Putting Pep and Pizzazz Into Your PBIS Personnel and Program
Laura A. Riffel, Ph.D. www.behaviordoctor.org caughtyoubeinggood@gmail.com
(Other things on the Website: Radio Broadcasts- Twitter- Blog- forms and tools- PowerPoints for
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Last year’s “Having Fun with PBIS” is posted at
http://behaviordoctor.org/files/powerpoints/havingfunPBIS/HavingfunwithPBIS.ppt
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Stuart Smalley- Glitter Mirrors
2. Ways to Pump up your Program with Balloons and Balloon Pump
3. Chik-fil-a Cow doing the “Moo Walk” – any cow will dooooo- giving out coupons to a local
restaurant
4. Bouncy Castle Moon Walk Bounce for the Adults- You’ve got to act like a kid again
5. Draw a staff member’s name, and watch them all day and then report on what great deeds
they did over the intercom that afternoon for all to hear. (Report good news)
6. Treat bags- shoves with “I dig you because…..”
7. Melted crayon hearts- “ You color my world because…..”
8. York Peppermint Patty- “You were “mint” to be here because…..”
9. Fanta pop- “You’re Fanta-stic because…..”
10. Pepsi Maxx- “We know you enjoy your job to the maxx because….”
11. Hydrive energy drink- “We know you give everyone an extra boost because….”
12. Whoppers- “You smile even when the kids tell whoppers”
13. Zero- “Thank You for Letting Zero Fail….”
14. Dots- “Thank you for Helping Kids Connect the Dots”
15. Bit O’Honey- “You are as Sweet as Honey”
16. Turtles- “You don’t hide when the going gets tough”
17. Air Heads- (cover up the air)- Give out during planning meetings “Two Heads” are better
than One.
18. Mamba Lemons- Join us in the gym as “Mamba” better known as Jim- dances the Samba for
us. (Get Jim to dress up crazy and dance the samba to lighten the mood when things get
crazy and give everybody some lemon drops.
19. Snickers- Give everyone a Snickers bar and ask them to tell a funny “kid” story from their
classes.
20. Mountain Dew- “We love the way you just “dew” it.
21. Shockers- “Thanks for not letting the shockers send you flying”
22. Little plastic ice cream cones- put in staff boxes and invite them to the cafeteria with a
saying like- “You’ve taken a licking this week- come have an ice cream cone and relax.
23. Twizzlers- Principal leaves on teacher’s desk after observing- cover up the “T” and “lers”
and say You were a “WIZZ” at teaching the kids- and then leave specific praise about what
the teacher did well.
24. Good and Plenty- Pass out thesauruses and a message- We know the kids drive you nuts
saying “Good and Plenty all the time- here’s a class thesaurus.
25. Milky Way- “You are the best in the whole milky way because…..”
26. Halls- During testing time (which is always when everyone has the sniffles)- pass out the
halls cough drops and say “Thank you for keeping the Halls quiet”
27. Tootsie Rolls- “Stop, Drop, and Have a Tootsie Roll.
28. Runts- “You make this School Run (t)-(cover the t) like clock work.
29. Ask PTO to do a pot luck- put a ladle in the teacher’s boxes and message like this- “You’ve
been dishing the learning. Since we have to stay late tonight for the meetings, we’d like to
dish some treats your way. Meet us in the lounge for a delicious treat.
30. Dollar Store Kneeling Pad- “Thank you for planting the seeds of knowledge”
31. Dollar Store- Oriental Trading Company- Cardboard coasters- make great clipboards for
writing gotchas in the hallways- easy to have with you- coaster and a binder and you have an
instant clipboard.
32. Cotton Candy- “You make the fluffy stuff around here because…..”
33. Dollar Store Humming Bird Feeder- “You make this school hum because…..”
34. Dollar Store Frame with positive quotes written on the glass every day.
a.
Whether you think you can- or think you can’t- You’re Right (Henry Ford)
b. If you are feeling blue- trying painting yourself a different color
c.
Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself.
d. Those who are the happiest, never did have everything.
e.
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree, it will its
whole life believing it is stupid. (Albert Einstein)
f.
