Motivational+Ideas

**Motivational Ideas** __**Rain Sequence **__ Rubbing hands together back and forth Snapping fingers Hand Clapping Thigh Slapping Foot Stamping The teacher reverses the sequence and places her hands in her lap once all sounds are completed. Students follow until all students have their hands in their laps and sitting in silence.

__**Reward System #1**__ - The reward system consisted of receiving positive and negative points. As the teacher, you decide how many points will be awarded on a weekly basis (short term - instant gratification) - for example say 15 points at the beginning of the year and add more points per week as you see fit. - As with the primary division reward system, have the students involved in deciding on the criteria for winning and losing points. - Print the positive and negative suggestions on chart paper, continually adding and deleting and visible in the classroom to everyone. Again be sure to have more positive than negative suggestions. - Examples for //winning a point// - everyone finishing homework, sharing and working quietly, everyone remembering to return library books, performing a good deed, using manners. - Examples for //losing a point// - not doing homework, pushing or shoving, forgetting library books, showing disrespect. - Points are won and lost on a class basis. This promotes class co-operation and working together. __**Prizes for great behaviors**__ - free period to play computer games/use electronics - mini-party - extended recess  - "no homework" pass  - eating lunch in classroom <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Community Reward System**__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- students are given a certain amount of pretend money at the beginning of the school year. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- the student can earn money by making good grades, having good behavior or receiving class compliments. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- students have money 'withdrawn' from their pretend money supply when they have bad behavior. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- periodically the teacher will open up an 'auction' for students to buy prizes with the pretend money they've earned throughout the year.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Responsibility**__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Give students who have great behavior more responsibility in the classroom. Allow them to help the teacher with things or take names of disruptive students. Similar to a 'star student', these will motivate students to behave in order to gain more responsibility.

__**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other ideas **__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- show student work <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- use visualizations when teaching <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- marbles in a jar <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- have a positive attitude in the classroom <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- student of the week <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- provide feedback often <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- team building activities