I use this lesson with 2nd - 4th grade students to help them understand the connection between their behavior and the consequences they receive. I start by drawing this on the board. We talk about the idea of "fair" in that it's not fair that positive behaviors get negative consequences, the same way that it's not fair that negative behaviors get positive consequences. Then, I remind them that we learn most of what we need to know about positive behaviors in kindergarten, which is why I bring a story I read with kindergartners. We roleplay various negative behaviors that David exhibits in the book. I ask a student volunteers to be the teacher and react to my behaviors. We rehearse the phrase "Those are the rules" to remind students about what is fair. We end the lesson with students writing their own positive and negative behaviors and consequences.