Things turn out best for those who make the best out of the way things turn out.
g.
Today, I will be happier than a bird with French fry.
h. Never judge a book by its movie.
i.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
j.
"Believe that you will succeed, and you will." Dale Carnegie
k.
Your beliefs don’t make you a better person- your behavior does.
35. Bee a C.E.O Chief Example for Others
36. Go around and put ties on kids who are C.E.O’s
37. Believe in Yourself
38. Randomly put halos on kids who are doing kind things to themselves- like coming to
school on time, having all their supplies etc.
39. Ringing a bell when they turn in their gotchas for the principal’s drawing
40. Small Pringles can decorated to keep gotchas in for cash in copy
41. Clothesline with clothespins for each child to keep gotchas on for classroom
containment of cash in copies
42. Giant fishnet to “catch” gotchas in for principal’s drawing
43. Electronic tool for graphing student gotchas- free-free-free
a.
http://behaviordoctor.org/files/tools/Gotcha%20Tracking%20Sample.xls
44. Giant fish net to hang pictures of students who got caught exhibiting excellent behavior
45. Basketball goal with basketballs with student names of students who were caught
exhibiting excellent behavior
46. Golden book- students get to write their name in the golden book when they get a gotchafeather pencil
47. Fancy pencil- one school gives them a fake tattoo also when they get to enter their name in
the golden book
48.
Draw one secret student and watch them all day and report over the intercom at the end
of the day all their great deeds.
49. This student could wear a cape or a special T-shirt the next day indicating they were the
mystery student the day before or the mystery hero.
50. Mystery walker- teachers choose a mystery walker- someone who is earning extra recess
or extra free answers for homework (older students) – someone who exhibits good behavior
in the hallways- like a secret shopper is out in the hallways looking for a secret person to be
exhibiting these behaviors and then tags them and tells a teacher.
51. Brownie Points
52. Feather in the principal’s cap
53. Classroom doesn’t monkey around award
54. Knocked the principal’s socks off
55. This class was caught “Eggs”ibiting “Eggs”ellent Behavior
56. Weaving a class of good behavior
57. Gumball machine
58. This class never forgets elephant reward
59. Royal Reward for best manners
60. Florence Nightingale Reward for no absences
61.
Mystery Prize- Like reverse Hangman
62. Marbles in the jar- use flat marbles
63. Whole school Bingo Board with Gotcha Drawings
64. Smarty Pants- using the Milton Bradley Plastic pants game
65. Line jumper- go to the head of the line
66. Smarty Pants- using little kids pants
67. Stinky Feet Award- Take off your shoes in class
68. Go read to the principal Award
69. Swip- Swap Desks with another student Award
70. Cool Cat in the Hat Award- Get to Wear a Hat At School All Day
71.
Show and Tell Day-
72. Use the teacher’s special supplies
73. Picnic Lunch- or Friend Lunch Award
74. Recognition Rock Star- Get yourself recognized in the school or class newsletter
75. Bring a stuffed animal from home award
76. Call Dibs on the Computer
77. Special Reading Corner Spaces- Cash in Gotchas for DEAR time
78. Facebook Status Updates on the Classroom Door
79. Get your picture in Dr. Riffel’s Presentation 
80. Get donated School Supplies
81. Make a calming bottle
82. Make an Eye- Spy Bag from a pencil case
83. Give Parents a jar of Popping Popcorn for Popping by
84. Give Watch Dog Dads a special parking place
85. Give Watch Dog Dads a special lunch table or special lunch
86. Give parents a special library with parent tips books and videos
87. Start a Mommy Mojo Group
88. Get Eagle Scouts to do big projects at your school
a.
Outdoor Stage – kids love to perform
b. Walking trail
c.
Fairy Ring
d. Irrigation System89. Get Communities and Families involved in your PBIS Projects
a.
http://behaviordoctor.org/files/powerpoints/SWPBS/commnfaminvolvementinpbis.p
pt
90. Use advertising to get what you need
91.
Grants for educators:
a.
www.donorschoose.org
b. Innovative classroom (April 15 deadline)
http://www.grantwrangler.com/GrantManager/templates/?a=563&z=0
c.
