Best of Bonk Handouts

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150 Ways to Motivate in the Classroom (Raffini, 1996)

1. Ice Breakers
   (Treasured objects, birthday circles, treasure hunts, middle name game, accomplishment hunts, similarity wheels, who's like me, coat of arms, self-disclosure intros, expectations charts, scrambled sayings)

2. Goal Cards, Goal Notebooks
   (ST and LT with objectives and ideas how to achieve)

3. Floating A, Escape Clauses, Volunteer Assignments, etc.
   (to be used on any assignment within 25 hours)

4. Self Report Cards, Self Evaluation
   

5. Discussion Questions, Issues, Problems, Solutions
   (Perhaps answer questions of the other teams, talking chips)

6. Term Crossword Puzzles or Term Matching, Competitions, Dilemmas

7. Success Contracts and Choice Calenders
   (Guarantee an A or B if fulfill contract provisions)

8. Positive Statements, Self Reinforcements
   (Bury the "I can'ts" and Save the "I Cans")

9. Celebrations, Praises, Acknowledgments, Thank Yous, Put-Ups
   (Multicultural days, trips, class awards, helpers, end of term)

10. Class Community Building
    (Web Site and Digitized Web class photo, photo album, class project, teeshirts, field trips)

11. Democratic Voting, Student Interest Surveys, Class Opinion Polls

12. Random Acts of Kindness, Service Learning/Teaching, Volunteerism

13. Change Roles or Status
    (Random roles, assume expert roles, switch roles for a day)

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