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Another idea
By Lou

In my 5th grade classroom, I have several "levels" which students can work on. I have used poster board for each different level, then put the name of the level and the requirement on each piece of poster board. They aren't
all sequential, although many of them are. When students accomplish a level, they put a blue ribbon on that level with their name on it. For every 2 blue ribbons students earn, they can negotiate a reward with me. I've found students are much more motivated if they choose a reward rather than me telling them what they get.
Some examples of the levels are:
INDEPENDENT: Read

any 3 books in your reading level, scoring 80% or higher, AND earn at least 10 points.
SUPER: Read any 3 books at a 5.0 reading level worth at least 5 points, scoring 80% or higher.
CHALLENGE: Earn 100 points.

I think I have a total of 10 levels. It's not that much work for me (I just use the same laminated posters over each year and run off a bunch of blue ribbons on the copier). When students have completed a level, they let me know and I check their AR record to verify it.