December Bulletin Board Ideas

Christmas Stockings & Behavior Modification

Each year I provide each child with a red felt stocking decorated only with their name. The children take art time to glue green felt trees, sequins, snowflakes, and other tiny decorations on the front of their stockings. During the month of December as the days get exciting and busy, good work and good behavior is encouraged by the use of the stockings. Treats such as pencils, candy, small toys, and stickers are added at the end of the school day for those students that have had good work and good behavior. Each morning as the children enter the room they look to see how "fat" their stocking has gotten. The caption across the bulletin board reads "Good Behavior and Good Work Help to Fill Our Stockings".

When the children leave school for the Christmas holidays the filled stockings are given to each child as a special gift to take home and enjoy. It is amazing how hard the children work and how good the behavior is during the month of December! Also, it is amazing how many children continue to save this special stocking in the years to come.
Submitted by: Gary garyn@email-removed

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