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I would like to have a bulletin board to motivate my students to read and earn points. I have already used a race track with race cars which worked well, but I'd like to try something different. Does anyone else do something similar?
tnteacher This year I found cute little submarine cutouts, and I used them with an ocean theme. On the bulletin board I have a rubber ducky, starfish, treasure chest, dolphin, and tropical fish (20% intervals) and each time they meet that percentage of their goal they get to move their submarine. The kids really like it and love when they get to move to a ne...See More
Jan 10, 2011
gph Thanks - it sounds cute. Question: If you are using goals, do you start over each quarter? I've been using points. Please explain, for example, what happens when they exceed their goals.

On 1/10/11, tnteacher wrote: > This year I found cute little submarine cutouts, and I used > them with an ocean theme. On the bulletin board I have...See More
Jan 10, 2011
tnteacher Yes, on that board I start over each quarter. For points, we do a couple of things. As a class, we have a class party that I started at 100, but goes up in 200 increments now ... but even though my class only has 12 students they LOVE to read. They've had about 5 parties so far - they're 30 min parties of the student's choice.

Also, studen...See More
Jan 12, 2011
gph Thanks, what grade to you teach? 289 points is quite an accomplishment! Do they spend time in class reading? I find that very few of my students will read at home.

On 1/12/11, tnteacher wrote: > Yes, on that board I start over each quarter. For points, we do a > couple of things. As a class, we have a class party that I started > ...See More
Jan 17, 2011
Theresa On 1/10/11, tnteacher wrote: >> This year I found cute little submarine cutouts, and I used >> them with an ocean theme. On the bulletin board I have a >> rubber ducky, starfish, treasure chest, dolphin, and tropical >> fish (20% intervals) and each time they meet that percentage >> of their goal they get to move their...See More
Aug 14, 2012


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