RENAISSANCE FOR YEARBOOK

Demonstrate to students that showing up matters! An affordable reward to encourage attendance can make an ongoing impact, especially in schools that actively encourage healthy relationships between students…

Establish a culture of  gratitude by taking time regularly to write thank you notes to those who support staffers and the yearbook to show them you…

Celebrate everyone on the staff by making birthday festivities a fun tradition. Activity Goal: Build relationships  Materials: Cake or treats, props (party hats, confetti, etc) Submitted…

Your yearbook staffers are rock stars! Use social media to make them feel that way, and remind the community that people they know are working hard to make the…

Organize a formal yearbook mentor program to empower your returning staffers and provide perspective and support to newer staffers. Activity Goal: Build relationships  Materials: None Submitted…

Build rapport among staff with a quick Question of the Day – you can make up your own, or use the questions found below! Activity Goal:…

Sometimes we all just need a break! When stress levels are off the chart or the staff has a case of the “blahs,” take a minute…

On a scale of Dog, how are you feeling today? Use student-designed emotion charts to check in on each other in a fun, friendly way. Activity Goal:…

Give yearbook staffers a chance to make a personal mark on the school while celebrating meeting their goals by painting a ceiling tile.​ Activity Goal: Reward…

Build camaraderie and trust while practicing giving and receiving compliments by taking time during in your next yearbook editing period to have staffers write notes of…

Create a Photo Hunt – an activity where you assign yearbook staffers to work in teams to search for and capture photos you need to meet…

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…

Earning a yearbook leadership position is a big deal, so make it feel that way with Recognition from other student leaders.​ Activity Goal: Recognize new yearbook…

Don’t just say you’ll support each other – make it a regular tradition! Collect kind notes every day and then share them weekly in a feel-good…

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:…

Defining the values and actions that will make your staff successful is an important first step in knowing what to recognize, reward and reinforce. Activity Goal:…

Use the power of social media and a sweepstakes to get content , grow your following and sell yearbooks. A prize, like a gift card or…

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…

Parties are an important part of relationship-building and the yearbook staff should have an occasional party just for the heck of it. But parties can also…

When your yearbook staffers need a little extra motivation, announce a trip to the Treasure Chest when they finish a task or project. Activity Goal: Reward…

Surprise staffers who have met a mini-deadline, learned a skill or completed a task with an unexpected Reward.  Activity Goal: Recognize and Reward staffers Materials: Treats…

Showcase yearbook spreads and Recognize excellent work with notes that Reinforce your standards for great work with a Spread Parade. Activity Goal: Recognize excellent yearbook content…

​Establish a tradition of recognizing a staffer each week whose actions and character show Respect to the Result you’re aiming for with a visible Staffer of…

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…

Let your yearbook editors have a little fun with markers and paper plates! Create informal awards to Recognize character traits or accomplishments they want to Reinforce. Activity…

Establish a tradition of yearbook staffers recognizing each other for an admirable work ethic, character trait or accomplishment by passing along a fun award. Activity Goal:…

Email an administrator about a staffer who went above and beyond and deserves special recognition, in a way that also reinforces the valuable skills that a…

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…