Free Summer 2010 Calendar Template Kit (click to get it)

Need a printable summer 2010 calendar template so you can write your family’s summer activities on it?

Sure, you might have a regular calendar for the wall, but there’s so much going on this summer that now you need a separate calendar to keep things more organized.

That’s why I made this free Summer 2010 Calendar Template Kit for you!

Here are the 4 calendar templates that come free in the Summer 2010 Calendar Kit:

1. 90-Day view of June, July & August all on one page
2. Blank June 2010 Calendar
3. Blank July 2010 Calendar
4. Blank August 2010 Calendar

These are the 4 calendars that you'll see in the PDF when you download it. Click the image to download the calendar kit and get all 4 printable calendars...

You can print all four calendars at the same time, or you can print them separately.

Download it now: Free Summer 2010 Calendar Template Kit

Ideas for using this Summer 2010 Calendar Template Kit:

• Print out the 90-Day view calendar and hang it on your fridge so your whole family can check what’s going on for their summer months
• Give your kids their own personal monthly calendar with their activities and any big family events marked
• Give your older kids a monthly calendar and ask them to fill in the days with things they’d like to do. Then you can talk about their ideas with them later.
• Sit with your kids and brainstorm things they could do each day for fun. Write one idea per box on the monthly calendar.
• Keep track of the number of times you and your kids read a book together this summer…

There are so many great things you can do with the Summer 2010 Calendar Template.

What will you be doing with yours? Leave a comment and let us know!

Follow these 7 tips and it'll be much easier to make behavior charts work for you and your kids.

Behavior charts are a mystery to many people. But they can also be very effective when used properly. These 7 keys will help you make the behavior charts work so that your children can be happier and better behaved.

Key #1: Use a single measurable goal.

If the behaviors you want your child to start doing aren’t measurable, then how will you (or your child) know when the behavior has changed?

Go for measurable goals you can see with your eyes like: Make your bed every morning. Do your homework before watching TV. Take out the garbage.

Key #2: Express the desired outcomes in positive language.

Instead of focusing on what you want your child to stop doing, focus on what you want them to start doing.

Say, “Put your dishes in the sink,” instead of “Stop leaving dishes around the house.” This small distinction will make a big difference.

Key #3: Start with small expectations…

If your child has been misbehaving or not doing her chores for several weeks, months, or even years, remember…old habits die hard.

Don’t expect her to turn into your version of a perfect child over night. Focus on just one specific action you’d like her to start doing and stick with that goal until it is reached. Think baby steps and focus on only one behavior change at a time.

Key #4: Involve your kids in choosing the rewards.

Your child isn’t going to respond to the behavior chart if he doesn’t enjoy or like the reward. Think about it. Would you like to go to work if you were going to get paid in peanuts? Might work for an elephant, but not for you.

When your child is involved in selecting the reward they’re working toward (and agrees to it!) he’ll be more willing to participate in using the chart.

Key #5: Be patient.

Even if the behavior changes over night, you need to give it some time to become a new habit. Don’t stop using the chart just because your child has made her bed 7 days in a row.

Keep using the chart for at least a month on the same behavior to make sure that the new behavior is firmly in place. As your child gets better at it she can experience some “wins” for reaching her goal and that’s going to feel great.

Key #6: Take care of your own stress levels.

If you’re expecting your kids to be on good behavior, you need to be a role model. If you meet their temper tantrums and defiant behavior with your own style of tantrum, things are going to escalate…quickly.

Find out what keeps you calm and centered so that you can be available for whatever happens as your child is learning to respect themselves and the behavior chart system.

Key #7: Be consistent.

Behavior charts don’t work by themselves. They’re fueled by responsible parents and teachers who act as the backbone of the whole process. Consistency will help build trust between you and your child and will allow your child to feel comfortable trusting the process of using the charts.

If you say you’re going to use the chart daily, do that. If you tell your child she can have a friend spend the night as a reward for filling her weekly chart, by all means, have the slumber party.

When in doubt, put yourself in their shoes: If your boss said you were going to get paid on Friday and then Friday came along and he said, “Nope, no paycheck for you,” you’d start losing respect for your boss and your job.

Being consistent can be hard – but if you can pull it off, you’ll find a lot more success with the behavior charts.

For more information about making behavior charts work, check out the Behavior Charts To The Rescue Manual. You’ll get the complete system for making behavior charts work with your kids and students.

Which one fits your situation?

Behavior Charts To The Rescue Manual for PARENTS

Or the…

Behavior Charts To The Rescue Manual for TEACHERS

Playing with sidewalk chalk can be a fun reward for your child when the behavior chart is complete.

A major key to using behavior charts effectively with your kids at home is to find a reward that your child values.

Don’t worry. Money isn’t the only thing kids value these days…

Get creative and have fun…

Ask your child what she’d like to work toward having or doing and make a list.

Then see how the two of you can make it a win-win situation.

You’ll have a better chance to get the help around the house that you want, your daughter will feel involved and respected and she can earn the things and activities that she wants.

What a great match, right?

Here are some suggestions for simple, meaningful and inspiring rewards that can be used with to inspire your child to complete her behavior chart…

• Pack of baseball cards
• Dress up in adult clothes
• Make frozen juice pops
• Choose the movie
• Start a new hobby with family
• Play with sidewalk chalk
• Card game with mom/dad
• Finger painting
• Get a new jigsaw puzzle to do with the family
• Later bedtime
• Choose a snack at the store
• Trip to the library
• Have a friend over
• Watch an extra TV program
• Play in the sprinklers
• Take a trip to the mall
• Breakfast in bed
• Storytime with mom/dad
• Plant new flowers together in the yard
• Rent a movie from www.RedBox.com for $1.

