Each time students exhibit a desired behavior the teacher places a marble in the jar.
Marble jar activity.
It should never be used as a compliance tool to call out shame or humiliate students or to take marbles out as punishment.
What do your friends do to earn marbles in your marble jar.
Not the big moments the small moments.
Marbles are earned through small acts moments not grand gestures.
With the marble jar teachers can frequently and easily reward desired behavior.
For every marble that is in a jar people have earned your trust for that marble.
Here are some ideas.
When the class is caught making a marble jar choice the class gets a marble.
Your boss asks you how your mom s chemotherapy is going.
Once the jar is filled the class earns a group reward.
For preschoolers just getting up for the day could earn your child a few marbles.
Studies show it is the very small moments where trust is built.
With the class come up with specific behaviors that would earn marbles.
Examples out loud put a marble in the jar.
Explain to the class that this is your class marble jar.
Come up with a class reward such as shoes off extra recess each lunch with the teacher etc.
Trust is like a marble jar.
Every time you see a whole class.
Some examples of small acts moments that build trust include showing up at a loved one s funeral and asking for help from friends.
Simply print off the poster and the marble jar.
Use marbles to support the behaviors that need the most attention.
A behavior marble jar is all about positive reinforcement so marbles go in and don t come back out until the end of the day.
The trust marble jar is a powerful metaphor and tool used to teach how psychological safety is built slowly over time and based on small actions.
The marble jar is a great way to do this.
This helps symbolize that we all start off each day with a fresh start and a positive outlook.