PBIS Memory Cards – Classroom Edition

Positive Behavior Expectations Matching Game

Make classroom expectations meaningful, interactive, and fun with PBIS Memory Cards: Classroom Edition! This engaging matching game gives students opportunities to recognize common classroom behavior problems and connect each one with an appropriate corrective action, replacement behavior, or way to make the situation right.

Students encounter realistic classroom situations such as interrupting announcements, coming to class late, using an inappropriate voice level, passing notes, talking during instruction, mishandling classroom technology, leaving supplies on the floor, and using unkind words with classmates. PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations… PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations…

What’s Included

This resource includes:

• 60 PBIS Memory Cards
• 30 matching behavior/action pairs
• Coordinating PBIS Memory – Classroom Edition card backs
• Realistic classroom behavior scenarios
• Corrective and replacement-behavior cards
• Situations addressing safety, responsibility, respect, and learning readiness
• Print-ready cards that can be cut apart and reused

Students don't simply identify what went wrong—they connect each behavior with a productive next step. Actions include returning materials and asking permission before borrowing, organizing supplies, remaining in an assigned seat, reviewing missed directions appropriately, and correcting unfinished work. PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations… PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations…

Skills & Expectations Reinforced

Students practice expectations related to:

• Listening while teachers and classmates are speaking
• Following directions promptly
• Using appropriate classroom voice levels
• Staying in assigned learning areas
• Taking care of classroom materials and technology
• Keeping workspaces clean and organized
• Respecting other students' belongings
• Participating appropriately during lessons
• Completing assigned work
• Using respectful language with peers
• Moving safely around the classroom
• Taking responsibility for mistakes
• Practicing appropriate replacement behaviors

The scenarios cover many everyday classroom situations, including wandering during independent work, taking another student's supplies without asking, hiding unfinished work, shouting out answers, leaving chairs in walkways, and writing on classroom furniture. PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations… PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations…

More Than a Traditional Memory Game

This resource combines the familiar format of a memory game with meaningful PBIS instruction.

Students work to make the connection:

Behavior Choice → Appropriate Response

When a pair is found, extend the learning by asking:

What was the problem?
Was the behavior Safe, Respectful, or Responsible?
How could the student make a better choice next time?
What would the expected behavior look or sound like?

The cards also encourage students to repair situations appropriately through actions such as apologizing, restoring materials or spaces, returning to their own workspace, and refocusing on their own work. PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations… PBIS Memory - PBIS Expectations…

Perfect For

Use these cards during:

• PBIS lessons
• Back-to-school expectation instruction
• Classroom expectation refreshers
• Morning meetings
• SEL lessons
• Behavior intervention groups
• Counseling groups
• Small-group instruction
• Classroom centers
• Partner activities
• Indoor recess
• Early-finisher activities
• Restorative conversations
• Behavior reteaching after long weekends or school breaks

Easy to Prepare & Play

Simply print, cut, shuffle, and play!

For extra durability, print the cards on cardstock and laminate them for repeated use throughout the school year.

For traditional memory play, place the cards face down. Students turn over two cards at a time and try to match a classroom behavior scenario with its corresponding corrective-action card. When a correct match is found, the student keeps the pair.

The cards can also be used for sorting activities, discussion prompts, role-play, partner work, behavior conferences, small-group interventions, or whole-class PBIS review.

Build a Positive Classroom Through Practice

PBIS expectations become more meaningful when students have opportunities to recognize behaviors, think about their impact, and practice what to do differently.

PBIS Memory Cards: Classroom Edition turns expectation review into an engaging classroom game while helping students strengthen the behaviors needed to create a safe, respectful, responsible, and productive learning environment.