RATIONALE FOR EMPLOYINGA POINTS SYSTEMAwarding points to PYRAMID GROUPS can help:

▲ keep control of the children;

▲ add motivation to tasks;

▲ add an extra layer of excitement to the club;

▲ show the children that you value them and what

they bring to PYRAMID ROCK.

PITFALLS TO AVOIDDangers of running a points system are that:

▲ points have too high a profile;

▲ competition become more important than

participation;

▲ children feel deflated if they do not ‘win’.

Carefully employed, the awarding of group points

can make a positive contribution to your holiday

club.

WHAT TO AWARD POINTS FORAward points for:

▲ Remembering memory verses

▲ Attendance

▲ Bringing a friend

▲ Bouncing Benjamin (eg most outrageous dance

of the day!)

▲ Joseph mega-game (eg five points per picture

they remember)

▲ Games and craft activities

▲ Captain Ketchup’s bin contributions

▲ For following instructions!

It is better not to give points for things that are

based on academic ability or Bible knowledge. In

that way the receiving of points is achievable by

all.

WHEN HAS A GROUP ‘WON’?

END OF EACH DAYThe points only count for one day and the

members of the winning group are given a small

prize each at the end of the session. Children are

immediately rewarded and different groups can win

each day! With careful points awarding, you should

be able to have at least five groups as daily

winners over the week!

END OF THE WEEKThe points are counted up over the week and one

team is declared the winner at the end of the final

session. However, there is no immediate reward

and only one group can count themselves as

winners!

You could employ a mixture of both of course!

POSSIBLE PRIZES▲ Sweets (an immediate favourite with children,

but they don’t last long!);

▲ Other small presents eg erasers, pencils etc

(available from Christian bookshops);

▲ PYRAMID ROCK goodies (see CPO

merchandise);

▲ More substantial prizes like Christian books,

Bibles etc.

AN INTERESTINGALTERNATIVEYou could award each child individual points. At

the end of the week, they end up with an individual

point’s total. The points then effectively become

tokens and the children can trade these in for a

selection of suitable Christian books and

mementoes of the week. Alongside this, individual

points are added to get a group total. The group

total is just for fun and no prizes are awarded for it.

This idea does work well!

CONCLUSIONEach club is different and will have its own specific

needs and eccentricities! However, an appropriate

level of fun competition could help make

PYRAMID ROCK even more exciting than it would

be anyway!

A POINTS SYSTEM AT PYRAMID ROCK