For a whole class behavior system, I use smiley rocks (a container of glass pebbles the class earns when everyone is making good choices). Once all the smiley rocks are transferred to another container, we have a whole class reward!
One of my favorite individual systems is a clip chart on which students can improve for good behavior and move down for unacceptable behavior. In my class, for every spot students are above the starting point (green) they get one sticker on their clip (2 spots up = 2 stickers, 3 spots up = 3 stickers). When a student has 10 stickers, they get to go to the goody box! Everyday is a new day, and every day students start back on green!
There will inevitably be students for whom the behavior systems you have implemented whole class are not successful. These students need individualized behavior charts. These behavior charts should have specific behavior goals (e.g., staying on task, not shouting out, following directions) and should lend to the student experiencing success. If a student is unsuccessful on the behavior chart then the behavior chart needs to be altered so that the student can feel success. Additionally, students should be responsible for evaluating their own behaviors and decide whether or not they met their behavior goals. This behavior chart should be regularly evaluated and evolve; meaning, as a student is consistently successful, expectations should be increased. This should continue all year, with the ultimate goal being the student returning to the individual behavior system the rest of the class uses.
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