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Jungle Bucks
By BuzyBee

I have a card system, and if students end the day without moving their card, they get 2 bucks. If they get a warning, they get one buck. After that, they get no bucks. I am going to have them move their card first thing
in the morning if they don't turn in homework, this makes them lose a buck for not turning in work as well.
I will ocassionally give out bucks for other things like, pick a mystery person to watch in line and if they do a good job, they get the buck in my hand when we get back to class.
At the end of the day or when we need a five minute filler, I ask trivia questions pertaining

to the curriculum. If students get it right, I am going to have a small basketball hoop in my room. I am going to place masking tape at 3 or 4 places around the room. Each piece of tape will be a different value of bucks. If they get the question right, they can quickly take a shot at the spot of their choice. If they miss, they get nothing. It's just a fun game for them.

I am also going to use the hoop for morning work. After collecting it, I will draw out one random paper, if the heading is there, it's neat, and complete, they can take a shot at the hoop. I think it will motivate them to do their best on their morning work.

As for things they can buy, I will open the store once a month and sell passes, coupons, and classroom priveleges. For example, I will have a special snake chair in my room that I made. I am going to sell a pass to sit in that chair at their desk for an hour. Other passes will be, free shot at the basketball hoop, free drink anytime you choose, free ten minutes on the computer, sit in reading corner during study time, double roll homeworkopoly.

I am still in the heavy planning stages of it all. I am going from teaching inner city to rural, so I know things are going to be very different and I'm making changes for that. I hope this helps some, I know it's long, sorry.