hate clutter and I hate them having stuff sitting out on their tables...maybe I could put them on a string and have them wear it like a necklace? Also, did you have any issues with them playing with them? So many questions I know. Hee-hee. I'm off to promote the giveaway...We have snow day number 12 today!!!!!! When I texted my husband to say that I had no school he said I was lucky. I said I won't feel so lucky when I am going an extra week in June! LOL!
    Jean
    Diving Into 2nd Grade

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    1. I just have them leave the cards on the top of their desks. That way, they can go get me the card if I'm not able to go their desks. My coworker taped them on their desks with Scotch tape. I think the necklace idea is a good one because then you could punch their cards if they're talking in the hall. I actually put the hole punch on a piece of yarn today because I didn't have a pocket to put it in LOL. The only problem with the necklaces though is that they'll need a new card every day, and so you would have to make up a bunch of necklaces. I only had 2 kids owe me recess minutes today, so it seems to be working!

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    2. Ugh, good point. I have enough things to get done in a day without having to make new necklaces! LOL!
      Jean

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