Math prizes for students

Real talk: classroom management has always been my biggest struggle as a teacher. I think that this is true for a lot of teachers. It’s one thing to read about classroom management strategies in a college classroom, but it’s a whole other ballgame when you’re standing in front of a roomful of middle schoolers and you are somehow expected to keep them all in line! I’ve had a few tough groups over my first few years, and I needed something to up my classroom management game. The classroom…

Use invisible ink and UV flashlights to add some excitement to your classroom. Here are 5 ways to use invisible ink to reel in your students with self-checking task cards, surprise prizes and partners, plus more. Free downloads included.

Joanne Miller on Instagram: "Student Lottery: Fun way for students to WIN random selection! Student Lottery can be used for mystery student selection, tasks or jobs, partner selection, desk checks, extra incentives, the possibilities are endless! The sound of the ping pong balls moving around adds instant excitement to student picking! *My students even use it when they can’t decide who should be their partner or pick one student to do something. One tip: If you’re using the student lottery…

Add these to your class prize box in your classroom!

Your middle and high school kids will love these cheap, small prize ideas for students. For use in classroom economies, for competitions, as incentives, etc. Competitions, student-of-the-week, middle school prize

Elementary math manipulative storage for your students! Get all the best tips and ideas for math manipulative organization in this blog post. Post includes tips for creating individual math toolkits for your students, as well as general classroom storage for manipulatives. Download some free, editable labels to help you get started!

Brittany | 4TH GRADE TEACHER on Instagram: "Scratch paper lottery! 📝 One of the greatest tricks I ever learned from the Instagram teacher community. This is the perfect time of year to try it out! Students write their name on their scratch paper and work out each problem. After they submit their test, they ball it up and throw it in the bucket. After everyone is finished I draw one, two, or three lucky pieces to win a small prize. They only win if their name is on it and they’ve shown a…

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I wanted to have an incentive system in my class that would encourage my students to be the best that they could. At the same time, I didn’t want to break the bank. So I decided to use a ticket system in my class. First, the prize box built a sense of community. Throughout the […]