Kohl’s Community Cares
d. Limeades for Learning
e.
http://www.freakyfreddies.com/teacher.htm
f.
http://www.squidoo.com/free_stuff_for_teachers
g.
http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/freeforteachers.htm
h. http://freebies.about.com/cs/teacherfreebies/a/teacherfreebies.htm
92. Stores that Love Teachers
a.
http://www.bradsdeals.com/blog/2010/08/10/71-stores-offering-discounts-toteachers/
93. Websites for Philanthropy
a.
www.freerice.com
b. http://childrendonate2.org/
94. Golden Rule for the New Age:
a.
If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all….and don’t write it on
Facebook either.
b. THINKi. Before you Facebook, Tweet, Blog, or Text
1.
THINK
a.
T- Is it True?
b. H- Is it Helpful?
c.
I- Is it Inspiring?
d. N- Is it Necessary?
e.
K- Is it Kind?
95. My school in Weatherford, Oklahoma (High School) got all their students Lance Armstrong
type bracelets that are red and they say “Delete”- they taught their students to delete any
unkind words off their pages. The students are even going around to all the other schools
(elementary and middle schools) and talking to them about cyber bullying). It is working and
they are seeing a lot less bullying and a lot more kindness. If you are interested in talking
to them- they would be happy to take emails. Ginger Powell or Valerie Caulkins Shreck at
Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Elementary Gotcha Rewards:
Choose an upper class to come
down and help with spelling
words- spelling bees, magnetic
letters etc.
Challenge an available teacher to
a game of checkers a lunch
recess.
One free pass on a homework
assignment for the night my dog
really eats the homework
Get to feed the class pet for a
week
Cash in gotchas to earn a nature walk for our class.
Get to perform a magic trick for
the class.
Get to help the custodian raise the flag on the flagpole and lead
the school in the class pledge during the morning pledge.
Eat lunch with a friend at a
special table.
Spend 20 minutes on Friday with the Custodian cleaning up the
scuff marks on the floor with a tennis ball on the end of mop
handle or emptying the trash cans.
Challenge the Physical Education Teacher to a game of H-O-RS-E during recess while my class watches and the teachers have
to do cheers .
Earn a sock hop dance for your grade level with gotcha cash in
tickets.
Help serve lunch with the
cafeteria
ladies.
Challenge the principal to see
whose paper airplane soars the
furthest off the roof of the
school on a date that works on
the master calendar.
Bring your i-Pod to school and
listen during free choice time.
Earn an extra art class for the
entire class with your gotcha
cash in award.
Student can purchase a mother
coming up to school and teaching
class how to play BUNKO and
spending 1 hour playing BUNKO.
(Whole Class)
Student can choose to stay after
school and learn how to computer
program games or make
PowerPoint or Video productions.
One free night of homework help for 45 minutes from
classroom teacher with permission from parents and teacher on
available night.
Cash in gotchas to go down to PE 5 minutes early to help the PE
teacher set up early for our class
Get to run the microscope on the promethean board for
Science class.
Earn i-Pod time for whole class with a higher number of
gotchas.
BBOBG Award- Buy Back One Bad Grade Award- Student can
purchase one bad grade and bounce it up one grade with this
award- it is like a “Get out of Jail free card in Monopoly”
Fractured Fairy Tales- Older Students may choose to rewrite
Fairy Tales into modern times and perform them for the
Kindergarten classes. One student can cash in gotchas to earn
this prize for the entire class.
Student can choose to stay after school and learn how to throw
a football so that it goes perfectly straight by any adult who
can teach this skill.
Be the librarian assistant for one
hour (must meet teacher’s
approval for the hour missed in
class)
Be the Assistant Principal for an
hour- must be on master calendar
and be approved by classroom
teacher:
Get to pass out the supplies in
class for a week:
Get a free “COOL” pencil from
the office- for when your pencil
breaks.
Get to see inside our cafeteria
deep freezer- for 3 minutesIt’s a deep secret what’s inside
there 
Sit inside the D.A.R.E officer’s
car and turn on his siren for 10
seconds.
