HIT: Awards!

[Cathy Nelson <clnelson@SCESCAPE.NET>]

Here is a hit of some new and fresh reward ideas to use in your library.
Thanks to all who responded
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One idea that several of my teachers find successful is to give a
student a coupon (for x-number of points) that can be turned in to the
teacher in place of a homework paper, or to add x-number of points to a
test grade.

When I get in a bunch of new AR books, I sometimes post the book jackets
on a bulletin board (these are from Bound To Stay Bound & I don't need
to put the jackets on the books) with a sign that tells the kids that
the first one to show me a passed test on a particular new book will get
their name tacked up next to that particular title.

The flip side of this idea is to display some of your older titles that
look drab and unappealing and invite the kids to adopt one of these
"orphans" to read, pass the test, and then they get to design a new,
colorful book jacket (including their signed review on the back side).
This really gets those "oldies, but goodies" recirculating.

Eliece Edge, Librarian
Alvin Jr. High
Alvin, TX
shadow@hal-pc.org
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I am moving to middle school from elem and I met with threading
teachers.  Here are our ideas so far...we are using a space theme so
each semester we are going to have a goal for viewing the moon rocks in
the Media Center.  I went to the Kennedy Space Center and am certified
to borrow actual moon rocks.  In addition we are going to have a contest
to design a t-shirt for the students who reach a certain level.  Also
read somewhere about having library student assistants create book ads
to go on the morning announcements then will let students with certain
number of points create ad spots for the announcements.  When I get the
points figured out will let you know.  Our principal is a dj so I am
going to ask him to let us have a dance for qualifiers, maybe study hall
for everyone else during that time.
Lynn Johnson
North Marion Middle School
Citra, FL
johnson_l@popmail.firn.edu
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Give out GIANT candy bars.  This works well for elementary and middle school
students.  (I was surprised by that, thinking that middle schoolers would
regard it as too juvenile.  No such thing.  Most anything that involves food
works.)

Free books are nice.  (Mine come from book fair coupons and the free
percentage which we are allowed to choose.)

15 minute media center pass.

Homework pass redeemable at the discretion of the teacher, of course.

Good luck.  --Jacque
Jacque Hornsby
Media Specialist
West Side Magnet School
LaGrange, GA 30240
<wsms@mindspring.com>
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Our most appreciated award was being taken by limo to the restaurant of
their choice.  The kids were in the limo with the driver only.  Several
teachers and I were waiting for them at the restaurant. This was not for
AR but for reading Lone Star Books.

Lynn McCree, Librarian
Martin Jr. High
Austin, Texas
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I've beenusing bookmarks, (free) posters, erasers, pencils, etc., but would
very much
like something new and snazzy for middle schoolers, in particular.

Andrea Avni, Librarian (matok50@aol.com)
Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle (K-8)
Bellevue, WA  98008
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                            Cathy Nelson, Media Specialist
                                New Ellenton Middle School, New Ellenton, SC
                          Phone:  803-652-8200  FAX: 803-652-8203
                              Home E-mail:  clnelson@scescape.net
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