Help me give my students the motivation to excel! They push through when they can see what there is to reach for.. incentives!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Dries's classroom raised $250
This project is fully funded
My Students
I have previously been a second-grade teacher. I strive to have an engaging classroom that keeps my students involved and excited to learn. This year I have decided to move to a great school with a variety of demographics of families, although the major in low-income families. We are a Title I school and although we have resources, it just never seems enough. As the holidays are approaching, you hear and see the devastating reality some students live in. When I send home homework, maybe two or three students return their work. They explain they don't have pencils, glue, or scissors to be able to complete the assignment. They have to take care of their siblings, stay with a caretaker until late hours in the evening, or just are not encouraged to work on their academics. One assignment given each night is reading for twenty minutes. The students love to read, although it may be difficult, they enjoy the stories. With our libraries following protocols for COVID this year, it can be difficult to get them to the library and continue checking out books frequently. This is where the project started.
My Project
Students thrive for prizes at a young age. Especially when their home life doesn't give many opportunities for any type of prizes or incentives, they seek it at school. They push themselves to succeed to be able to earn what they have worked hard for. The student's read nightly, complete homework and work hard during the day on their tasks. These earn their incentives and prizes. Nightly readings can get them each a treat when completed in their log and when their reading chart fills up then they get treasure box! The same for their homework, and when there is prizes, the chart fill up fast! Their computer-based programs earn a prize each time they pass their lessons with every 15 earning treasure box. The student's have many ways to earn incentives, with these prizes they will thrive even further!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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