If your student loves puzzle time, use it as an incentive for him to fill his behavior chart.

Like you, I never had a ton of money to spend on trinkets, toys, and rewards for the kids when I was teaching. So I had to get creative thinking about rewards and incentives I could use for students who completed their behavior charts.

There are tons of ideas that don’t cost anything. And for the ones that do, consider getting your room moms to help by donating some of the items in the list below like puzzles, pencils, or goodies for the goody bucket.

When using rewards for these behavior modification charts they must be meaningful to the child. Sara might not be inspired to work toward more time with the class pet, but she would love to visit her teacher from last year. So talk with your students and find out what gets them going.

Here are some creative ideas for classroom rewards…

• Puzzle time
• Nice note home
• Eat lunch with the teacher
• New pen, pencil or eraser
• Extra computer time
• Trip to the goodie bucket
• Lunch with friend in another class
• Bring a toy from home
• Extra time with class pet
• Be line leader
• Trip to the library
• Be teacher’s helper
• No Homework Pass
• Sit with a friend
• Visit last year’s teacher
• Play a game
• Gain points for class store
• First choice in class job rotation
• Cool call home to parents about great behavior

If a student has trouble staying seated while you're teaching, a behavior chart can help.

When you’re choosing behaviors to modify with students in your classroom, it’s important that they be well within the students’ reach and not at a level of frustration.

Focus on one easy-to-achieve behaviors before increasing expectations. It’s okay if the behavior you put on the behavior chart is one that he’s “supposed to do anyway.”

The whole point in using behavior charts is to help your student get in the habit of doing more of the good stuff that makes your classroom move smoothly and makes it conducive for everyone to learn.

Not only do you need to make sure that the behavior you’re working on is doable, but you need to write it in the proper way on the behavior chart.

Here’s what I mean…

Here are some suggestions for appropriate behaviors worded in ways you DO want to use:

• Raise your hand before speaking.
• Turn in assignments.
• Walk in the hallways.
• Speak softly when working in groups.
• Stay in your seat when I’m teaching.

The important thing about these behaviors is that they are measurable, simple, and positively stated. You want to focus on what you want them to do, not what you don’t want them to do.

Here are examples of behaviors you DO NOT want to use on these charts:

• Don’t yell.
• Stop running down the hall.
• No fighting.
• No interrupting.
• Don’t call out while I’m teaching.

Notice that these are all the behaviors you want them to stop. They draw attention to the bad behavior.

Instead of drawing attention to these, focus on the behavior that you do want. Then it’s your job to “catch the students being good”. In this way, the desired behavior gets reinforced and you’re praising them when they’re doing the appropriate action.

Coloring pages can be a great reward for kids after they complete their behavior chart.

The coloring pages you’ll find here are suitable for ages 3 and up.

There are some that have big spaces for younger kids who don’t have well-developed motor skills, and there are also coloring pages that have more detailed designs for older kids who are developing the ability to stay in the lines and want to make masterpieces.

These coloring pages can be used with crayons, markers, colored pencils, or even water color. You can print as many of them as you want – totally for free. Best yet, your kids are going to love them.

So take a look at the free coloring pages below and print the ones that you think your child will like. You can even invite your kids over to the screen so that they can pick the ones they like. This way, you can be sure that they like the coloring sheets you’re printing…

All the coloring sheets are made in black and white so that every aspect of them can be colored. You’ll need Adobe Reader to open the PDF versions of all the coloring pages. Your computer probably already has Adobe Reader. But if you have trouble opening the files, you’ll need to download Adobe Reader for FREE here.

The coloring pages are arranged by theme. So when it’s a particular holiday, you can download the whole set of coloring sheets related to that holiday. If your child like cars, you can get the whole set related to automobiles.

• 16 Easter Coloring Pages
• 6 Racecar Coloring Pages
• 14 Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
• 17 Christmas Coloring Pages
• Mother’s Day Coloring Page (for younger kids)
• Mother’s Day Coloring Page (for older kids)
• Father’s Day Coloring Page (for younger kids)
• Father’s Day Coloring Page (for older kids)

(We’re redoing our site right now so the links for these coloring pages aren’t up yet. Please come back later on Monday and they’ll be ready for you. Thanks!)

Help your student have a great day by leaving one of these special cards on his desk.

If yesterday was a rough day, it’s important to start fresh so that grudges and resentments don’t start building up.

This simple activity can let your students know that you want to start fresh and have a great day together.

Here’s what to do:

1. Print out these colorful cards.
2. Cut on the dotted lines.
3. Select one you think your student will like.
4. Before your student comes into class, put the card somewhere your student will see it. (In their cubby or desk is a great place.)
5. Watch for the smiles!

Note: There are more detailed instructions on page 2 of the download.

Share in the comments: What happened when you used these cards with your students?

What happened yesterday is over. Try to start fresh with your kids each morning.

If you had a bad day with one of your kids, it’s important to start fresh the next morning so no grudges and resentments start building up.

Here’s a simple thing you can do to help let your child know that you’re sorry about the rough day you both had…and that you’re looking forward to a great new day:

1. Print out these colorful cards.
2. Cut them up on the dotted lines.
3. Select one you think your child will like.
4. Before your child wakes up, put the card somewhere your child will see it. (The breakfast table, on the bathroom mirror, in one of his shoes, etc.)
5. Watch for the smiles!

There are more detailed instructions on page 2 of the download.

Share in the comments: What happened when you used these cards with your kids?