PBIS Testimonial

Hi Dave,

Wonderful article. You make some very enlightening points about how a well promoted mascot can lead to positive behavioral change in schools and instill important values within students. Since becoming involved with PBIS, I’ve also begun to see how it’s “effects” are in many ways tied to the simple principles of classical conditioning, modeling, and subliminal persuasion. Young children in school are not only intrigued by a happy, colorful, and relatable mascot. After being exposed to that mascot performing admirable acts, over and over again, and continuously witnessing how such acts are rewarded, children tend to initially want to follow, to earn the tangible gains (e.g., prizes), but eventually the repetition of such behaviors contributes to the mending of personalities and instillation of true internalized values. I also feel that such decorations as the “street signs” and posters are crucial because they serve as everyday, constant reminders for students to follow appropriate expectations (e.g., research showed that if children continuously viewed polar bears drinking Coca Cola on T.V., more children would want to drink Coca Cola – The same applies to children seeing mascots performing admirable acts). In time, I feel this subliminal effect strengthens student dedication towards behaving positively and making smart choices.
Best,
Jonathan Ruffus
School Psychologist

PBIS Posters

PBIS posters feature your school mascot, school name, colors, your rules, or positive behavior expectations. Have us design posters for different areas of your school including the cafeteria, hallways, library, restroom, computer lab, classroom, playground or bus stops. We also can design a poster for your overall PBIS theme.

PBIS posters

PBIS posters are customized with your school mascot, your rules, school colors.

Student Award Picture Frames

Recognize students positive behavior by showcasing them in these award frames. Print them out. Paste a photo of the student in the space provided. Write their name at the bottom. We'll even customize the design with your school's name and school colors. Print them on your own printer for an unlimited supply. Visit PBISteachingtools.com, or call 816-366-0199 to get yours.

Recognize student’s positive behavior by showcasing them in these award frames. Each is customized with YOUR school mascot, and your school name and colors. Print them out. Paste a photo of the student in the space provided. Write their name, and what they are being recognize for, at the bottom. Print them on your own printer for an unlimited supply. Visit PBISteachingtools.com, or call 816-366-0199 to get yours.

7 Ways To Improve PBIS Results

Improve results of your PBIS program by leveraging your school mascot as a positive behavior role model. Here are 7 reasons why mascots can enhance any PBIS program, using a tiger as an example:

  1. The moment a child says “I am a tiger,” a part of their self-image is transformed into the tiger. How they perceive the tiger, is how they perceive themselves. Own the tiger and you own very valuable real estate in the child’s mind. It’s human nature to act consistently with one’s self-image.
  2. The school is a community of tigers, and like all groups, there are expectations associated with being in the group, or being a tiger. When you control the tiger, you control the expectations, which to a great extent affects behavior.
  3. Wanting to be accepted as part of a group; to have friends, and enjoy the benefits of relationships, is a powerful motivating factor for all, especially children who are learning social skills. Structuring the behavior expectations for the community of tigers gives the children a clear road map towards success by highlighting what works within the social framework of the group.
  4. Words that create visuals are easier to comprehend than words that don’t. For example, the word “tiger” creates a visual, whereas the word “respect” does not. However, if you show a picture of a tiger “respecting” property by putting a basketball away in its proper place, then you have a visual way of explaining the more obscure concept of “respect.”
  5. Story telling works. Everything is more interesting and memorable when it’s wrapped in a story. Telling tiger tales about positive behavior brings obscure concepts into sharper focus, and makes them more compelling. The lesson is also going to resonate on a deeper level with the child because their self-image is being molded.
  6. Positive peer pressure is at work in the community of tigers. Having a clearly articulated set of positive behavior expectations helps students guide, mentor and lead each other down positive paths.
  7. Encouraging a child to think, “What would a good tiger do?” when confronting difficult circumstances, can lead to better decision making and resulting outcomes. Not every child is lucky enough to have positive role models outside the school. A tiger that consistently demonstrates positive behavior can equip a child with a set of social navigation tools that can serve them well through life.

Control the tiger, and you control a vital part of the child. Make the tiger a bigger part of the child’s life, and you have bigger impact. Create a tiger culture, and promote tiger pride. Give students a shining example of positive behavior that will guide and inspire them for the rest of their lives.

PBIS SOAR Banner

This Soaring Higher banner was custom designed for an elementary school that uses our bald eagle mascot. The Principal wanted the words integrity, compassion, determination and gratitude shown on a hot air balloon, floating high over mountains and trees, with the eagle riding in the basket. We also did custom illustrations of the eagle mascot demonstrating their theme words. This was all part of the school’s PBIS program. Under the program, schools need to come up with 3 to 5 visual examples of what their theme words look like in a school setting. Our Expectations Clip Art sets are designed specifically for this purpose. Each includes 3-to-5 illustrations demonstrating a specific word, like “Integrity.” We have a huge library of illustrations featuring many different mascots, representing a wide array of themes commonly used in PBIS programs.

PBIS Soar Banner

This PBIS Soar Banner was custom designed for an elementary school. Choose from one of our standard designs, or have us custom design a banner for you.

Caring Clip Art

These caring clip art images can also be used to portray compassion, kindness, friendliness, being thoughtful and helpful. They are part of the Toons4Biz PBIS expectations clip art series. If your theme, or acronym, includes one of these words, you’ll find these images an effective way to show how this part of your theme looks in a school setting. While these images feature a cougar, we also have the same illustrations featuring many other mascots. If you don’t find your school mascot in our extensive image library, just let us know. We’ll be glad to design similar clip art images feature your school mascot. We also have many other Expectation Clip Art Sets portraying many other words commonly used in PBIS themes.

Caring Compassion Kind Helping-Friendly

These clip art images portray caring, compassion, kindness and being helpful and thoughtful.

Behavior Clip Art

PBIS Behavioral Expectations Clip Art

Toons4biz announces new clip art portraying positive behavioral expectations to support PBIS and similar programs for elementary and middle schools. The clip art features the school mascot acting as a behavioral role model. We have more than 35 mascots already designed, and are glad to custom design one for your school, if we don’t already have what you need. The Behavior Clip Art sets are designed around specific words commonly used in PBIS themes, or acronyms. Each set includes between 3 and 5 illustrations for the specific word. The sample below features our cougar mascot demonstrating “respect.”

behavior clip art

The cougar mascot is demonstrating respect, being polite, patience and manners. The first illustration shows three cougars standing in line respectfully. The second shows three cougars standing in line while holding hula hoops around their waste to demonstrate respecting each others’ personal space. The third illustration shows one cougar waiting his turn before raising his hand. The fourth illustration shows a cougar mascot respecting property by putting a soccer ball away in a rack.