Extrinsic Motivation ideas
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Admiration walk (place quality paper
and walk around to view)
Attention from teacher
Auction
Be teacher for a lesson
Brain break
Candy jar
Certificates – perfect attendance
Choices
Classroom cash
Classroom jobs
Comfy chair
Create a play
Discussion - appeals to student interest
Drawing for itunes
Early out to recess
Earn free time
Encouragement from peers or adults
Extra credit
Extra free time
Extra min at recess
Free time
Front of line pass
Funny pictures
Gift box
“good job” on paper
High five
Homework pass
Hug
Junk food
Leave early
Library privileges
Listen to ipod
Lunch with principal
Lunch with teacher
Marbles
money from parents
No homework
Outstanding work board
Peer approval
Personally collect homework
Personal goal setting and checking in
Picnic with teacher
Pizza party
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Play with a special toy or game
Points
Post finished reading logs
Praise – be specific and let them know!
Preferred activity pass
Principal praise in hall or café
Prize box
Readers theatre
Receive good phone call home
Recognition
Reward chart
Reward intrinsically motivated students
Root beer floats party
Snacks
Special job
Spontaneous prizes (pencils etc)
Stamps
Stickers
Student of the Week/Month – picture
Surprise game
Table points
Take a field trip
Talent show
Teachers helper
Teacher chair
Team points
Team competitions
Time to be with friend/game/talk
Titles – ex: word wizard
Token economy
Treasure box visit
Treats
Use child’s work as an example
Verbal praise
Visit to media station (ipod, ipad,
laptop)
Work with a partner
Write a positive note on paper
Compiled during professional development with Dr. Karge
Extrinsic Motivation ideas
Research-based effective teaching is
seen in classrooms where teachers use
engagement strategies to enhance
instruction.
Visit
http://thediscoverysource.com/engage-11/
For information Engage 11 strategies
Compiled during professional development with Dr. Karge