How it works
This behavior matrix opens on three expectations down the side, Be safe, Be respectful and Be responsible, and four settings across the top: Classroom, Hallway, Cafeteria and Playground. Every box is empty for your own words.
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Fill in the boxes
Press a box and type what the expectation looks like in that place, or print the grid empty and fill it in with your class. Print the matrix gives one sideways Letter or A4 page.
Your own expectations and settings
Press Be safe or Classroom to type over it. Add a column gives one more setting. The elementary behavior matrix in the Sheet menu already has six, with Restroom and Bus.
Other grids
There is a matrix for middle and high school, one for a single classroom by routine, one for home and a grid with no words printed.
- Write each box as something a student can do and an adult can see, such as Clear your tray and wipe your place.
- The filled-in sample is not typed on. To change a box, start from the opening matrix.
Questions and answers
What is a behavior matrix?
On this page it is a grid. Expectations run down the side, the places or routines of the day run across the top, and each box says what one expectation looks like in one place.
What goes in each box of a behavior matrix?
One or two short actions. On the sample, the Hallway column reads Walk on the right side of the hall, Keep voices off near classrooms and Go straight there and straight back. The twelve examples are our own; write yours with your staff or class.
How many expectations and settings does it hold?
It opens on three expectations and four settings. An expectation or a column added at the foot of the sheet makes it larger, and the grid still prints on one page.
Is this an official form?
No. It is a blank grid of our own that names no program. If your school or district has a matrix or a template of its own, use the wording it gives you.