Batt Buck

This week we are introducing the "Batt Buck" program. What is it? Well, as you know the kids have been rushing through some of their work and not paying attention to some of the instructions, so to help settle this down Brian and I came up with an incentive program....called the "Batt Buck".
How it works:
For each of the following grades they get on their daily work, they will either receive a Batt Buck or owe one.

A - 2 Batt Bucks Earned
B - 1 Batt Buck Earned
C - Nothing
D - 1 Batt Buck owed to Mom/Dad
F - 2 Batt Bucks owed to Mom/Dad

So as you see, they have potential to earn quiet a few "Batt Bucks" if they pay attention to their work, if not, they will have to pay us back. The Batt Buck can be saved to earn things, like an ice cream cone, or a trip to maze craze. We will have some things that don't cost so much, an others they need to save for.

Brian and I thought about the different reward programs we could use, such as the treasure box filled with little trinkets, the more we thought about it, the less we liked it, because it meant adding more junk that isn't needed. Also, by giving them the chance to go "do" something, it gets all three of them excited. This incentive program also allows them to get the positive reinforcement they need for a job well done, or the consequence for little effort. I'll keep you up to date on how this works out for us.