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.
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.
