These small animal erasers give kids a friend right at their desk and a little bit of comfort on a rough school day.

Pictured above, desks are having a movie night using a TV cell phone holder I found at Target Dollar Spot.

So, now that we've covered the basics of what Desk Pets are, let's talk about how to best manage them in your classroom! By setting aside certain times of the day that students are allowed to work on their habitats, it eased that tension that they felt in waiting for construction time. Some teachers make this part of a whole-group lesson, and others have students earn the pieces to create their habitat. They purchased rugs and blankets (fabric squares) and pillows (little pom pom) and food (also erasers).

Our aim is to supply everything a business will need to operate a functional and efficient workplace.With a little creativity, desk pets can be used in many different ways to support your classroom community of learners. This is especially helpful if you plan on introducing desk pets during the first few days of being back to school.

Instead of focusing on individual rewards such as desk pets, I would encourage you to have your students work towards a class goal to help build a sense of community and teamwork. Once the pets have been adopted, students earn points to spend on pet accessories and earning extra pet playtime and teachers incorporate the pets into their lessons, including discussing, creating, writing about, and drawing animal habitats and environments; keeping daily pet diaries; drawing, painting, and sculpting the pets; and more. Clothespins are a mainstay of an elementary school classroom, but have you thought of switching in a desk pet for some of your favorite clothespin activities? It is my hope that implementing a desk pet incentive in your room will bring your students just as much joy as it has brought my students over the years.You can also discuss food groups and sort foods into categories (healthy/unhealthy, food groups, etc. Once your students choose the desk pet they want to adopt, they can make it official with these desk pet adoption papers! What can be a very fun incentive can quickly become a distracting toy if the guidelines are not strictly upheld. Then I had one parent, 4 years ago, donate a set of three-dimensional animal erasers, and my class went crazy. This amazing Alphabet VIP Pack includes over 22 printable alphabet activity packs that will teach your child their alphabets in a hands on way.

Not to be confused with live classroom pets, desk pets are miniature eraser animals that come in a variety of animal types.Her background working as a tester for CeX has provided extensive knowledge surrounding the latest tech and gaming trends, and she studied Music Journalism too, so you'll probably find her at a gig. They can be used as classroom management tools, as rewards for good behavior, or as a gift from teachers during special holidays. When we’re just not quite sure how effective a classroom management strategy will be, choice becomes imperative. It leads into a great classroom discussion about taking care and respecting each other, the classroom, specific parts of the classroom such as the classroom library, etc.