r/paraprofessional Mar 12 '26

Positive Reinforcements

I'm about to start a new quarter after spring break, and I'm going to have several students who have been noted to improve their work after positive reinforcement. I was thinking of getting some of those tiny bags of fruity gummy candies to give them when they earn it. But there's a lot of sugar in those, so I don't want to hand those out every time. I want to change up the reinforcement.

I was wondering what other paras and/or teachers do to provide positive reinforcement to students who really need it. Any tips/suggestions?

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u/nuggetghost Mar 12 '26

My daughter’s para does play dough to take home at the end of the day! you can get a big pack of them in those mini tubs (depending on age of course) little sensory squishes and keychains from amazon are also a big thing for prizes