Ideas for Celebrating Student Progress

Whether students are meeting weekly goals of four Independent Digital Lessons or persevering through challenging concepts, progress and hard work are worth celebrating!

Below are a few of the ways we’ve seen teachers motivate students and celebrate learning, from small to big. Follow @zearned on Twitter for more examples from educators across the country and share how you celebrate student achievement in your own classroom in the Zearn Community on Facebook!

• Decorate student work or mark progress through digital lessons with Zearn-inspired stickers
• Zearn and emoji sticker sheet
• Star stickers for completed lessons

• Create a Zearn bulletin board or feature different problem solving strategies
• Motivation board
• Goal setting and tracking poster
• Posted examples of student work 

• Use certificates to highlight progress or success in reaching weekly goals
• Example use of Zearn Mission Completion Certificate (available as part of Zearn Student Notes)
• Goal-achievement certificates featuring Mr. Sawicki 
• Zearn Rockstar certificate for meeting 4-lessons per week goals
• Class-wide achievement certificate 

• Host a party to celebrate a week, month, or year full of math learning
• Zearn-themed pizza party
• Weekly lesson completion celebration

• Mix up math and music and perform a learning-inspired jam!
• How well do you know your 12s?
• Roll your 7s, work it out!