Get a silly picture taken of
yourself and posted on the school
photo frame that rotates in the
front office
Be a helper in the Kindergarten room for one hour- (Must meet
teacher’s approval for the hour missed in class)
Run the Smart Board or the Promethean Board in Class for the
morning exercises:
Get to call out the bus numbers as they arrive in the evening
for a week- (for schools who have students wait in the
classroom until buses arrive)
Get a free “COOL” spiral notebook from the office- for when
your spiral notebook spirals out of controlGet to see inside the Teacher’s Lounge- What do they do inside
there?
When the fire truck comes out to the school for fire
prevention week- you can sit in the driver’s seat.
Cash in gotchas to stay after school and tie dye an old tee shirt
of my own with the art teacher using our school colors
Cash in gotchas to sing karaoke
at lunchtime with two of my
friends:
Cash in gotchas to guide the
school mascot around so they
don’t bump into the wall or fall
down on things lying on the
ground:
Cash in gotchas to lead my class
with 3 friends in the Village
People performing Y.M.C.A.
Cash in gotchas to get your name on the school marquee- or in
golden lights:
Go down to the counselor’s office
and make a “Wish Upon a Star
Calming Bottle”-
Have a Rachel Ray and Guy Fiero Cook-off show giving Three
contestants who cashed in gotchas to be on contestant row –
Ask the cooks to save left-overs for a week and have the three
cooks use the left-overs to create a meal. The principal and PE
teacher will be the judges with the counselor being the tie
breaker.
Cash in gotchas to color a poster for the principal’s door about
our behavioral expectations: After all- the kids who visit this
office really need something snazzy to help them remember the
expectations:
Cash in gotchas to go down and help the Music teacher with a
younger class for music class:
Have the PE teacher teach 3 couples who
cashed in gotchas how to dance in a “So you
Think You can Dance competition” and let the
classes of the three couples vote in secret
ballot.
Let students cash in gotchas to come spend the
night (till 11 PM) in the gym with sleeping bags and
flashlights and all the books they want to bring
for an overnight safari reading night. Students
can get in their sleeping bags and read with their
flashlights- or go to stations (Teachers set up in
little pop-up tents)- reading aloud)- Wear jungle
safari clothing- decorate gym like a jungle. Serve
green kool-aid (Jungle Juice)- have glow in the
dark stars all over.
Ask parents to bring in old suitcases- fill with
dollar amounts and discard books from the
library- Put Numbers on the Suitcases (Just
like the game Deal or No Deal)- the students
can choose a suit case with their gotchas and
then play Deal or No Deal- they can either
take the banker’s offer to have a book
dedicated to them in the library or take the
suitcase. It might be a book someone’s little
sister colored all over the inside of – or it just
might be a really cool old book. Who
knows?????
Download the Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
game from:
http://tinyurl.com/4usmarterthan5thgrader
Student can cash in gotchas to earn their
teacher a $2.97 ball from Wal-Mart which you
got with letterhead for free. The teacher
writes with a Sharpie® pen all the review
facts for math or social studies etc. and the
students toss the ball back and forth as a
review for the test. Where the right thumb
lands is the question they have to answer. The
whole class gets to play and one student
earned it for the whole class.
Students can cash in gotchas and go to
http://www.uboost.com/integrations/pbis and
decrease their carbon footprint, buy dog
treats for dogs in an animal shelter, buy water
for villagers in Haiti and so much more:
Educators gets 150,000 free points to give
away to students.
Student can cash in gotchas to go to the computer
lab and spend 20 minute on www.freerice.com For
every answer they get correct they earn 10 grains
of rice to help end world hunger. This is real and
the questions help them learn English, math, social
studies, etc.
Student can cash in gotchas to play this as a
test review for his or her class.
Students can cash in gotchas to go be an
apprentice at a store near the neighborhood with
parent permission and of course store manager’s
permission on Saturday.
Cash in gotchas to push your desk out
of the way and lay on the floor with a
sleeping bag and pillow and do your
work on the floor all day. Rules:
1) Must stay awake all day
2) Must do all work
3) Must not talk while others
are not talking unless given
permission to talk
Rent the principal’s chair for the day:
Cash in Gotchas to be the Bus Assistant for a week. You
get to Catch Students being good on the bus. You will
choose 5 students a day to get off the bus first in the
morning to come in with special tickets and trade those in
for instant gotchas. You will also get gotchas for helping
with this important position.
