Awards, Certificates & Diplomas

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Birthday Award

Most Creative Award

Preschool Diploma

Most Curious Award

Preschool Diploma 2

Most Dependable Award

Preschool Diploma 3

Most Determined Award

Student of the Day Award

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Most Dramatic Award

Most Energetic Award

Student of the Week Award

Use "Portrait" Orientation

Most Enthusiastic Award

Most Adorable (Girl) Award

Most Helpful Award

Most Adorable (Boy) Award

Most Humorous Award

Most Articulate Award

Most Inquisitive Award

Most Artistic Award

Most Musical Award

Most Athletic Award

Most Outgoing Award

Most Caring Award

Most Respectful Award

Most Charming (Girl) Award

Most Responsible Award

Most Charming (Boy) Award

Most Scientific Award

Most Cooperative Award

Most Trustworthy Award

Reward Your Elementary School Students With Great Awards

written by: Bright Hub Education Writer edited by: Elizabeth Wistrom updated:
7/22/2015
End of the year school awards are a popular part of elementary school traditions,
because children love to be rewarded and made to feel special. This article has a list
of ideas for awards to give to your students.
Attendance Awards
By far, the most common end of year award is for attendance. Students can be
rewarded for each quarter, semester, or for the entire
school year. This is a popular reward mainly because everyone is in with a chance of
winning. Students do not need to have excelled in any kind of academic
achievement; they just need to have attended school.

Attending school has obvious benefits for student learning, and so some schools go
to some length to ensure that these students receive more than just a certificate at
the end of the year. Field trips, gift vouchers, and school parties are often given as
rewards.
Character Awards
End-of-the-year school awards for showing good character are another way you can
reward any of your students regardless of academic achievements. Many schools
use theCharacter Counts education program, but even if you don't, the principles
that it endorses are great for any elementary classroom. So, awards for
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship will cover a
whole variety of situations. Consider the following awards:
Most Trustworthy
Best Manners
Most Responsible
Good Citizen
Most Caring
Best Friend
Curricular Awards
Academic achievements are important to recognize. After all, students attend
school primarily to learn new skills. Recognizing the achievements that they have
made in each area with curricular awards is a great way to foster confidence and
promote good study habits. The following are examples of popular end of year
awards that are often used by elementary school teachers.
Straight A Student Award
Most Improved Boy/Girl
Times Table Titan
Star Reader
Spelling Bee Champion
Science Star
Cursive King and Queen
Top Reader
Writing Wizard
Excellent Effort
Fun Awards
Awards can also be fun. Why not turn some award choices over to your students?
What do they think should most be rewarded, and who would earn their vote?
Students will likely suggest awards like 'funniest student', or 'most talkative student'
and that is fine, as long as those involved can take a joke and accept it with the
insincerity with which it is given, but consider the feelings of parents too, as they
may not share your sense of humor. If you decide to give out fun awards at the end
of the year, look at the following categories to add to any that your students
manage to come up with themselves:
Biggest Smiler
Best Friend to Everyone
Class Bookworm
Computer Expert
Best Negotiator
Most Thoughtful
Quietest Worker
Awards for All
All students appreciate some kind of recognition, and the creative teacher will easily
be able to find one or more of the above awards for each of the students in their
class. So be sure to reward all your students in some way at the end of the year in

order to make them feel involved and part of the class. For more end of the year
school awards, preschool teachers should see this article on how to make a
graduation medal.
References
Image Credits
Awards to recognize student achievement can build kids' self-esteem, encourage
additional effort, and promote positive values.
Reading & Writing Awards
Writing - Young Author Award
For authoring well-written and creative stories.
Reading Progress Award
For making marvelous progress in reading.
Remarkable Reading Certificate
For showing fabulous decoding and reading comprehension skills.
Bookworm Award
For demonstrating a love for books and reading.
10 Book Award
For reading 10 books.
25 Book Award
For reading 25 books.
40 Book Award
For reading 40 books.
50 Book Award
For reading 50 books.
100 Book Award
For reading 100 books.
Superb Cursive Award
For demonstrating model penmanship with careful, neat, and clear cursive
handwriting.
Other School Subjects
Math Award
For sensational problem-solving, accurate arithmetic, and all-around mathematics
success!
Social Studies Award
For achieving sensational success in Social Studies!
Spelling Super Star
For showing off sensational spelling skills!
Science Award
For achieving sensational success as a young scientist!
Amazing Artist Award
For demonstrating outstanding and creative art abilities!
Music Awards
Music Master Award
For showing off masterful musical skills!
Sensational Singer Award
For your superb singing skills!
Young Mozart Award
For outstanding musical skills!
Band Brilliance Award
For demonstrating exceptional musical ability in band!
Orchestra Virtuoso
For demonstrating exceptional musical skill in the orchestra!
Computer Awards
Computer Whiz Award
For demonstrating amazing computer skills.
Terrific Typing Certificate
For being able to type quickly and accurately on a computer.
More School Awards

Happy Birthday
Wishing you happiness and fun on your special day.
Honor Roll
Acknowledges students for receiving an A/B+ average.
Merit Roll
Acknowledges students for receiving a B average.
Perfect Attendance Award
It has been a pleasure seeing your smiling face in class each day.
Courageous Effort
Students who try very hard can be awarded this "courageous effort" certificate,
which features a picture of a lion.
Great Progress
This award can be given to students for making great progress in any given subject.
Show and Tell Certificate
For sharing an item with the class for show and tell.
Homework Award
For handing in all homework assignments
Character Awards
Kindness Award
For being such a kind and caring person.
Responsibility Award FREE
For being such a responsible student.
Cooperative Kid Certificate FREE
For being such a wonderfully cooperative person.
Fabulous Behavior Award FREE
For exhibiting model behavior in school.
Good Helper Award FREE
Thanks for being such a terrific helper today.
Kids Create Their Own Awards
Most Marvelous Mother Award FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to their mother.
Fantastic Father Award FREE
Students fill in the blanks and give the award to their father.
Super Grandmother Award FREE
Students fill in the blank spaces and give the certificate to their grandmother.
World's Greatest Grandfather Award FREE
Students fill in the blank spaces and give the certificate to their grandfather.
World's Greatest Brother Award FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to their brother.
World's Greatest Sister Award FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to their sister.
World's Best Teacher Award FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to their favorite teacher.
Super Special Friend Award FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to their favorite friend.
Funniest Person in the World FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to the funniest person.
Kindest Person in the World FREE
Students fill in the blank lines and give the award to the kindest person.
See also:
Kindergarten and Preschool Awards
Many, many more awards for young children.