Behavior Charts for Teachers, Students and Home

Type the student's name and goals, then press Print the chart for a Monday to Friday week.

Type on the chart. × removes a goal, + adds one.

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Behavior chart

GoalMonTueWedThuFri
Name
Raise my hand to speak
Keep hands and feet to myself
Start work straight away
Use kind words

Days
Each box is worth

Names and ticks are kept in this browser only. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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How it works

These behavior charts for teachers open on a weekly student behavior chart: one name, four positive goals, a tick box for each school day. Type your student's name and goals on the chart; the 49 goals are offered as you type.

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An individual behavior chart

Type a first name on the name line. Keep 3 to 5 goals, each worded as what to do: type over a goal, or remove it with its ×. The list under the tool sorts the 49 goals by group, from Listening and speaking to Lines, hallways and transitions. For a small group, press Add a name.

A weekly behavior chart on paper or on screen

Print the chart gives one page with a Week of line and a Reward line. As a digital behavior chart, tap a box to tick it: ticks stay in this browser, and New week clears them. Under Each box is worth, Points weighs each goal from 1 to 9.

  • Write the Reward before Monday, so the student knows what the ticks are for.
  • Keep one chart in a folder on the desk rather than on the wall: an individual behavior chart is the student's business.

Questions and answers

How many goals should a student behavior chart have?

Three to five. The Center on PBIS asks schools for 3 to 5 positively stated, easy to remember expectations, and a chart for one student works the same way. Every one of the 49 goals here says what to do, not what to avoid.

Can I use it as a behavior chart for home?

Yes. Press At home above the chart for goals such as Get ready for school on time and Go to bed at bedtime, and All seven days to add the weekend.

Does it work as a behavior chart for teens?

Yes: teenage behavior charts drop the stickers. The group Older children and teens has goals like Phone away at meals and Home by the time we agreed. Type the privilege earned, such as a later weekend curfew, in the Reward field.

Can I save a student behavior chart PDF?

Press Print the chart and choose Save as PDF in the print window. The chart keeps the name, goals and any ticks already made.

All 49 goals

Listening and speaking 6

  • Answer when my name is called Any reply counts, even "I'm not sure yet".
  • Eyes on the person talking Face and eyes turned to whoever has the floor.
  • Follow directions the first time Started within a few seconds of being asked, with one reminder at most.
  • Let others finish talking I wait until the speaker is done before I answer.
  • Raise my hand to speak Hand up, then wait for my name before I talk.
  • Use a quiet voice at my desk Only the person next to me can hear me.

Work habits 7

  • Check my work before I hand it in Name on it and every question looked at once more.
  • Finish my work before free time The task set is done, or I have shown the teacher how far I got.
  • Have my supplies ready Pencil, book and folder on the desk when the lesson starts.
  • Start work straight away Pencil moving within a minute of the task being set.
  • Stay in my seat during work time Up only to fetch something I was sent for.
  • Try each problem on my own first Something written for every problem before I ask.
  • Turn in my homework In the tray by the end of morning work.
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Hands, feet and space 6

  • Give people room in line An arm's length from the person in front.
  • Keep hands and feet to myself My body stays in my own space all lesson.
  • Keep my desk area clean Floor and desk clear before I leave the room.
  • Sit in my spot on the carpet In my own square, facing the front.
  • Use materials the right way Scissors cut paper, glue stays on the page.
  • Walk inside the classroom Walking feet from the door to my desk and back.

Kindness and respect 7

  • Be a good sport in games Win or lose, I shake hands or say good game.
  • Listen to adults the first time Any adult at school: aides, lunch staff, subs.
  • Say sorry and make it right An apology plus one thing that fixes it.
  • Share materials with my table The glue and markers move round the table.
  • Take turns in a group Everyone in my group got a turn before I had a second one.
  • Tell the truth when asked The honest answer, even when it's hard to say.
  • Use kind words What I say to classmates is something I'd like said to me.

Lines, hallways and transitions 6

  • Behave well for the substitute A good word left in the sub's note.
  • Clean up when the timer ends Things away and back in my seat as the timer ends.
  • Come in calmly from recess In the room and ready within two minutes of the bell.
  • Line up quietly In line, facing forward, voice off.
  • Move to the next activity quickly At the new place and ready when the class is.
  • Walk quietly in the hallway The whole way, with the class, without a reminder.

Asking for help and taking a break 5

  • Ask for help the right way Hand up or the help card out, then wait.
  • Take a break, then come back Break spot, then back to my seat when the timer ends.
  • Take an answer calmly An okay, or a calm question, even when the answer is no.
  • Tell an adult when I'm upset Words to a grown-up, with my hands kept still.
  • Use my break card The card on the desk in place of leaving my seat.

A behavior chart for home 6

  • Follow the rules when we go out Shop, park or restaurant: stayed close and used a calm voice.
  • Get ready for school on time Dressed, fed and at the door when it is time to go.
  • Go to bed at bedtime In bed at the time we agreed, first time asked.
  • Listen when a parent asks Started within a minute, with one reminder at most.
  • Play fairly with my siblings Turns shared and games ended without a fight.
  • Speak kindly at home A calm voice with family members all day.

Older children and teens 6

  • Get up with my own alarm Up and moving without being woken.
  • Home by the time we agreed In the door on time, or a text before it.
  • Keep up with school assignments Nothing missing on the school portal this week.
  • Phone away at meals Out of reach for the whole meal.
  • Talk it through with a calm voice A disagreement settled without a slammed door.
  • Tell a parent where I'm going Where, who with and when I'll be back.

How this list was compiled: Goal wordings and done lines written for this site on 2026-09-23. Every goal says what to do, never what to avoid, following the Center on PBIS advice that schools pick 3 to 5 positively stated, easy to remember expectations (pbis.org/pbis/tier-1, read 2026-09-23). The goals are starting points to retype, not a programme, and nothing here is health or therapy advice. Licence: own work

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