Take off your shoes and wiggle your
toes for the day (it decreases
anxiety by 37%).
Bring a snack from home today.
Earn an extra reading time for your whole class:
100 Free or Inexpensive Rewards for Individual Students
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Assist the custodian
Assist with morning announcements over the PA system
Be a helper in another classroom
Be featured on a photo recognition board
Be recognized during announcements
Be the first one in the lunch line
Be the leader of a class game
Be the line leader or the caboose
Be the scout (Person who goes ahead of class to tell the special teacher they are on the
way)
Be the teacher's helper for the day
Borrow the principal’s chair for the day
Buzz cut a design in an agreeable male’s head
Choose a book for the teacher to read aloud to the class
Choose any class job for the week
Choose music for the class to hear
Choose the game during physical education
Choose which homework problem the teacher will give the answer to for a freebie
Cut the principal’s tie off and have your picture featured on a bulletin board with the neck
part of the tie as the frame. Keep the tip for a souvenir.
Dance to favorite music in the classroom
Design a class/school bulletin board
Design and make a bulletin board
Do half of an assignment
Draw on the chalkboard
Draw on a small white board at desk
25. Draw pictures on the chalkboard while the teacher reads to the class (illustrating the story
being read)
26. Duct tape the principal to the wall during lunch or an assembly
27. Earn a free pass to a school event or game
28. Earn a gift certificate to the school store or book fair
29. Earn a pass to the zoo, aquarium, or museum
30. Earn a trophy, plaque, ribbon or certificate
31. Earn an item such as a Frisbee, hula hoop, jump rope, paddleball or sidewalk chalk, which
promote physical activity
32. Earn extra computer time
33. Earn extra credit
34. Earn free tutoring time from the teacher (spelling secrets, math secrets, writing secrets)
35. Earn play money to be used for privileges
36. Earn points for good behavior to “buy” unique rewards (e.g. Autographed items with special
meaning or lunch with the teacher)
37. Earn the privilege of emailing a parent at work telling of accomplishments
38. Eat lunch outdoors with the class
39. Eat lunch with a teacher or principal
40. Eat lunch with an invited adult (grandparent, aunt, uncle)
41. Eat with a friend in the classroom (with the teacher)
42. Enjoy a positive visit with the principal
43. Enjoy class outdoors for the whole class
44. Enter a drawing for donated prizes among students who meet certain grade standards
45. Get “free choice” time at the end of the day
46. Get a “no homework” pass
47. Get a drink from the cold water fountain (There is always one fountain that is better)
48. Get a flash cards set printed from a computer
49. Get a video store or movie theatre coupon
50. Get extra art time
51. Go on a walking field trip (earn privilege for whole class)
52. Go to the library to select a book to read
53. Have a drawing lesson
54. Have a free serving of milk
55. Have a teacher read a special book to the entire class
56. Have an extra recess
57. Have teacher share a special skill (e.g. Sing)
58. Have the teacher make a positive phone call home
59. Help in a lower level class
60. Keep a stuffed animal at desk
61. Learn how to do something special on the computer- like graphics or adding sound
62. Learn how to draw something that looks hard, but with help is easy
63. Listen to music while working
64. Listen with a headset to a book on audiotape
65. Make deliveries to the office
66. Name put on scrolling marquee with a specific message “Emily Jones says smile and eat your
veggies.”
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Operate the remote for a PowerPoint lesson
Pick a game at recess that everyone plays including the teacher
Play a computer game
Play a favorite game or puzzle
Read a book to the class
Read morning announcements
Read outdoors
Read to a younger class
Receive a “mystery pack” (gift-wrapped items such as a notepad, folder, puzzle, sports
cards, etc.)
