REINFORCE

What’s more fun than a snack? A snack with attitude! A clever message turns a treat into a morale booster.​ Activity Goal: Reinforce goals and sweeten…

What’s one word that describes a strong leader or co-staffer? Use this discussion to reflect as a staff on qualities needed for leadership and collaboration.​ Activity Goal:…

Reinforce the values and behaviors your yearbook staff needs to succeed with The Harbor. Rich, raw and engaging video content is supplemented by critical thinking discussion guides to…

Yearbook advisers will find many lessons applicable for yearbook classes in the Jostens Renaissance Leadership Curriculum. The curriculum offers project-based lessons that cultivate leadership skills that make for a…

Create a mission statement for the school year and have t-shirts or other wearables made for all yearbook staffers. Activity Goal: Reinforce the staff’s mission and…

Celebrate Friday and the week’s new photos with a fun show and tell!​ Activity Goal: Reinforce quality photography and identify areas for improvement​ Materials: A way…

Create a Weekly ACComplishment Board – a Google Form that forces staffers to reflect on their effort, accomplishments, and the support they’ve received from fellow staffers. Activity…

The posters provided in your Yearbook Kit can reinforce the result you want by making both the goal and progress toward it highly visible. Activity Goal:…

Create a board to visually track progress toward yearbook creation tasks.  Activity Goal: Reinforce progress toward reaching results Materials: Board with three columns and space for…

Use colorful paper chains to represent yearbook creation milestones and provide visual reinforcement when a goal is reached. Activity Goal: Reinforce the accomplishment of results Materials:…

Let your students show some pride and have some fun with paint! Create a space in your room where students can add their handprints as they…

On a regular cadence, Reward a staffer with a special chair or workspace as their “preferred parking” in class. Activity Goal: Reward a yearbook staffer Materials:…

Stage a formal yearbook award ceremony to publicly recognize the excellent work done by staffers and reinforce an understanding of the qualities that are seen in…

Establish visible levels of achievement so students can be Recognized for gaining skills while you Reinforce your goals with Skill Belts.​ Activity Goal: Recognize yearbook students…

The key to collaboration is knowing what’s going on! Gather yearbook staffers at least once each week to share updates, plan for what needs to be…

Use this easy and affordable recognition activity to give students a visible, portable way to demonstrate they are gaining skills and proficiency. Activity Goal: Recognize yearbook…

Use Character Awards to Recognize staffers for demonstrating qualities that make the staff more successful. Activity Goal: Reinforce important character traits by recognizing students who have demonstrated…