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This bilingual rubric is great for students to reflect on their class behavior. This is very helpful to have during parent teacher conferences. This can be used for any grade in any class. Now EDITABLE.

Are you happy with how your students exit, or are you finding yourself resentfully tidying up your classroom after your students leave? Solution: A two-minute countdown routine and poster! When I announce “Two minute count-down!” I see students pick things up off the floor, check the HW board, put papers away, and thank their partners for various things. This way I end the class just like I started it; Students are calm, in their seats, and ready to listen.

Print this class poster and laminate it. Add and subtract points according to class or group behavior. You can use this to monitor academic behavior (class/group with the highest test scores), general behavior (class/group with the most participation), or a specific behavior (how many shout outs there are in a period.) I've used it for a variety of things, including keeping score in a review game. I've found that simply recording data, whether good or bad, is a great visual way students can s

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