This class reward system is placed somewhere the children can easily see and the teacher can access. Each time a petal is earned, the children are one step closer to their reward. They need to earn 10 petals in total and the rewards are chosen by the teacher and the children together. The editable middle section of the flower can be chosen by together and then placed in the middle of the flower. Each time the children work as a whole class (e.g listening well, working as a team, being ready, respectful and safe etc) the teacher adds a petal. The visual is a fantastic aid for all children to work as a team and encourages everyone in the class to work together. I have used this for a few years in an inner-city school and it has fantastic results and makes for a purposeful and productive classroom environment.

These emotion check-in slips are a great resource to use in conjunction with a worry box. We keep these next to the worry box and children tick the emotion that they are feeling and then write a short sentence about why they feel this way. It’s easy for you as a teacher to quickly see how they are feeling and it’s great for the children to know that someone will speak to them about their feelings.