Pot of Gold- A March Incentive

I love to let students know how much they mean to me! So, I was going to put up the following slide and give them a shamrock with why they make me feel so lucky to be their teacher.

But, I decided to take it a step further and add some fun to our classroom this week. I thought we could all use it coming back from Spring break.

 Students will be able to earn shamrocks for outstanding effort, following our campus LEAD matrix, being LEADer of the day, any positive behavior, and our specific goal for the day. Once a student earns four shamrocks(because that means LUCK right?:), they will be able to scan a QR code on a "Pot of Gold" of their choosing that will be posted around the room! You could let them scan after earning one shamrock or skip the shamrocks and just scan when you see the behavior you are encouraging.

Click on the picture below to grab your own editable template of my slideshow with the Pot of Gold. 

I used this free QR code generator to create the codes with text. Feel free to change the codes to the things your students love. 

Let's focus on the positive and remember how LUCKY we truly are to get to make a difference in our students' lives every day!

#potofgold #luckyteacher

Student Kindness Challenge

Hi! My name is Kyndra Hartzler, and this is my first educator blog post! I am passionate about making learning engaging and relevant for my students and put my "Hart and Soul" into all I do.  I recently attended an EdCamp and was inspired by one of the sessions to begin blogging. So, here goes nothing. 

One thing I try to do with my students is to help them build positive character traits and grow socially/emotionally as well as academically. Meredith Akers created a Kindness Challenge for her staff and that made me think of how I could incorporate that with my students. I elicited a little help from some students I was eating lunch with and #hartzattack was born.

I am going to give each student a copy on Monday and encourage them to complete the challenge throughout the month of February. Of course, I am going to join in with them spreading the love! Any student who completes the #hartzattack will be invited to a VIP lunch with me!

Grab your copy of the editable template here! (Tip: You can also print 2 or 4 to a page.) I'd love to see how you use it or hear how you help students show kindness.