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Daily Dash

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Lesson Plan

Daily Dash Progress Plan

Students will monitor their behavior in real time by recording checkpoints, complete a daily behavior chart, and reflect in an evening journal to build self-awareness and set improvement goals.

Regular self-monitoring helps students notice behavior patterns, stay motivated, and take ownership of their actions. This lesson supports targeted Tier 2 intervention for 4th graders who need structured progress monitoring.

Audience

4th Grade Small Group

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Guided checkpoints, charting, then personal reflection.

Materials

Tracking Your Day Slides, Minute-by-Minute Check-In Activity, Daily Behavior Chart Worksheet, and Evening Reflection Journal

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up Discussion

5 minutes

  • Greet the group and introduce the "Daily Dash" focus on self-monitoring.
  • Ask: "Which behaviors are we tracking today?" List them on chart paper.
  • Explain that they will record their behavior at set intervals and reflect later.

Step 2

Guided Check-Ins

10 minutes

Step 3

Complete Behavior Chart

7 minutes

  • Distribute the Daily Behavior Chart Worksheet.
  • Students transfer their checkpoint ratings into the chart grid.
  • Circulate to support accurate recording and clarify any questions.

Step 4

Evening Reflection

5 minutes

  • Hand out the Evening Reflection Journal.
  • Prompt students with questions:
    • “What went well today?”
    • “What could you improve?”
    • “What goal will you set for tomorrow?”
  • Encourage honest answers and personal goal-setting.

Step 5

Closing & Goal Setting

3 minutes

  • Invite one or two students to share a key insight or goal.
  • Reinforce that daily tracking leads to growth.
  • Remind them to use these tools each day until the next session.
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Slide Deck

Daily Dash: Tracking Your Day

Welcome! We're going to check in on our behavior every few minutes to see how we're doing.

Introduce the concept of self-monitoring and explain that this slide deck will guide students through check-in intervals.

Why Track Your Behavior?

• Notice your actions
• Identify patterns
• Set personal goals

Explain benefits and get students excited about how tracking helps them improve.

Check-In Intervals

We'll pause every 2 minutes.
At each pause, rate your behavior from 1–5.

Point to a simple timeline graphic representing intervals; emphasize how the timer will signal check-ins.

Behavior Rating Scale

1: Needs improvement
3: Doing okay
5: On target

Describe each point with examples. Use visuals on slide to illustrate the rating scale.

Modeling a Check-In

Teacher think-aloud:
“Right now I’d give my focus a 4 because I’m listening closely but looking out the window sometimes.”

Model how to decide and briefly note why a particular rating was chosen.

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Activity

Minute-by-Minute Check-In Activity Guide

Description:
A step-by-step teacher guide for running 2-minute behavior check-in intervals, including timing cues, prompts, and support strategies.

Materials:

Steps

  1. Introduction (1 minute)

    • Explain to students: “We’ll pause every 2 minutes to rate our focus/behavior on a scale of 1–5.”
    • Quickly review the Behavior Rating Scale from the slides.

  2. Run Check-In Rounds (10 minutes total)

    • Set the timer for a 2-minute countdown.
    • When the timer chimes:
      • Signal students to stop and look at you.
      • Prompt: “On your chart, rate your [target behavior] right now (1 = needs improvement, 5 = on target).”
      • Allow 15–20 seconds for students to record their rating.
      • Optional: Invite 1–2 volunteers to share why they chose their number (keep shares under 15 seconds).
      • Restart the timer and resume the activity.
    • Repeat until you have completed five 2-minute check-ins.

  3. Ongoing Support (Throughout)

    • Circulate and monitor: ensure students record each rating accurately.
    • Provide on-the-spot praise or redirection: “I love how you noticed you were distracted, Jamie—great self-awareness!”
    • Use a gentle reminder if students rush or forget.

  4. Wrap-Up Debrief (1 minute)

    • Ask: “How did pausing to check in help you notice your behavior?”
    • Reinforce that quick self-checks build awareness and help set goals later.

This activity ties directly into the Tracking Your Day Slides and supports accurate use of the Daily Behavior Chart Worksheet.

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Worksheet

Daily Behavior Chart

Use this chart to record your behavior at each check-in interval. Rate your behavior from 1–5 and write a quick note about why you chose that rating.

Checkpoint 1
Rating (1–5): _____
Note:






Checkpoint 2
Rating (1–5): _____
Note:






Checkpoint 3
Rating (1–5): _____
Note:






Checkpoint 4
Rating (1–5): _____
Note:






Checkpoint 5
Rating (1–5): _____
Note:






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Journal

Evening Reflection Journal

_Date: ___________________

  1. What went well today?






  2. What challenges did you face?






  3. Why do you think these challenges happened?










  4. Which strategies or moments helped you succeed?










  5. If your focus or behavior today were an animal, what would it be and why?










  6. What is one goal you want to set for tomorrow?






  7. How will you use what you learned today to make tomorrow even better?










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