I would like to reward or celebrate my 4yr. old getting student of the week in preschool.Please send ideas .?

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I would like to reward or celebrate my 4yr. old getting student of the week in preschool.Please send ideas .?

Answer 1

Make her favorite dinner and buy her a book or a puzzle.

Answer 2

Nothing. Why not child of the month, eh? Such failure should not be tolerated. If it comes to it, the belt should suffice.

IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME.

Answer 3

Do something as a family-like go out for dinner at Pizza Hut or something.

Or if you want to do something a little more low key:

-Special treat dessert

-Stay up a little later for a night

-A big hug and well done!

-A new toy (nothing too huge).

But its great when there's a reason to celebrate so go as mad as you want :)

Answer 4

1. take her to a store and tell her she can pick out a new toy.

2. tell her you'll take her to a place of her choice (park, zoo, etc.)

3. take her out to icecream or cake or something.

Kids are pretty easy to please. Why don't you just give her a few choices of things you could do to reward her. She can choose which one she likes best.

Answer 5

you should tell her on saturday that today is your special day i have a sister and she was awarded student of the month and we took her to but a toy and a really girly outfit then we took her to chuckie chesses or just take her to the a place where s/he likes going

Answer 6

Nikki,

At my center, each child is Star of the Week for one week starting in September, when the new children transition into our room. I don't know how it works at your child's preschool, but if it's anything like how I do it, everyone gets to do it before they leave our room.

Most of the children in my class bring in a special treat to share with their friends, ie. cookies they made with a parent, stickers, Popsicles (in the summer time are nice) or gum.

I would tell my child that it sure is exciting that it is finally their turn to be the Star of the Week. In my class, the Star gets to sit on a special chair at group time, be the line leader, sleep on the loft (the top!!) and be the teachers' helper. It's pretty cool!

Hope this helps.

~Rachel

Answer 7

I agree with the retired childcare director about not going over the top.  Simple rewards are the best!  Try to steer clear of rewards linked to food, as that can lead to associating eating with performance (good or bad).

My kids love to have some one-on-one time at the library.  It's free, quiet, and their idea.  

Here are some more ideas from the book Common Sense Parenting as referenced on http://parenting.families.com/blog/lowno...

Obviously some of the ideas will have to wait until your child is a little older...

(1) Being able to say up late or stay out later than usual.

(2) Having a friend sleep over.

(3) Going over to a friend's house.

(4) Having extra TV, computer or video time.

(5) Having one less chore than usual.

(6) Picking the family movie.

(7) Having mom or dad read a story.

(8) Playing a game with mom or dad.

(9) For teens, being able to use the car.

(10) Sleeping in late on the weekends.

(11) Having extra phone time.

(12) Being able to plan the family menu.

(13) Having a special snack.

(14) Sitting at the head of the table.

(15) Being able to leave their room messy for one day.

(16) Sleeping outside.

(17) Being able to pick a family outing.

(18) Deciding where to go for dinner.

(19) Having an indoor picnic.

(20) Going on a fishing trip or bike ride with parents.

(21) A trip to the zoo, park, etc.

(22) Going to a special event or having an extra night out with friends.

Answer 8

Take them to a bookstore and let them choose a picture book. Write on the inside, To the Student of the Week, with the date.

I disagree with the answer that suggests to downplay this. For some children, being student of the week can be a great esteem-boost. Good job being a positive parent!

Answer 9

-buy her a small cake with congrats written on it

-buy her a toy of her choice

-take her to her fave fast food or restaurant place

-if your one of those moms who feed their children raisins and weird organic stuff (i hate when my mom does that!) give her a special treat like cookies or cupcakes

-take her on a special day out just u and her and go to a place of her choice.

Answer 10

It's going to be very difficult to justify a "student of the week."  Why isn't every student a student of the week?

I think a congratulations and a "you must have worked hard" is the best thing.  Anything else and it's counter-productive.  Don't make her feel like we do things to win awards.  This will be disastrous later.

Answer 11

Amber took the words out of my mouth.  I will add that this a disaster of an idea in that there are many weeks that go by and many children who are learning through experimentation.  At 4, its a time to take risks in an environment that invites experimentation and learning by many times "making mistakes."  Who decides the student of the week? Children in this classroom are motivated by rewards that are exclusive and exclusionary....they are 4!!!  Our entire life we are motivated by performance/reward  efforts/praise  and this , to me, robs children of the "magic" of being young.  A child can motivate themselves, learn, own discoveries, and work to get along with others because it is facilitated for and expected by the "community" not rewarded by excluding others.  I would let your child know how happy/proud  you are that they are trying hard and learning and leave it alone.  

Answer 12

May I just comment on something...usually in the preschool setting we do not choose "student of the week" according to achievements or positive behavior.  We have it planned who is going to be student of the week for the whole year...and every child gets to have this experience.  So celebrating this really isn't necessary.  Being the Student of the Week is celebration enough.

Answer 13

don't go over the top with this as this incident will set the tone for the future.  tell them you are very proud of them and that you'll fix their favorite dinner and desert.  have a nice family meal that is centered on this child and the family unit.