I love my clip chart. I’ve been using it for two years now and my kiddos love it. Best of all, it’s implemented district wide, so it’s nothing new for my students when they walk into my speech room-they have the routine down, which makes my job easier. Don’t worry though, even if you’re the only one using it, the clip chart is a super easy system to implement and perhaps even some of the teachers you work with will love it!
So…what is a behavior clip chart? A clip chart is a vertically (or sometimes circular) chart. Each student has a clothespin with their name on it. As my students walk in, they grab their clip and place it on Green-“Ready to Learn.” If a student is doing something fabulous, they get to move their clip up, if they are demonstrating negative behavior, they get to move their clip down, which makes Mrs. Allison sad =(. I’ve found it to be a simple, yet powerful visual in my room.
If you go on TeachersPayTeachers and search for “clip chart” you will find 100s of products. The Speech Bubble also made a super cute one HERE. Here’s an example of a circular chart that some of my teachers use (Mrs. Wheeler’s First Grade):
The only thing I don’t like about the circular wheel is that my students who are doing extra work don’t get to move their clip. They simply stay on Green, which isn’t very motivating, or wouldn’t be to me, at least!
So…I finally made one to suit my needs. Here’s what I did:
1. Download the free clip chart HERE. You know how I love my folks who leave feedback! 🙂
2. Laminate it and (*optional) buy a foam board for more stability. My good friend, Christina from Sugar and Spice gave me this idea when she made her super cute clip chart.
3. Cut it out and paste it to the foam board
4. Hang it in your room with a cute ribbon!
Here are all my beautiful clips just waiting for their owners to return to school!
Because I have horrible handwriting (awful!), I typed my kiddos names out on those clear labels with a corresponding color next to their name. Then I attached them to a clothes pin. This actually saved me time in the long run and they are legible :-).
Then, I attached a little color chart next to their pins to help them find their name. One of my rules is that the colors should stay next to each other. A good way to work on sorting and it makes finding their pin a snap!
Here is my system!
I hope you find it helpful! You can download this item for free HERE and don’t forget to check out the rest of my store on sale Sunday and Monday for the Big Teachers Pay Teachers sale!!!
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Natalie Snyders says
August 17, 2013 at 6:49 pmThis is adorable, Nicole! 🙂
Carol says
August 17, 2013 at 8:57 pmI like this too, but I’m curious a about your bulletin board visible in your last photo. It looks like a tree branch…Tell me about it, please!
Nicole Allison says
August 20, 2013 at 3:04 pmYou’re right-it’s a tree branch! I’ll be posting on my bulletin board in a few weeks so stay tuned!
Lora-Joy says
August 18, 2013 at 7:17 pmIs there any way to change the color scheme? My room is black, red and white to go with my mustache theme. Just wondering. I guess I can always print it in black and white. This is really cute and I love the clothespin system!
Chelsea Smith says
August 20, 2013 at 2:42 pmI was just browsing through different clip charts on TpT for myself and found this for FREE…. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mustache-Behavior-Chart-768970
Jenni says
August 21, 2013 at 2:21 amPlease post about your bulletin board. I am planning on working on a bulletin board this weekend and would love to know more about this one. Thank you!!
Jenni says
August 21, 2013 at 2:22 amPlease post about your bulletin board. I am planning on working on a bulletin board this weekend and would love to know more about this one. Thank you!!
Nicole Allison says
August 21, 2013 at 1:27 pmlol! So glad you like it! Here’s an old post about it (http://allisonspeechpeeps.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-that-time-again.html). I will be posting the new one in a week or two. 🙂
Dina Normatova says
February 23, 2014 at 12:52 amLove all your ideas and free bees, thank you for sharing. I think ill be shopping in your store more often from now on. Also, can I get the link to this beautiful bulletin board, I cannot find it in your store. Thanks
Nicole Allison says
February 24, 2014 at 12:55 pmYay! I’m so glad you like it! Here’s the link to this freebie: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speechie-Clip-Chart-Freebie-832645
Julia P says
September 17, 2016 at 3:39 pmHi Nicole, I love your clothes pin system and I also purchased your articulation word wall, it looks great! Just a question….what size labels did you purchase that were narrow enough to fit the clothes pins for your student names?
Thanks! Julia
Nicole Allison says
October 3, 2016 at 4:35 pmHi Julia!
I just printed them on clear labels and cut them down to size. It was a bit tedious but satisfied the OCD in me lol!