76. Receive a 5-minute chat break at the end of the class or at the end of the day
77. Receive a note of recognition from the teacher or principal
78. Receive a plant, seeds and a pot for growing
79. Receive art supplies, coloring books, glitter, bookmarks, rulers, stencils, stamps, pens,
pencils, erasers and other school supplies
80. Receive verbal praise
81. Select a paper back book to take home to read from the teacher’s personal library
82. Sit at the teacher's desk for the day or a set amount of time
83. Sit next to the teacher during story time
84. Sit with a friend at lunch, assembly, etc.
85. Take a free homework pass
86. Take a trip to the treasure box (non-food items such as water bottles, stickers, key chains,
temporary tattoos, yo-yo’s, bubbles, spider rings, charms and pencil toppers)
87. Take care of the class animal
88. Take class animal home for school vacation time
89. Take home a class game for a night
90. Teach the class a favorite game
91. Teach the class a math lesson
92. Use colored chalk
93. Use the teacher's chair
94. Walk with a teacher during lunch
95. Watch a video instead of recess
96. Work as the Principal apprentice for 20 minutes
97. Work in the lunchroom
98. Write with a marker for the day
99. Write with a special pen for the day
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Write with a special pencil for the day
Secondary Student Rewards for Students to Cash in for Gotchas
Sit next to a friend for the day in one class.
Sit next to a friend at lunch.
Eat lunch at a special table on the stage
listening to music.
Get an instant part in an upcoming playeven if it’s a walk-on part.
Get to paint the 3-5 behavioral
expectations in a mural in one of the
hallways- paint provided by district or
mistake paint provided by a local hardware
store.
Get to hang out in the staff lounge for one
hour to work on homework. Must be
approved by the teacher whose class is
being missed.
Get to go barefoot in class for the day.
Get to wear sunglasses for the day.
Get to go to the special needs class and help
the teacher make a video for one of the
students about appropriate behavior to help
that student.
Get to run the light board during a
performance of a theater production.
Get to make the morning announcements.
Get to be an apprentice at a participating
store.
Get to dress out of uniform for the day.
Sit in special recliner at 50 yard line at
Home Football game.
Run Smart Board in the classroom for the
day.
Get to ride home in the coolest car
(whichever staff member has the coolest
car). (Parent and staff member permission)
Get to help in the Student Naturalist Class
over winter break- feeding and caring for
the animals.
Listen to music while working. (Can be whole class or
i-Pods since tastes vary)
Eat lunch with a requested teacher.
Get to help paint sets for the upcoming theater
production.
Get to help paint a design in one of the student
bathrooms to spruce it up- paint provided by the
district.
Get to help surprise the staff and come up on the
weekend and decorate the staff lounge. Spruced up
and Spiffed up with donations from the Parent and
Teacher Organization.
Get to swip-swap classes with a friend for a day.
(One class)
Get to wear slippers for the day.
Get to make a movie about the behavioral
expectations for the school.
Get to go to the shop (woodworking) class and make a
project for Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day (etc.) after
school.
Get to run the scoreboard during a game.
Get to be the mascot for a school assembly.
Get to go over to a younger level school and talk
about bullying to the younger students.
Get to sit in bean bag and use clip board to write on
in class.
Get seconds from the cafeteria on favorite foods.
Be the assistant principal for the day.
Get to deliver meals to the homeless on Saturday
with a group of three friends- driven by a volunteer
staff member.
Getting to stay after school and challenge the
principal or staff member of choice to a game of HO-R-S-E.
Getting to choose 9 friends and having the
school basketball court for 3 hours on
Saturday morning for a friendly basketball
game. Supervised by a PBIS team member.
A free cooking lesson from the consumer
science teacher.
My picture on the school marquee.
Valet parking before and after school by
one of the PBIS team members.
One free “Get out of Jail Card” for a Tardy.
Get to go on the bus with the varsity team
to an away game and serve as the assistant
to the assistant coach.
Get to have a free quarter page for some
poetry or artwork in the school year book.
Get a job recommendation written for me
by one of my teachers or the principal.
Go over to the elementary school at
lunchtime and eat lunch with younger
students and play games at their recess.
Cash in gotchas to sit in a recliner at pep
assemblies.
Fun Video that relates to class learning or
writing activity.
Homework free night
Talk time at the end of the class.
A free sewing lesson from the consumer science
teacher.
