Classroom Incentives - What's in the Box?

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 77

  The outcomes from this grant have been phenomenal. With this grant, I was not only able to fund a classroom incentive program, but I was able to create an enrichment, out of the box, type area where my students who had finished all their work could work on projects still related to our learning.

     The incentive part of my grant consists of prize tickets. When students answer questions correctly or when they are working as instructed, I will give them a ticket. They will place their tickets into a box (one box per class) and on Friday I will draw four or five tickets. If a student’s ticket is drawn, they have their choice of eight different boxes. Inside the eight boxes are prizes (gadgets, pens, highlighters, gift cards, candy, etc...). They are so excited when their name is drawn. This helps not only with behavior, but it encourages classroom participation.

     The enrichment part of my grant consists of areas in the room where students can go and work on different projects if they finish their classwork early. I have an area where students can put literary puzzles together. I have a figurative language puzzle, a plot and literary elements puzzle and a Latin roots puzzle. I also have three or four escape room/ puzzle boxes. The students must solve clues and riddles in order to open the box and see what's inside. They love these activities.

     Finally, I have erasable cubes where students can write down a question they have, or they can place the cube on their desk with a certain color up indicating they need help with a specific item. I can also use the cubes for games and students can record their responses on the cube or they can even map out the plot of a story on the cube. It is a unique way for students to be expressive.

     Without the grant money from Champions for Learning I would never have been able to afford all of these "boxes" which have helped so many students this year. I am forever grateful!!