Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Incentives in the classroom: treats When I was in elementary school, a lot of my teachers would pass out candy for participating in certain classroom activities. Answering questions correctly, or jeopardy games, or get an A on a test for instance. I remember my classmates and I were always very enticed by these types of incentives, is this system allowed and praised, or is it frowned upon? What are some alternative approaches besides verbally incentivizing students? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) As others have mentioned, candy could be frowned upon because of allergies and it's not a healthy option. Some kids only get their nutrition source from school. Instead, you could create a point system that results in homework passes or extra recess which gives the kids more physical movement incorporated in their core classes. Or you could create a coupon system where student can buy pencils, journals, or book covers.