Crushin' It Coins are an incentive for students representing the school values and showing positive behaviours in the classroom or around the school. Students will receive these coins with an explicit acknowledgement of their behaviour prior to receiving their coin (for example: "STUDENT NAME is crushin' it, they have come in and immediately started their work"). Ensure that students are always acknowledged for the positive behaviour.
Some other scenarios that would lead to a student receiving a Crushin' It Coin and what to say with the coin would be:
School Value | Positive Behaviour | Possible Script |
Respect | Students assisting other students with their work | "Student Name is crushin' it for assisting their peers with the work". |
Responsibility | Students bringing the required equipment to class | "Student Name is crushin' it for bringing all the required equipment". |
Effort | Completing all the required work | "Student Name is crushin' it for completing all the work". |
This system should be used closely with Essential Skills for Classroom Management (ESCMs) and positive reinforcements. Teacher will be provided # amount of coins to hand out in a free and frequent manner. If teachers run out of coins, spares will be divided out to all staffrooms for teachers to use. Students will take their coins at the conclusion of the lesson to house tubes and put their coin in their respective house. The tubes will be primarily located near the tuckshop, however, the tubes will be placed on wheels to be taken to different events around the school. Teachers cannot place coins in tubes, this should only be completed by students for upholding school values and classroom expectations.
Teachers do not have to record each time a coin is given to students, however, if students are receiving multiple coins within a lesson then this should be recorded as a positive behaviour in OneSchool. These students that are receiving the OneSchool reports will get recognition on House parades.
As soon as one of the house tubes are full, all tubes will be emptied to start again. The house that has filled their tube will be first place and receive # amount of points for their house. The house that has the second highest level of coins in the tube will get second place and receive # amount of points. There is no points award for third place.
Teachers can give the coins out immediately after a positive behaviour is acknowledged or it could be incorporated into the ploughback of the lesson. If teachers would prefer to include this in their ploughback, the following table could be used to ensure a record is kept.