Desk Pets - Animal Friends, 40-Pack

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Later I added these take apart erasers, but my students didn't seem to love them as much as the squishies). Besides being a great incentive program for positive behavior, Desk Pets can easily be added to activities in the curriculum. This is especially helpful if you plan on introducing desk pets during the first few days of being back to school. Some who were completing minimal or no classwork and asynchronous work were getting Xtra Math and other assignments completed each day.

Luckily I had been hoarding the erasers, and the ribbon containers I kept them in were from my old scrapbooking days. Marissa Begay coined the term “desk pets” in her TikTok video where she explained her creative way to use mini erasers in her music classroom as a positive reinforcement tool.A classroom management tool is any system or technique that teachers use to keep their students organized and on task.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.It can be used during transitions, as a brain break, used to teach literature and science, as manipulatives, behavior management, and I have seen some teachers use it as an incentive to keep students’ desks nice and tidy. We will be sharing some great Desk Pet ideas including how to incorporate them into the curriculum and tips for management. Desk Pets brought my class so much excitement and joy during what was the worst year we've ever had. Setting clear expectations for desk pets is an important step in making them a successful part of your classroom. There wasn’t the term “desk pet” floating around yet, but that was pretty much what we had in our room before this whole craze happened.