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HAPPY FACE TICKETS
By HEIDI

Waw! I liek the timer and music box ideas! I have a reward system set up. Kids can earn happy face tickets that say "Thank you for being prepared" or "Thank you for Helping" or "Thank you for Listening". I must admit,
the prepared ones are my most used! I give tickets when I catch them doing something right. They jot their nnnname on it and put it in my happy face bucket. Friday afternoon I do just one draw and that person getttts to choose a prize from my rewards bin. (Pencils, suckers, highlighters, they really like erasable pencil crayons because I let them use those for regular work just like

a pencil).

To help them be prepared, I put an agenda on the board each morning that tells them D.E.A.R. then just under it LANGUAGE ARTS then under that RECESS then MATH, etc. They know that every math class starts with mental math, so when kids come in, they can get out their campfire book and number the page from 1-10, also writing the date at the top. IF I come in form recess and a kid is sitting there with the book open and ready, and they are giving me a silent signal (hands folded together on top of the desk), they get rewardeed with a happy face.

It is amazing how important routines are for them! Silent signal is something I use often. I also tell them pencils down when I need their attention. And we do Give me five, which means hand in the air, silent, pencil down, hands free, and be still so you can listen. (Even shuffling feet and papers stop very quickly!) It took practice practice prractice!