Token economies are a popular positive behavior support in many of the classrooms we coach. They increase positive behaviors because they provide a way to immediately reward desirable behavior. Typically, students are able to trade in tokens for activities or tangible rewards of their choosing at a designated time each day or week. Today we rounded up some of the token economies we have seen across the Miami Valley in our Around Town Round Up.
Token Economies using Money
One of the most popular ways to implement a token economy is to use money as the tokens to symbolize "paying" the student for good behaviors or work completion. This also provides repetitive practice with counting coins.
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| Jamie Minnish Prass Elementary, Kettering |
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| Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| Sarah Janosik Tipp High School, Tipp City |
Token Economies using Tickets
Tickets are another common token economy that we see in school-wide PBIS systems and classroom systems. Tickets can be generic to reward any behavior or may be labeled to reward specific behaviors.
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| Allysson Leapley Tipp High School, Tipp City |
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| Elisha Volp Northridge Elementary, Northeastern |
Token Economies using Tokens
Super Duper Publications have these great Token Towers. We love how this teacher individualized student behavior goals by using a visual cue of how many tokens they need.
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| Tabitha Eaton Main Elementary, Beavercreek |
Token Economies using Visuals
For some students, the tangible token is not always necessary. Using visuals such as stamps, stickers, check marks, or tallies can be a great way to visually show them they have received reinforcement.
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| Shanon Vance Valley Forge Elementary, Huber Heights |
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| Ann-Marie Small Driscoll Elementary, Centerville |
For additional ideas on incorporating positive reinforcement in the classroom, don't miss our previous blog posts:
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