The start of the school year can be a bit difficult for some kids. They’re still reminiscing of the fantastic summer they’re leaving behind, so naturally, clear focus and motivation seem somewhat tricky to obtain. With you as their teacher, though, they don’t have to struggle. If you want to help them out this year to earn better grades and have a lovely time at school, consider introducing custom badges in the classroom!
Badges inspire pride in most people — they are, after all, often used to reveal our beliefs and opinions. In the classroom, you can offer them as rewards and incentives. Here are just a few ideas you could start implementing this year.
Highlight Their Skills and Participation in School Activities
One of the ways you could use badges at school is to introduce a reward system. Based on their skills and achievements, the students can receive some gorgeous badges to show off among their peers.
One popular idea is to give out badges for achievements in certain learning objectives. You can hold daily, weekly or monthly badge ceremonies during which you will give out special badges to students who have mastered some skills, such as spelling or multiplication. At the very least, you can give out badges for improvement. That ought to motivate the kids further!
On a more long-term note, you can find a group of students that excels at a certain subject and give them a recognisable badge. From then on, they will be known as the experts at subjects like math, science, literature, and more.
These badges should make them feel proud of their achievements and inspire them to put in the same effort throughout the year. At the same time, you can encourage other students to not only look up to them but also learn from them (and earn a similar badge for themselves, too!).
Finally, you can give away badges for activities outside of typical school subjects. Those who take part in activities like hall monitoring or showing the new kids around can get a special badge that highlights their role.
Incentivise Learning
Apart from giving out badges for mastering certain skills, you can also motivate your students further through a collective goal. For example, you can incentivise reading a book with a special badge — whoever reads the most pages gets one! You can even take part yourself and give out other badges to those who beat you in the reading game.
Kids love to compete, too, so you can easily incorporate custom badges in that case as well. The group that gets the most points during a quiz (whether based on general knowledge, academic subjects, or trivia, for example) gets specialised badges to honour their efforts.
If some kids need extra motivation, you could learn more about their interests and create special badges for them. Pop culture is always a good choice. You can base the design on their favourite movies or TV shows. Alternatively, use jokes that resonate with them or motifs of their favourite sports teams.
Better still, why not ask the students to compete for the best badge design idea? You can then turn the winning design into a lovely badge they can all wear!
Which Badges to Opt for?
Most of our badges can be made in as few as five working days, so you can get them just in time — before any of the kids lose too much focus or motivation!
Custom button badges, in particular, are small and quite affordable, so use them for high-volume (more universal) classroom giveaways. If you plan on giving away special badges throughout the year for mastering skills and objectives, we recommend something more durable (and collectable), such as personalised enamel badges.
With older students, you want to look into badges that seem more valuable like small pin badges. That should motivate them more to work hard for them.
If you have younger students, though, try making the badges a bit more interesting for them. Soft PVC rubber badges, for example, are versatile and very intriguing due to their tactile nature.
Whatever you have in mind, GoPromotional is here to help you make it a reality. Custom badges are a fun, cost-effective solution to inspiring more motivation in the classroom — and there isn’t an age limit to worry about!
So browse our selection and tell us what kind of design you want and which badges fit your needs best. We’ll make sure they dazzle your students and help them see school in a more positive light!
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As always, we are here to answer any questions you may have. Contact us to talk through your ideas. Together, we’ll make sure your chosen badges fit any event or giveaway you have in mind! You may give a member of our experienced team a call on 0800 0148 970 or simply email us today. Also, check out our full catalog of promotional toys and novelties. We are sure that you will find what you’re looking for! You may also wish to consider complementing your order of badges with some branded colouring books or even some logo printed jigsaw puzzles which are sure to be well received by children!
