Friday, August 16, 2013

A Kindergartner's Currency (An immediate and delayed gratification system)

My daughter will be transitioning into kindergarten in just over a week. I wanted to create a reward system that won't distract her or her peers
( I just don't think its fair that a child gets food rewards and nobody else in the class gets them) *As for stickers, my kid likes them, just not enough to motivate her to do things to get them.

Today I gave a trial run at this- Her TSS came and I explained that we would do 3 activities (See HERE for a list of some of Ravie's), after each activity completed WITHOUT hitting!!! she would get a sticker; After 3 getting 3 stickers she could have a Popsicle. She completed it successfully on her first try! So I decided to make her work a little harder (5 activities w/o Hitting~ so 5 stickers Then Popsicle) -- she was a little frustrated and uncooperative during the first activity because she wanted another Popsicle immediately, but after a couple dozen redirects and reminders of the rules she caught on and Zipped right through all 5 activities. My daughter completed 8 activities WITHOUT HITTING!!! We shall see Monday if this continues, but for now the immediate gratification of sticker and the "almost immediate" gratification of a Popsicle after completing multiple activities is working very well!

Next we shall see if prolonging the receiving of the reward will work at her development (fingers crossed!)

The end goal:  Raven will have to complete 5 (and eventually 10) non-consecutive tasks without hitting as well, as 5 trips to the restroom (with relief) to earn a Ravie Currency that she will bring home and be allowed to cash in. *I thought about adding an iPad time coupon, but I wanted her rewards to be exclusive to completing her objectives- I feel I'd cave to easily and give her the iPad even if she didn't "earn" it (and that would be ineffective). 

**Feel free to make copies- the work has already been done and I love to share ideas, not sell useful resources that our children could benefit from! I used Photoshop CS6 to create these using shapes, texts, and free clip-art from Google Images. 



Ravie Bucks:





*Notice that they are all food rewards :( I had vowed to never use food to reward my child, but with ODD and ADHD there are very few things that can hold her interest and motive her- at the moment these are all of the things she will "preform" for. She doesn't mind going without the TV, some days she hates the park, she doesn't get overly attached to toys (she does love her Woody & Buzz from Toy Story, but has no difficulties when they "go missing") I will continue to brainstorm and will make more if she decide to let other non-edible things motivate her!! ---- FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT REWARDS YOU USE FOR YOUR CHILD **and check back- I will make currency for some of the suggested rewards!**

UPDATE:
    Here are some that have already been suggested by friends






Thank you to the wonderful Christina Tonelli for these suggestions!!! (have you check out her awesome Advocacy site : Down Right Beautiful

Sticker Chart (5 stickers= 1 Ravie buck):


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