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Motivational Ideas ::
Motivating your students is an art rather than a science.
When developing a plan, it is imperative to consider the following:
“What will motivate your students individually as well
as a group?”
Some
Ideas From Which To Draw:
1. Each student who sells at least 20 items will receive $1.00 for
each and every package sold.
2.
Students who sell at least 40 items will receive an additional reward.
Below are some examples of what some schools have done:
> Cook steaks
for the qualifying students.
> One
group Fresh Country works with takes qualifying students on a field
trip to a grain-fed catfish farm the day prior to their banquet.
The kids get to enjoy a fun field/fishing trip, miss a day of school, and
return with the fish necessary to serve at their banquet.
> Take
the qualifying students on a day trip to a water or theme park in the
summer.
3.
Offer prizes to your top sellers. The more the group sells, the more
places to be paid.
4.
Tell your students that if the group reaches a certain goal (for example,
1,000 packages) then you or one of the other
sponsors will
do something.
It could be anything from allowing the students to cut off your
tie, to dressing a certain way one day, to cutting off your mustache
or
beard, to getting a burr haircut in front of the class.
“What
would your students enjoy?”
Other
Strategies To Consider:
1.
Set high goals for each student as well as the group.
2.
At the beginning of the sale, select certain students and have mock
sale skits in front of the class. The kids will have a
lot of fun and
learn something at the same time.
3.
Don't forget about order forms from prior sales. Make sure that everyone
who supported your
organization before
is contacted
again.
4.
Encourage your students to call on local businesses. Have them suggest
our products as employee or customer
gifts.
Sometimes with
companies
you may have to offer them a better price when a large
volume is involved. You may want to provide an added
incentive for
your students
to call
on businesses.
5.
Spend the first few minutes with every class each day during the selling
period checking their progress.
Some
groups will
have an
area in the
classroom where each student will chart their progress
on poster board. The only way to have a successful
sale is to
monitor progress
daily.
6.
Remember to encourage your students individually as well as a group.
A pat on the back goes a long way.
