Desk Pets - Animal Friends, 40-Pack

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Each time you leave a review, Apple Podcasts recommends my podcast to other new teachers so they feel a little less alone as they navigate their first few years of teaching. The Desk Pets program in a classroom would replace other kinds of rewards systems such as class currency or marble jars. I hope that this episode is helpful for you as you start thinking through how to best prepare for the school year. Because this is just one part of my classroom management system, students who aren’t into desk pest are not required to participate.

Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. We’ve talked to teachers and put our heads together at the Teach Starter offices to come up with some fun ways to incorporate these cute critters into the learning process! Looking for a brain break idea for your students that requires no additional planning and can be done spontaneously? It isn’t just for lower elementary, but there are a few different ways I suggest you cater this incentive to older students. Next year I'm thinking of having the students keep their Desk Pets for a trimester, then at the end of the trimester, having them take them home and earn a new one.Premium contains a minimum of 75% recycled polyester fiber (Post consumer, from PET bottle-flake), ensuring comparatively low embodied energy. If you are unsure what background colour will work best, or have a specific colour you would like, please contact us. These adorable and fun critters are being used in classrooms all over for classroom management and positive reinforcement. By using desk pets to promote positive behavior, you’ll be on the right path to a well-managed classroom.

Students often get so excited to construct things for their desk pet habitat, that they just can’t seem to help but touch. Had I had only used a desk pet classroom management system, I would have lost the motivation of those students. You’ll just need to adjust the ways that they will earn rewards and modify your expectations to include these little learners.For instance: “My Desk Pet will remain in its home while I work” or “I will not touch others’ Desk Pets without permission,” etc. I wanted to promote positive behavior and a good learning attitude, and I wanted to motivate my kids to finish their work on time. You can have students earn desk pet dollars or class dojo points for completing end of the year pack up tasks. Whether teacher-created or co-created with students, come up with a simple list of rules for Desk Pets that all members of the classroom community agree to and understand. They still love some things that we think are mostly for younger students, and yet they’re very excited to grow up and be mature.