Spark Student Motivation: "You've Got Mail"

Happy Saturday Friends! Time for some MOTIVATION!
I'm motivated because I'm off to Universal Studios with my BBB Jivey who drove 8 hours to come visit with me this weekend! It's so exciting to meet your blogger friends in real life! We are so fortunate to collaborate and share with such amazing friends in this blogging world! Now, I want to share another way I motivate my students!

 

I love rewarding my students with some positive praise by sending them a postcard for their hard work. Do you remember how EXCITING it was to receive mail as a kid (and even now, when it's not a bill)? I've been sending postcards since almost the beginning of my teaching career and my students love getting those little notes in the mail! Parents appreciate the kind words too!

I ALWAYS send postcards when they graduate their multiplication facts, Reading Counts point clubs, welcome to school, and thank you notes to parents who donate items from my wish list.

Then throughout the year, I send postcards for improvement, congratulations, a note of encouragement, and for special accomplishments. 

 The birthday cards I usually use as note cards and have them on student desks for their birthday. I also use the note from the teacher cards to hand out for special acknowledgements too.

As you can see I've had to write several for Reading Counts! :O)

I have a file folder that I keep in my plan book for my set up:

• I type all my student addresses on labels and print a few pages of labels, so they're always ready (saves so much time).
• I print several different types of postcards so I have something for every occasion.
• I buy a few sheets of stamps and place them in my folder.
• I quickly write them as they earn them so it's immediate praise.

**Multiplication postcards shown are from my Mastering Multiplication Facts Incentive Program.

 

Do you want to motivate your students with these postcards?  These postcards can be used for mailing or as hand delivered note cards and will brighten any student's day!

These cards will be a "forever" purchase as you can use them all year and no matter what grade level you teach!

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Winner will be announced and notified tomorrow.

 

I hope you had a wonderful week! Please link up any lessons, ideas, tips, tricks, incentives, ANYTHING you do or plan to do to get your students motivated or excited!

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