Our Class Reward System rewards students for GREAT
behavior and putting forth their BEST effort in all areas. Students have a chance to earn “class clams” all week
and a chance to spend them (or save for later) each Friday.
Various ways students can earn a class clam…
- Students who end the day on green on the clip chart earn 1 class clam, blue=2 clams, purple=3 clams, and pink=4 clams.
- Students who complete the “finished early” tasks earn a class clam.
- Students who exceeds their weekly AR points goal earns a class clam
- Students who get a compliment from another teacher, staff, or visitor earn a class clam.
Sidenote:
* How
students will NOT be earning class clams:
I do not reward students who
must be asked or bribed to do what is expected.
You will not see me offering “Johnny”
a chance to earn a class clam if he will just stop talking and finish his work. Nor will you hear me bribe a student with a
class clam to stop hitting, screaming, etc. It is expected that the students follow all
the class rules (see below) and the students will quickly find that they are
missing out on great rewards when they choose not to follow the expectations. Instead of bribery, I quietly and calmly move
their clip down one notch on the clip chart as
needed, and continue on with our class instruction. It is positive behavior and academic
excellence that gets rewarded, not disruptive behavior or slacking off. Students will rise to the expectations and start
looking for the positive ways to be rewarded.
Below are the simple and very achievable expectations for all my students.
Our Class Rules:
1. Follow Directions Quickly.
2.
Raise your hand for permission to speak.
3.
Raise your hand for permission to leave your
seat.
4.
Make smart choices.
5. Keep
your dear teacher happy. (This is just a catch all rule…for
example: Johnny wants to bring in a rock
from the playground. There is no rule
that bringing a rock into a classroom would be breaking, but we do not need a
rock in the classroom…so, “No, sorry
Johnny. Bringing a rock into class will
not keep me happy-which would break Rule #5.
Let’s leave the rock outside.
That would make me happy. Thank you, Johnny.”)
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Redeeming the class clams:
Every Friday, the students will have a chance to spend
their class clams, or they can choose to save them for a chance to get a big
reward coupon at a later date. My class reward system is not made up of
candy and toys, but made up of a treasure chest filled with reward coupons. These reward coupons are laminated and will be
used year after year. No consumable
goods in my treasure box to eat up my paycheck.
(Although, I do have to say that one of the reward coupons allows you to
get a piece of candy out of the candy jar…but
we are talking about single pieces of candy like a skittle, a jelly bean, or
one M&M, etc. …so it will not put a
huge hole in my pocket)
Once they redeem their class clams for a reward coupon,
it is their responsibility to keep up with it and turn it in to me the day they
would like to use it. I do not keep a
list of who gets what coupon. If they
lose the reward coupon, they cannot redeem it.
*This teaches the students to be held accountable for their things…an added
bonus*
Here
is a list of the reward coupons found in the treasure box and how many clams it
will take to buy the reward coupon:
For 2 Class Clams:
- Sweet Tooth (pick a treat from the candy jar)
For 5 Class Clams:
- Be a Proud Read Aloud (bring a book and read aloud to class)
- Show and Tell (bring something special to share with class)
For 10 Class Clams:
- Line Jumper (jump to any spot in the line)
- Pet Shop (bring a stuffed animal to sit at your desk for a day)
For 15 Class Clams:
- Stinky Feet (take off your shoes for an entire day)
- Silly Slippers or Flip Flop Fun (wear slippers or flip flops in class)
- Cool Cat in A Hat (wear a hat all day)
For 20 Class Clams:
- Lunch with a Bud (sit with any friend at lunch)
- Super Duper Supplies (use any writing center supplies for extra special work)
For 30 Class Clams:
- No Homework Pass (take one night off)
- Hungry? (eat lunch with teacher)
For 50 Class Clams:
- Teachers Desk (sit at teacher’s desk for the day)
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