 | Use your computer
to create coupons that the students can use for free test
answers, half off a homework assignment, a guaranteed
"A" on a quiz, one extra day to complete a
homework assignment. etc. You can also create coupons that give students a
choice: 1 pencil, 10 sheets of paper, or 10 index cards. You'll have to set limits
as to how they can be used, but I promise the students
will love this idea.
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| If you order from
Scholastic or Troll book clubs, use your free points to buy
books that the students will enjoy taking home. Give
these out for large rewards. Or reward the students with
points and let them buy the books once they have
accumulated enough points. At Christmas, they sometimes run
specials where you can buy coupons for 95 cents that the students then use
to order books.
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| Reward the
students with lunch from a local fast food restaurant.
The students can still pay for the lunch, but you can get
a parent volunteer to go get the order and deliver it for
you. It would be easiest to do all of the rewards on one
day of the week or month.
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| Reward the
students with a pizza party. Once you have awarded enough
students for one or two pizzas, do the actual party. The
students can still pay for their lunch. You can provide
the soft drinks. If you let the students eat in the
cafeteria, they will attract attention. Perhaps you could
place a sign on the table indicating why they were
allowed to have pizza.
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| Check with your
local fast food restaurants for free food coupons. Many
of the larger chains have these on hand just for
teachers.
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| Put a sticker of
the student's first initial on a good paper. Put both initials on a great paper. (Even my 8th grade boys put the
stickers on their notebooks and lockers. The one year I
taught 9th grade, the boys were begging the girls for
stickers that matched their initials so they could wear
them on their football uniforms.)
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| Use your computer
to create free early dismissal or late arrival passes.
(Get this approved by your principal first.)
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| Give out sports
cards. If you buy them in quantity, they are cheaper.
Also, sometimes you can get these by writing the teams
and asking for some. Occasionally you can even get them
autographed.
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| Check with the
local video and electronic game rental stores. Sometimes
you can get free rental coupons. Be sure to tell the
manager why you want the coupons.
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| Check with the
local movie theaters. They sometimes give out free movie
passes. (Don't forget to mention you are a teacher.)
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| Order a supply of
pencils or pens with special messages. They are usually
cheaper if you buy in bulk.
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| Use your computer
to create dollars or tickets. (Tie the name to your team
name or school mascot--Hawk Bills, Scholar Dollars, Blue
Bucks.) When you give these out, the students will need
to save them until the end of the quarter, semester, or
year. At the end of the specified time, let the students
spend their dollars in a store that is supplied with
goodies. (Some of the other ideas will work as the
goodies.) The actual cost of the goodies will be higher,
but you will need fewer. An alternative to the students
saving the actual dollars is to set up a bank with an
account for each student. (There's a great math lesson
here.)
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