Rewards and Cheers

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Celebrating Accomplishment

You don't need to offer candy or presents to reward accomplishment. With obesity on the rise it seems unconscionable to continue the practice of offering candy or even food as a reward in the classroom.

Teachers across the country are learning new ways to praise, reward and cheer their students without presents or food.

So let's all cheer!

Eureka! You got it!

Celebrate the moment and offer a reward

You Got IT
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We might stop in the classroom to have the rest of the class recognize individual or group achievement, for example, if someone gives a particularly good answer in discussion or good grades on a test. If they work really hard to figure something out we stop the class and give them a Classroom Cheer. Use imaginative ways to celebrate.
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The Applause Book

Recording the Achievement

Left Hand Cookie Cutter



1. Trace around a hand to make a template.
2. Fold the paper at the wrist and cut it out.
3. Open the hands and trace around the hands onto a blank sheet of paper and then retrace with a black marker.
4. Duplicate the page to make books.

When a child or group does especially good work, reward them by taking their picture with a digital camera and writing a page in the Class Applause Book. By making it into a class book everyone can reread all the accomplishments over and over during the year.
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Hurray! Let's Celebrate!

Cheers for Learning


Jump for joy. Sing and shout. Celebrating with voices and hugs can make you feel the accomplishment more than material rewards.
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Classroom Cheers

Comedian Eddie Murphy Clapping Hands, Wearing Only Baseball Cap and Shorts

Comedian Eddie Murphy Clapping Hands
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Whenever you want to reward a student or even the whole class, call out one of these cheers and start everyone smiling.

Write the names of the cheers on Popsicle Sticks and keep handy for whenever you need a new cheer.

Please add more cheers to the list so that we can all spread the joy.

Truck Driver Cheer

4 points

"That's the Way I Like It"

Sing the song.2 points

Kiss Your Brain

1 point

Rub Your Halo

1 point

Cheering Crowd

Everyone waves their hands in the air and makes the crowd sound, whispering the sound of the letter h.1 point

Roller Coaster

Hold your two hands together and "click click click" them up like you are a roller coaster going up. Then all of a sudden go "Wheeeeeee" and move your hands down like the roller coaster going down.1 point

Fireworks

0 points

Candy or Hugs

What kinds of rewards do you give the people in your life?

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Candy and gifts.

Sara says:

I'm guilty of bribing with sweet treats or even video game time - need to learn how to offer words of praise more and of course give more hugs - HUGS say You are awesome and Loved without using a single word-plus they are easy on the budget.

mutter says:

We have found a bit of extra money has really helped our boys to get down to doing something useful, especially when they are bored.

alison says:

it depends on the occasion.

Cheers, hugs and words of praise.

JoyfulPamela says:

Positive words encourage people deep down. "Catch them being good!" with words of praise. :)

ronpass says:

Positive feedback and thanks that are specific, genuine and given with feeling and meaning.

Pastiche says:

Hugs, cheers, banners, certificates and stars!

YYOL says:

Yeah Yeah Out Loud(s)..........YYOL

Kristina says:

hugs

 
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More Cheers


Photo Credit: Shake Hands
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Sometimes all you need to do is shake hands. It can make a child feel very proud of an accomplishment. What other ways can you cheer on a child's accomplishments?
Sonja Dunn: Chanting: A Springboard into Learning
Chants provide a genuine opportunity for young readers to learn more about print. First of all, show the chant on a flip chart, on an overhead, or on the chalkboard. If your students are barely beginning to read, treat the chant as a rebus, substituting some words with pictures they can interpret.
Dr. Jean's Cheers
Cheers for Summer Celebrations!

Demonstration of Classroom Cheers

Sometimes words are not enough.
Firecracker from "Cheer Along with Dr. Jean" by Creative Teaching Press
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Our Children Deserve only the Best!

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National High Five Day!

National High Five Day!

National High Five Day falls on the third Thursday of April each year
National High Five Day
The holiday originated at the University of Virginia in 2002, and has since spread across the nation, and around the globe.

Countdown to High Five Day!

High Five Day!: April 21, 2012

Rewards and Cheers

How do you praise a child and celebrate an accomplishment?

Hearty Congratulations, Children with Cloverleafs

Hearty Congratulations, Children with Cloverleafs
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What are some things that you might give a child instead of food for a reward? What are some activities you could do with a child instead of rewarding with food?

Read a story.

1 point

Allowed to play a board game.

1 point

Allowed to run an errand.

1 point

Allowed to sharpen the teacher's pencil.

1 point

Allow child to read to group/class.

1 point

Rent a DVD for the evening

1 point

Can Time Out be a Positive Reward?

Misbehaving Kids with ADHD: Try Positive Time Out | Homeschooling ADD Kids
Child Clinical Psychologist, Steve Curtis, PhD., NCSP, has a wonderful blog for parents of ADD homeschoolers.

One of his favorite strategies is to use the "positive time out." Positive time out is when you put your child in time out when he/she is being good as opposed to bad.

When a child is seen doing something desirable, he/she is told to go to time out. When in time out, the child is given a compliment for the positive behavior. Time out can still be used for more negative behavior, but the positive time out should be used far more frequently.

If used in the right way, positive time out will result in fewer tantrums and more positive behavior of the child.

Punished by Rewards

Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

Punished by Rewards: A Talk with Alfie Kohn - FamilyEducation.com
Find out why rewarding your kids doesn't always work.

Question: If rewards are out, then what should we do when kids refuse to cooperate?

Kohn: I think we have to look at the deeper reasons why the child is not interested. In many cases involving school, the trouble lies not with the child's motivation, but with the task and the way it's being taught. That's why I spend a lot of time working with educators to rethink what they're teaching and how they're teaching it.

Rewarding a Child with ADHD

This is the book that Dr. Steve Curtis mentions on his blog.
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I am Special Literacy Bag

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You are Special Literacy Bag

The key to building teams and relationships is to smile and treat each person as if they are the most special person in the world!

Literacy Bags can be used to help build self esteem while connecting learning between school and home. The books in this bag are all about expressions of love.
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Tell us how you reward the children in your life.

Goodnight Hug

Goodnight Hug
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