[Soph'sMom]

I teach 1st grade and really struggle with a reward system. Last year I used a chart where the students start in the middle and can move their clip up or down (for positive and negative consequences) and then they got a treasure box either daily if they were at the very top or weekly. I am torn about this year because it was a lot to constantly fill the treasure box and then if kids helped out they would always ask for a prize. I just felt that they got dependent on the prizes, skittles, stickers, etc. What do you use that works for your class? I am all about verbal praise and recognition for sure but I just don't know to what extent I should use tangible prizes...