[Teachldsseminary] Kim Malacko

[Bob & Becky Clinton]

I printed enough for each student to have a set, then I wrapped them (this took a couple of afternoons), just like the gum trading card packages, in tissue paper.  Some had one card, some two, some one with a stick of gum, some two with a stick of gum...  they never knew what they were going to get... then I had some four packs for some of the games where bigger incentives were needed, like General Conference Jeopardy.  I kept them in a basket in the cupboard and used them as game prizes, or "thank-you" or even for particularly thoughtful answers - instead of a candy toss.  I could just send the student to the cupboard to get his/her card, or have the basket on the table.  Some times I use candy when I need the kids to be on their toes and jumping from one book of scripture to another and the first to find it I would toss a candy at them.  Well, I got so I would ask quickly if they wanted card or candy and most of the time they wanted cards.

I also used them to "buy" devotionals (if the assigned student wasn't there in time).

I made sure each student had the list and categories of all the cards and they were on their honor to report to me when they got a "bonus" card or completed a set.  Then they could reach into a grab bag with little prizes - Mento rolls, pens, gum, "handy dandy notebooks", Sharpies.... you get the idea.

I got some trading card holders, the clear plastic sheets that hold nine (or 18 if you put two in each slot back-to-back) and the students would organize them in their binders with those.

Admittedly there were those that weren't on fire over the trading card, I had one student who was more interested in the gum inside the wrappings than the card, and at the end of the year only half the class had collected all of them (they even stooped to going through the binders of a couple of drop-out students), but it was better than our seminary bucks auctions have been the last couple of years.

Hope this helps.

Becky Clinton
Kaiserslautern Germany Military Stake


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marji 
  To: Free Email list for LDS Seminary Teachers 
  Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] Kim Malacko


  On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 12:31 PM,  <tassmus at comcast.net> wrote:
  > I used her cards last year and had the same response in class!

  -------

  How did you use the cards?  I had some made up, a set for everyone,
  and well... didn't quite take off.

  Ideas?

  Marji

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