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Lesson Plans


Re: awards/rewards

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Bo Sheffey (sheffey)
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 12:35:25 -0700

I like this idea and think I will try it with my middle schoolers. I have one
class who just can't seem to be quiet no matter how hard they try. My question is:
If I try this, and my loud class loses all three letters at the beginning of the 6
or nine week period, what is their incentive to be quiet any more the that period?
Have you had that happen? Teresa in El Paso.

AViles5631 wrote:

> I use a seperate system for students individually and one for incentive for
> the whole class. Just thought that I would share the one that I use for the
> class. I have used it for a couple of years and it continues to work pretty
> well.
>
> Some years, I have used velcro, some years just pinning the letters to a
> bulletin board, and sometimes I just simply write the three letters A-R-T on
> the board. If the class gets unorderly, or too carried away with something, I
> remove the A. And I tell them that I am taking their A. If it happens again,
> I remove the R. so on.
>
> Students know that if I remove the T- they go to Silent Art, and they lose
> their chance at a reward for the entire 9 weeks. It almost NEVER comes to
> that. The students are great at monitoring each other, and policing each
> other simply after the removal of the A.
>
> Now, once their T is gone they lose that chance for the 9 weeks, although with
> some classes I have allowed them to "earn" it back, but I try not to be too
> bending, or it will defeat the purpose.
>
> If they lose the A, or A and R, they know that at the beginning of the next
> class they will get those letters back. It works like 3 strikes, for any
> class period.
> Now if they maintain, at least their T, for the entire 9 weeks, they recieve a
> reward.
> Some years it has been an outside drawing experience, a special requested
> project, a free drawing day, or sometimes, just a free day with a video, and
> maybe even some snacks.
> I teach Junior High, and they respond very well to it, I cant imagine it not
> being good for elementary as well, and its LOW record keeping, and easy for
> them to handle.
> If I have missed something, or wasnt as clear as I could have been, please
> ask.
> It really has been a good and effective system for me-
> Amy