Tickets and Rewards

Along with my travel theme I decided that I would try using "tickets" as positive reinforcement next year.  When I see students exhibiting excellent behavior or working hard and making progress they will earn a ticket.  I will give each student a plastic bag to keep in their pencil box where they can keep their tickets.

Different amounts of tickets will buy different rewards!  None of them involve sugar and almost none of them will cost me a cent! (the best types of rewards)  I'm hoping that the kids will get really excited about some of these rewards and work hard to earn tickets and save them for rewards. 

Here are some of the rewards:

10 tickets

make up and do a secret handshake with the teacher

get an explorer dollar

50 tickets

get a white piece of paper to draw a picture on

be the line leader on the way to lunch

pick a new pencil

be the line leader on the way to specials

tell a joke or story to the class

line up the class for lunch

100 tickets

use a teacher chair for the day

draw a picture on the board that gets to stay up all day

be the line leader for the whole day

use a pen for the day

pick the music that the class listens to during handwriting

read a favorite book to the class during read aloud

150 tickets

sit at the teachers desk for the day

move your desk anywhere you want for the day

have lunch with the teacher

5 minutes extra recess

bring a stuffed animal and keep it at your desk with you for the day

We will see how it goes!