Rewards
When students are following the rules that we have in the gymnasium for physical education, the students are in the ideal place and time for optimal learning to take place. That in and of itself is a reward of sorts but rewards can take on many other forms. Verbal feedback (nice job), verbal specific feedback (I like how you ...), non-verbal feedback (high five, thumbs up, wink), and reward (squad) points are some examples of rewards that students receive in class.
The use of reward points (what we call them in Kindergarten) and squad points (what we call them in first through fifth grade) are tangible ways for students to learn about social norms and what is expected of them during class. This takes a bit of explaining so if you're interested, follow along below:
The use of reward points (what we call them in Kindergarten) and squad points (what we call them in first through fifth grade) are tangible ways for students to learn about social norms and what is expected of them during class. This takes a bit of explaining so if you're interested, follow along below:
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The use of squad points in class is one way students begin to learn about what is expected of them in class. The use of squad points also brings up many questions which we explore and answer to help guide students to answers in what are expected behaviors in class. These questions include:
- Are you guaranteed to receive squad points when you are following the rules?
- When you receive (or don't receive) a squad point, how do you react to that?
- What can you do to help classmates who may not be following the rules?
- When you find out that your squad is or is not the super squad, what do expected behaviors look like?
- What do unexpected behaviors look like?