Motivating Positive Student Behavior
It is important to come up with rewards for students that will motivate their good behavior. There are many methods for coming up with behavior plans and class rules and consequences, but a reward system may in fact work more effectively than a list of consequences.
Some ideas for rewards include:
- Lunch with the teacher
- Earning tickets to spend in a “store”
- Extra recess
- Computer time
Involving the students in the process of thinking up the rewards will ensure that the options are indeed motivating to the students. While some things, such as lunch with the teacher, will always be a motivator, other things such as computer time, may not be what helps a student choose good behavior.
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