If we had our way, all teachers would accept special funds just to purchase motivating incentives for their students! Unfortunately, though, teachers often end up using their own coin to buy classroom treats, and beingness frugal becomes a necessity.

Information technology's a common challenge, and that'south probably why the response on the WeAreTeachers HELPLINE! was and so huge when teacher Kayla wrote in recently, asking about inexpensive treats for her students. She said:

"I'm looking for alternative treats to give my students. I know they love candy, simply then many teachers give out candy and so many of our students do not need the actress carbohydrate. Since I work at a Title I school, I would still like the treats to be food-related and something I tin keep for a long time to pull out whenever they are good, so information technology can be a motivator! Any ideas on what I could use?"

Kayla, we hear you! Once you lot've checked with your assistants that food, among other prizes, is cleared to give your students, endeavour out some of these suggestions.

  1. Satsumas, cuties, halos, or whatsoever other kind of orange.

  2. Apples and peanut butter.

  3. Goldfish crackers.

  4. Erasers.

  5. Popcorn.

  6. Trail mix.

  7. Small snack bags of chips.

  8. Contact local businesses and enquire if they would donate coupon cards that would be handed out for good behavior, such every bit being on time, staying on task, and helping others.

  9. Pretzels.

  10. Homework passes.

  11. Working at the teacher's desk-bound for a day.

  12. Eating with anyone you lot like at lunch!

  13. Time for computer educational games.

  14. Animal crackers.

  15. String cheese.

  16. Assign the pupil to be "Helper For the Day."

  17. Stickers of all kinds: fuzzy, smelly, colorable!

  18. Mini-marshmallows.

  19. Applesauce.

  20. Fruit snacks.

  21. Beef jerky.

  22. Sugar-costless gum.

  23. Cereal.

  24. Temporary tattoos.

  25. Choice of music for complimentary time.

  26. Ring pops.

  27. Post-it notes.

  28. Sharpies.

  29. Takis.

  30. Lifesaver mints: very little sugar, inexpensive and helps out students who forgot to brush their teeth in the morning.

  31. Extra-credit-bespeak slips.

  32. Teddy grahams.

  33. Hot chocolate.

  34. Anything from the Target dollar bins (specially fun pen and pencil packs).

  35. Granola bars.

  36. Ask your students for ideas of what they would like! Whatever yous cull, remember to be sensitive to any food allergies your students might take. Happy gifting!

36 Incentives for students