Desk Pets - Animal Friends, 40-Pack

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With a little creativity, desk pets can be used in many different ways to support your classroom community of learners.

Students who just earned a Desk Pet had to wait until the next Friday to earn the accessories for their Desk Pet. Those who earned a new Desk Pet the first week of April followed the same procedures they did in March- they listed their three top Wish List choices and turned that in to me the day before.Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. This is a great way to get students excited about desk pets and also learn more about their classmates. Later I added these take apart erasers, but my students didn't seem to love them as much as the squishies). You might consider having other items available for purchase such as stickers to decorate their habitats or mini pet blankets made of small squares of material. I also had squares of white construction paper available because one student asked if she could make a personalized sign to decorate the top of her pet's home.

For the younger children, a physical item (such as a ticket) helps give them a better understanding of the concept. Luckily I had been hoarding the erasers, and the ribbon containers I kept them in were from my old scrapbooking days. Other teachers have set up desk pet daycares, pulled them into Fidget Friday activities and a whole lot more. I had seen posts about teachers using classroom desk pets as part of their classroom rewards, positive reinforcement strategies, or classroom behavior management.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.