put their stickers directly on their books. however, i also teach them that if we are working on the carpet or at a reading table when they earn a sticker, they should keep their stickers on their hands until they are near their books again. the other students see that one student has been rewarded, and they rush to imitate the correct behavior. a nice touch is that once a student has collected 25 stickers, he or she can trade the stickers in for a prize! prizes might be decorative pencils, fun erasers, or any other “treasures” in the treasure box. in order to keep track of which stickers have 