Hannah  Hohl  #7  

Behavior  Contingency  Plan  (BCP)  

Title:  The  Perfect  Recipe  for  Baking  a  Cake  

Undesirable  Behavior  Targeted:  Failing  to  follow  instructions  the  first  time  they  are  

given.  This  interferes  with  learning  in  that  too  much  of  the  teacher’s  time  is  used  on  

following  up  on  students  that  are  either  not  listening  or  are  not  complying  with  

instructions,  rather  than  on  teaching,  causing  the  undesirable  behavior  to  take  priority  over  

learning.  

Desirable  Behavior  Targeted:  Following  instructions  the  first  time  they  are  given.  

Students  are  expected  to  drop  what  they  are  doing,  listen  to  the  teacher’s  instructions,  and  

follow  them  within  3  seconds.  

Types  of  positive  reinforcements:  

1. Immediate  R+:  Cake  ingredient  stickers  (symbols  for  flour,  sugar,  milk,  oil,  eggs,  

baking  powder,  and  vanilla  extract)    on  a  large  Cake  Board  with  every  student’s  

photo  and  name  so  their  ingredients  can  accumulate  next  to  their  names.  

2. Delayed  R+:    Adding  cotton  balls  to  the  Cake  Jar.  There  is  no  limit  to  how  many  

cotton  balls  one  student  can  add.  

3. Overall  R+:    The  class  will  all  work  together  to  bake  a  yummy  cake!  

4. Explanation:  Students  who  engage  in  the  desired  behavior  targeted  will  be  given  

stickers  symbolizing  different  cake  ingredients  to  put  on  the  Cake  Board.  Once  a  

student  has  accumulated  all  seven  of  the  cake  ingredient  stickers,  he  or  she  is  able  to  

add  a  cotton  ball  to  the  Cake  Jar.  Once  the  Cake  Jar  is  filled  up  to  the  red  line,  the  

class  will  earn  an  interactive  Cake-­‐Baking  party!    

Interactive  Learning  Activity:  The  teacher  will  guide  the  pre-­‐school  aged  students  in  the  

process  of  baking  a  cake  by  giving  verbal  instructions  and  modeling,  as  well  as  utilizing  a  

visual  schedule  so  they  can  see  pictures  and  numbers  of  the  cake  recipe.  Each  student  with  

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take  turns  either  measuring  out  the  correct  amount  of  certain  ingredients,  pouring  certain  

ingredients  in  the  bowl,  or  mixing  the  ingredients  together  in  the  bowl.  Then,  we  bake  it,  ice  

it,  and  eat  it!  

Teaching  the  Desired  Behaviors:  The  teacher  will  administer  the  immediate  R+  each  time  

a  student  is  observed  to  be  following  instructions  the  first  time  they  are  given.  This  will  also  

be  coupled  with  praise  from  the  teacher  such  as,  “Great  job  Susie!  You  cleaned  up  the  Home  

Living  Center  as  soon  as  I  asked  you  to!  Here  is  a  sugar  sticker  to  put  on  the  Cake  Board!”  

Anytime  a  student  is  observed  to  not  be  following  instructions  the  first  time,  the  teacher  

will  still  prompt  the  student  to  follow  through,  but  will  not  administer  the  immediate  R+  

and  will  stay  as  non-­‐verbal  as  possible,  giving  no  eye  contact.    

Teaching  the  Plan:  A  bulletin  board  model  will  be  posted  on  the  wall  by  the  Circle  Time  rug  

as  a  visual  aid.  When  it’s  time  for  Circle  Time  in  the  morning,  the  teacher  will  go  over  the  

problem  behavior  that  is  currently  happening,  and  will  then  introduce  the  new  expected  

behavior,  giving  clear  examples.  The  cake  ingredient  stickers  will  be  explained,  as  well  as  

the  cotton  ball  Cake  Jar,  and  ultimately  that  their  good  behavior  will  be  rewarded  by  a  Cake-­‐

Baking  party!  The  teacher  will  then  give  students  a  lot  of  silly  instructions  (touch  your  nose,  

stand  up,  sit  down,  etc.)  as  an  exciting  way  to  start  reinforcing  students  and  to  get  them  

excited  about  the  plan.  

Proving  Options:  If  wanting  to  implement  this  behavior  plan  for  secondary  level  students,  

it  can  be  tweaked  by  adding  more  initial  cake  ingredients,  making  it  more  difficult  to  earn  a  

cotton  ball,  while  still  keeping  the  goal  attainable.  The  interactive  learning  activity  could  

also  be  made  a  little  more  advanced  by  baking  cupcakes  instead  of  a  cake,  so  everyone  can  

make  and  decorate  their  own!  

 

 

WHEN A TEACHER GIVES AN INSTRUCTION, STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING

AND FOLLOW IT IMMEDIATELY! THIS WILL EARN YOU CAKE INGREDIENTS…

The Perfect Recipe for Baking a

Cake!

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When you have earned all the cake ingredients, you can put a cotton ball in the Cake Jar! And when it gets full…

Ms. Hannah’s class earns a Cake Bake!

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