Simply print off the poster and the marble 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.
Working quietly being good for a sub learning a new routine individual good behavior such as helping another student lining up quietly doing a good job with clean up being on task being ready to begin solving a class problem just because they are such a great group of kids.
With the class come up with specific behaviors that would earn marbles.
Examples out loud put a marble in the jar.
What do your friends do to earn marbles in your marble jar.
Explain to the class that this is your class marble jar.
For preschoolers just getting up for the day could earn your child a few marbles.
Use marbles to support the behaviors that need the most attention.
When the class is caught making a marble jar choice the class gets a marble.
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.
Here are some ideas.
Your boss asks you how your mom s chemotherapy is going.
Studies show it is the very small moments where trust is built.
The marble jar is a great way to do this.
In the following clip brené brown describes the concept of trust and the marble jar.
Trust is like a marble jar.
Every time you see a whole class.
Not the big moments the small moments.
Some examples of small acts moments that build trust include showing up at a loved one s funeral and asking for help from friends.
Each time students exhibit a desired behavior the teacher places a marble in the jar.
This helps symbolize that we all start off each day with a fresh start and a positive outlook.
The goal is to fill the marble jar.
Come up with a class reward such as shoes off extra recess each lunch with the teacher etc.
Marbles are earned through small acts moments not grand gestures.
With the marble jar teachers can frequently and easily reward desired behavior.