We have a program at my school where students are encouraged to set weekly goals, and long term goals. I find that after a while, kids set the same goals week after week. “I want to pass my math fact test” or “I want to read x number of minutes.” I am also a teacher who likes to present extra optional challenges to my kids, and sometimes they are accepted, and other times ignored. We also do the MindUP program, which encourages qualities such as optimism, gratitude, perspective taking, happiness, etc. Some tricky concepts for some children! If only I had some way to motivate them… and then voila! A friend introduced me to brag tags, which she will be using with her kids for their goals this year. So, here are my first few sets of tags for homework and their weekly/monthly goals. I am super excited to start using these this year!
UPDATE!
I have created SO many more of these as the year went on, and I’ve added many to my TpT store. To see all of the sets, click here.
Weekly and Monthly Goals
Work Habits (Handwriting, Cleaning up, Determination, Focused, etc.)
Character Traits (Character traits from A to Z)
Books Read (20, 30, 40, 50 book milestones)
Mindfulness (gratitude, optimism, generous, persistent, etc.)
Homework
Interactive Notebooks
Egg Drop STEM Challenge
… and more!
I’ve also decided that I like to call them SWAG Tags instead of Brag Tags… It fits my classroom better, I think.
I also have sets created for Geography, spelling, math, pencil challenges, genre challenges, NaNoWriMo… the possibilities are endless! They’re easy to get set up, too. I print out the sheets, laminate them, cut into strips, hole punch with a super small craft punch, cut into individual tags and store. Time consuming to hole punch and cut, but it’s easy work that can be done in front of the TV while binge watching the latest show that I’m into.
Here are a few photos of them in my classroom!
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| Each child has a hook for their chain. They start with one tag with their name on it. |
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| Just a small sample of the tags in my collection! |
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| My storage bin… I picked this container up on clearance at Staples and they fit PERFECTLY with little dividers made of cardstock. |
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| The SWAG Tag sign |
