This year I’ve managed to get students to ask for more worksheets and sight-reading! I have these mini-incentive charts to thank for it:
These incentive charts by Carson Dellosa have 20 places for stickers. Each time a student completes a worksheet or a sight-reading exercise, I give a sticker. If a student returns to their lesson with 5 worksheets completed, I give 5 stickers. When students complete a chart, they are allowed to pick out a prize from a bucket of goodies.
By using these charts, students are encouraged to do more music theory and more sight-reading. When students see that they only need 3 stickers to complete the chart, they will ask for 3 sight-reading exercises. They will even do extra theory pages at home in order to complete a chart.
I keep a chart for each student hanging on a bulletin board in my studio. The students like to compare charts and compete with each other to see who can finish the most charts.
I usually order these charts from Amazon. They can also be ordered from Carson Dellosa or purchased from a teacher resource store.
Lauren teaches piano to students of all ages in New Orleans, LA. Teaching is her passion. She enjoys creating resources for her students and is the author of Ready for Theory®.
