This is the guide for getting the most out of student reward certificates - including your own free templates!
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
Jordan resides in Lexington, Kentucky. He has experience in Public Education as an Administrator, Science Teacher, and as a Coach. He has extensive experience with School Discipline, PBIS, SEL, Restorative Practices, MTSS, and Trauma-Informed Care.
Who doesn’t like being recognized for a job well done?
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
Download your own customizable reward certificates—--->
Who doesn’t like being recognized for a job well done?
As educators, we know how important it is to recognize and reward students for their achievements. Whether it's academic success or positive behavior, acknowledging students' accomplishments can have a significant impact on their motivation and self-esteem.
One way to celebrate students' achievements is through a student award ceremony. These ceremonies can be a great way to recognize students for their hard work and dedication.
These ceremonies are held to present students with certificates of achievement. These certificates are a tangible, and often free way to acknowledge a student's hard work and dedication.
They can be used to recognize academic achievement, examples of citizenship, and positive behavior. Let’s take a deeper look at what these certificates are and how you should use them.
Student award certificates are documents that recognize a student's achievement. They can be customized to include the student's name, the achievement being recognized, and the date of the achievement. They can also be customized to include the school's logo or other branding elements.
Student award certificates can be used in a variety of ways. They can be presented at a student award ceremony, given out in class, or mailed home to parents. They can also be used as part of a larger reward system. One in which students earn certificates or tickets for achieving certain goals or milestones and those can be used for access to incentives.
Student reward certificates can be used to celebrate academic success, positive behavior, and participation in school activities.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their academic achievements. They can be awarded for high grades, perfect attendance, or other academic accomplishments.
These certificates are used to recognize students for their positive behavior. They can be awarded for kindness, leadership, or other positive behaviors that contribute to a positive classroom environment.
You can use LiveSchool Points to keep track of those positive behaviors and use the certificate below to recognize your high earners!
These certificates are used to recognize students for their participation in extracurricular activities or other school events. They can be awarded for participation in sports, clubs, or other school events.
Rewarding students doesn’t have to end with certificates. The certificate can also be accompanied by a privilege your school offers to those students who earn the recognition. We have tons of great ideas on our Rewards that Rock page that have all been submitted by school leaders just like yourself.
Those are all searchable by grade level, type, group size, and even cost! Let’s take a look at a few examples of privileges you can tie to your reward certificates sorted by grade level:
Imagine your school café has a roped-off section that is complete with table cloth and fine dining silverware that is reserved for your students who go above and beyond your school-wide expectations.
This is a great way to “up the ante” with reward certificates as you restrict your reservations to only those students who earn your certificates.
What’s this “throne” we speak of? It’s the teacher's chair, of course. The key here is to really make the benign into something special. The chair needs to be absolutely off-limits at all other times.
That way when a student receives their certificate and learns that it also comes with the added privilege of renting their teacher’s chair for a day they really feel like royalty. 👑
You don’t necessarily need tangible items to motivate your students when something as simple as sitting in the teacher’s chair feels like an experience.
Lunch is a time for students to decompress from their school day and socialize with their friends. The long lunch lines can get in the way of that at times.
Now imagine your reward certificates come with a “lunch fast pass”, students can then present the pass and skip all the way to the front of the lunch line. Your reward certificates just got more popular.
An oldie, but a goodie! Students love to share with their family members when they are doing well in school and meeting expectations. And as teachers, we all know students love when we deliver good news to their parents.
That’s why this is really a good idea for middle school or any school for that matter. When you reward your students with certificates, make sure you have a mechanism to share that recognition with their families.
This can be a positive note or a phone call home. Or you can even invite them to the event! That’s exactly what Del Valle Elementary does for its “Level Up” reward event.
Many students love to wear hats, so why not make your reward certificate also double as a hat pass for the following day or week after your rewards ceremony?
Whether they wear a silly hat, a colorful hat, or a hat representing their favorite sports team, your students will enjoy this opportunity to showcase their personality and individuality.
One of the best ways to help reinforce good behavior is to call it out when we see it. One reward students love is the opportunity to get some recognition on the loudspeaker.
Create a special segment on morning or afternoon announcements where students are recognized for making good choices. When students earn a certificate, add them to your list of loudspeaker shoutouts!
To use student award certificates effectively, it's important to make sure they are personalized and meaningful. Take the time to write a personal note to the student, acknowledging their specific achievement.
Whether you are using those certificates to recognize academic, behavior, or participation a personal touch can make all the difference.
Personalizing these certificates can make them more meaningful and memorable for your students and their families.
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