As stated on Twitter on Friday I have been given the task of creating a reward strategy to implement during my two week teaching practice coming up and would like feedback from teachers as to whether they think this will work.
My idea is to have a whole class points tally (which will be displayed on a rocket as our topic is space) with the more points the children get, the better their reward. It will be on a continuum with for example 10 points equals an additional fun game, 20 points five mins golden time, 30 points five mins extra play etc and wherever they get to in the two weeks will be their reward.
Points will be given out depending how the class behaves in lessons. My idea was to have a four point scheme per lesson. The whole class would start with three points each session and depending on how they behave will depend how many points they get at the end. If they are really well behaved and put in maximum effort then they will gain an extra point and have four points towards the total. However if there is points in the lesson where they go off task, misbehave etc I will drop them down to two, one or zero points depending on how bad it is. However the important point will be stressed that through good work they can get these points back before the end of the session.
I hope that makes sense and I would love any feedback or improvements that teachers could think of.
I really like the idea of the points tally on a rocket, it gives the pupils a visual focus and something tangible to contribute to.
ReplyDeleteYour idea sounds good, though it could get complicated, points being taken off, added back, and if this was happening to 10-15 pupils a lesson. Although if you were really organised could definately still be implemented. Good luck with it all!
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a really good concept and love the idea that every child starts off with the points. I believe that this will immediately engage the class in the rewards concept and, rather than a pupil having to be go out of their way to be noticed and rewarded; simple, hard working, good behaviour will get the credit that it deserves.
ReplyDeleteOne point I will make though is that, I believe, having the point system 'reset' after every lesson could end up being quite confusing. Perhaps have the system spread over the entire day rather than individual lessons. This way you may also find that having the system spread over the day maximises good behaviour. For example, with the individual lesson idea, if a child loses all their points in the morning, after break they will automatically have 3 points again without having to ‘re-earn’ them. Whereas, if it is spread over the day, a pupil will have to work harder to regain the points that they have lost in the morning, throughout the entire day.
I hope you find this feedback useful.