Why do they keep doing that?

Find out what the behaviour is getting them, in five days, on one sheet.

You have tried the seating plan, the reward chart, the quiet word after class. It works for a week, and then the same behaviour is back by Thursday. That usually tells you something important: the strategy may be targeting the behaviour, but not the reason behind it.

Behaviour that keeps happening is usually serving a purpose. It is helping the child get something, avoid something, communicate something, or meet a need. Find out what the behaviour is doing for them, and you know what needs to change.

This tool helps you do exactly that.

No lengthy reports. No complicated data collection. Just enough information to move from “Why does this keep happening?” to “Now I can see why.”

For counselors and leadership: When teachers come to you about the same child again and again, they are rarely short of effort. They are often short of a clear reason for the behaviour. This gives them a simple way to find that reason. It gives you something concrete to work from, and turns the next conversation into a starting point rather than starting over.

For teachers: You can use this yourself before making a referral.

Five days of purposeful observation can tell you more about a child’s behaviour than a term of guessing. You start to see when it happens, what happens before it, what happens afterwards, and what the child may be getting or avoiding. And when you do need support, you arrive with something useful to show.

One sheet per child. Print as many as you need.