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Use these color spots on student's desks or in a folder. Color in a spot (or use stickers) for exceptional work or behavior. When kids fill up their whole sheet, you can reward them in whatever way you like. (Hang it on the wall, free assignment, eraser...etc)
Just insert your face (or whatever object/animal you like) in the space provided, and you've got your very own classroom cash. Let kids purchase items from a school store, or do an auction.
I had the pleasure of teaching a 6th grade science class in Tennessee a unit on Space. Here's a project we did for the moon phases. Take every opportunity to let your students work together, and do hands on projects. They almost all aced the moon phases part of the test.