One thing that I have seen a lot of schools struggle with is making sure kids are getting to school on time. It can be a challenge from kids not wanting to get up on time, to daily traffic. Whatever it may be I always try to find a way to positively motivate students to arrive on time. I didn't want to have something or an incentive be too extreme like students earning or losing points. Number one that really is not fair, and will instead stress students out instead of motivating them arrive promptly. As a way to try to combat tardiness I thought of creating something that is simply luck. Each day a student arrives early/on time they will get a penny. At the end of the day before they head out the door they get to drop that penny in the water tank and try to get it into the cup. (Real Taco Bell 90's vibes inspo). If they get it in the cup then they can pick a reward/school supply.
This tool has really helped. If a student arrives late they know they can always earn a chance for the next day. Nobody feels ashamed or judged, and it truly has helped a lot! I've actually had to tell students they don't get multiple pennies if they arrive earlier than the morning bell.
So to explain how I created this contraption I'm going to keep it short and not like those blogs where a mom talks about how she got her kids to school and missed her coffee, write a novel and everything before even telling me how to make the bundt cake recipe I clicked on.
1. Get an empty water jug and fill it with water. (swamp water not recommended)
2. Take a yardstick and shove a small cup to the bottom of the tank. (I suggest putting a few pennies in it prior to keep it from floating)
3. All done
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