Well...I tried the punch card these last three weeks of school and while none were lost and punching a card was easy, I have determined there are some serious drawbacks.
1. I was saying "If you do (whatever), you can get a punch." well..needless to say telling a child he is getting a punch - who understand that I mean a hole punch - wasn't translating well to people who overheard or to parents getting a mixed message at home from the little ones.
2. You can't take away a punch. So if a child misbehaved or moved their card, they still had the same number of punches and didn't really feel an immediate consequence - like giving a ticket back.
3. It was too hard to punch cards on the fly. It is much easier to hand out tickets than punch a card because you have to wait for them to find them and get them out. Whereas with tickets, you just give it and it is done.
So on Monday I am back to my old tried and true tickets. So when children move a card for their behavior, then they have to give a ticket. They will still earn rewards by earning 20 tickets.
On a side note, the rewards are working fabuously. They love the rewards. Surprisingly, many boys have wanted the super supplies box with the fancy scissors and glitter pencils. Strange.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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