Is attendance a focus in your school district?
The first thing I implemented was tracking attendance in our Data Notebooks. I use Data Notebooks to track all kinds of things and set goals so Attendance is just one more thing we track and set goals for. In upper grades, students are more capable of taking ownership of their attendance even if their parents aren’t.
This is part of my data tracking sheets resource on TPT that you can find HERE!
The second idea was a school-wide attendance trophy with a small incentive for each child in the class.
The trophy was donated from a local shop and was open so we could add small snacks or rewards. Here is ours the month we won! This could be announced monthly weekly, for best attendance or even most improved!
The third activity I did was printing PERFECT ATTENDANCE on pieces of red paper and every day that everyone was here I added a letter until we spelled it out and the class received an award something free like lunch in the classroom or extra recess. They loved this and it cost me nothing!
For this activity and more attendance resources click the cover below to go to my TPT store and snag awards, incentives and more!
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I hope this gives you some ways to improve school attendance in your class or building.
