Awards, Certificates, Achievements, and More!
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This award collection contains 52 different awards. There are awards for reading strategies like: Making Connections, Visualization, questioning, and main idea. There are awards for sight word and vocabulary development. The complete e-book has 94 pages, with descriptions about how to use many of the awards in the classroom. Along with reading awards there are also classroom management, writing, science and social studies awards.
- This is a great way to reward students for their learning and their behavior. |
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See the complete list of awards in the eBook
52 awards in all! |
My goals for creating these awards were:
World Traveler Reading Award
1. To increase student motivation
2. To encourage students to set their own goals
3. To focus students attention on what they're learning when they are working towards an award
4. To make awards on specific goals
2. To encourage students to set their own goals
3. To focus students attention on what they're learning when they are working towards an award
4. To make awards on specific goals
To increase student motivation
Genre Genius Award
Students are motivated by a multitude of things. They can have intrinsic motivators like: interest in the subject, believe that the activity is fun, enjoy seeing the results of their work. There are also extrinsic motivators like: praise, stickers, awards (like the ones here.)
Not all students will be equally motivated by these awards, and its your job as a teacher to figure out what motivates your students; however, there will be many students who find these awards highly motivational. I've created these awards with those students in mind. Achieving awards shouldn't be a requirement because, this would instantly turn the award into homework.
If you have student led conferences, consider letting students collect their awards and show them to their parents during the conference. This will increase motivation to earn the award as well as let students share what they've been learning in the classroom.
When designing these awards I wanted to make sure that they were visually appealing to increase students motivation to get them. I believe I've succeeded in this and hope you think so too.
Not all students will be equally motivated by these awards, and its your job as a teacher to figure out what motivates your students; however, there will be many students who find these awards highly motivational. I've created these awards with those students in mind. Achieving awards shouldn't be a requirement because, this would instantly turn the award into homework.
If you have student led conferences, consider letting students collect their awards and show them to their parents during the conference. This will increase motivation to earn the award as well as let students share what they've been learning in the classroom.
When designing these awards I wanted to make sure that they were visually appealing to increase students motivation to get them. I believe I've succeeded in this and hope you think so too.
To encourage students to set their own goals
You may of course use these awards however you see fit. I've designed the awards to be used to help students set their own personal learning goals. When using an award I would first introduce the award to the class, explain exactly what they need to do to achieve the award, and explain what they would be receiving the award for.
For example, with the reading award “Connections,” I would first have a few lessons on how students use the reading strategy Making Connections. Next, I would introduce the award and explain how many connections that they need to make to get the award. Finally, I would explain what the importance of making connections are and how it is helpful to understanding what your reading. I would also make sure that student realize that getting the award means that they've be able to successfully use this reading strategy.
Note: In my classroom, students can earn multiple copies of the same award. My reasoning behind is that, it gives students the message that once a strategy is learned it should still be used and practiced.
For example, with the reading award “Connections,” I would first have a few lessons on how students use the reading strategy Making Connections. Next, I would introduce the award and explain how many connections that they need to make to get the award. Finally, I would explain what the importance of making connections are and how it is helpful to understanding what your reading. I would also make sure that student realize that getting the award means that they've be able to successfully use this reading strategy.
Note: In my classroom, students can earn multiple copies of the same award. My reasoning behind is that, it gives students the message that once a strategy is learned it should still be used and practiced.
Students need to know what they are working towards Readit Award
Students should understand that the goal they are making is a learning goal, not a goal for an reward. The award is meant to recognize that students have met a specific learning goal. This may just seem like an exercise in semantics, but I want the students to understand that the important part of earning an award is the learning that takes place in the effort to receive it.
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To make awards on specific goals There are lots of awards out there that are very general awards. There are some general awards here, too. I've included these because I wanted to have the awards be flexible enough for you to be able to set specific objectives that might not be included in this collection.
Although there are lots of general awards out there, there are not that many awards that can be given to students for specific learning objectives. I wanted to solve that problem with this collection. |