My music played during passing period for the whole
school for the day- over the loud speaker.
My name on the school marquee.
Get to rent the teacher’s chair for the day.
One free “Get out of Jail Card” for a Test Scorebumped up 10 points.
Get to have a book dedicated to me in the library.
Get a positive phone call home or a positive post card
home to my parents about good behavior at school.
Help from a teacher in writing a professional
resume’.
Get to park in the teacher’s parking lot (High
School)- Special sign to put in the front dash giving
them permission to park there.
Eat lunch outside with a friend.
Brain teasers- Like this website:
http://www.justriddlesandmore.com/wackywords.html
Let student put up on board for other students to
guess.
Extra Credit Assignments that are fun- like word
searches
Reduced homework
Secondary Student Ideas for Gotcha Incentives
1. Adult volunteers to write a job recommendation for the student
2. All school party on the weekend with different venues for all interests: (students with zero
ODR’s get to come) Have parents sponsor and chaperone:
a. Dance area
b. Basketball area
c. Game board area
d. Conversation pit
e. Graffiti wall (piece of sheetrock painted white with sharpies of various colors)
f. Karaoke area
g. Computer animation area
3. Assisting Coach for any sport
4. Assisting PTO to develop ways to reward teachers who go out of their way to help students
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Chance to go to grade school and teach students about a topic of interest
Choosing to do a PowerPoint for the class on a particular subject of interest
Choosing what assignment the class does for homework
Designing theme for school dance, ice cream social, game night
Dress as the school mascot during a game
Earning the chance to be the water/towel person at a sporting event
Earning the chance to do stagecraft for any school performance (lights, stage design, props)
Earning the chance to scoreboard assist at a game
Eating lunch with a preferred adult
Free entrance to a dance
Free entrance to a football, basketball, etc. game
Free library pass to research a topic of interest
Getting a postcard in the mail telling parents what teachers admire most about their child
Getting to apprentice at one of the business partners with the school (grocery store, bank, etc.)
on the weekend.
Getting to buzz cut a design in the principal’s hair (custodian’s hair)
Getting to cut the principal’s tie off (use loop to frame student’s face on a bulletin board of
fame)
Getting to duct tape the principal to the wall
Getting to scoop food at the cafeteria for a lunch period (social opportunity)
Getting to shoot a video about the school’s expectations to show on CC TV
Hall pass to leave class 5 minutes early and go by the coldest water fountain
Help from an adult of choice on a class they are struggling with (Free tutoring)
Homework free night
Learning how to do something of interest on the computer (animation, graphics, CAD)
Learning how to play chess
Learning how to play sports even if they didn’t make the team
Learning how to run the light board or sound booth for a school performance
Let student make a bulletin board in the front hall highlighting an event of choice
Make the morning announcements
Office aid for a period
Opportunity to be part of a brainstorming adult team at the school
Opportunity to eat lunch outdoors at a special table
Opportunity to eat lunch with a parent or grandparent at a special table
Opportunity to introduce the players over the PA during a home game
Opportunity to shadow business owner for a day- credit for writing about the experience
Opportunity to shadow the principal for an hour or the day
Opportunity to take care of lab animals in Science class
Opportunity to wear jeans instead of school uniform for a day
Principal grills hotdogs for students who have 0 tardies in the month & this student helps
Privilege of leaving book in class overnight instead of having to lug to locker
Privilege of seeing embarrassing photo of adult that no one else sees (Senior Portrait)
Reserved seating at a school play for student and five friends
Send home a postcard about positive things the student has done this week
Serve as a student ambassador if visitors come to the school
Serving as a “page” for a local politician for the day
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Serving as a door greeter for a parent night at school with a badge of honor to wear
Singing karaoke during lunch (approved songs)
Sit at score table in basketball game
Sit in score box at a football game
Sitting in the teacher’s chair for the period
Special parking preference for a day
Special recognition at any school event- Guest DJ one song at dance etc.
Special seating at lunch table with friends
Student gets to pick which problem the teacher will make a freebie answer on homework
Student plans spirit week activity for one of the days (hat day, sunglasses etc.)
Teacher aid for special needs classroom
Teaching special needs student how to play a game