Students were so excited after purchasing their monkey string, they would occasionally bring the monkey string home with them and bring back fully assembled accessories to put in their house. The accessories (see picture below) were small erasers that I had organized into four categories- Fruits and Veggies, Sweets and Treats, Holiday Accessories, and Pet Accessories. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

At the end of April everyone took their pets and accessories home, and we started fresh in May and repeated the process. Even the students who weren’t so sold at the beginning of the year, got into it when they saw the rest of their peers constructing these elaborate habitats. Those who already had a Desk Pet for April and completed their requirements for the week could choose three accessories.What I love about this is that it's a natural consequence that is very simple to enforce and it means that students have a fresh start every single day. We went over all of the expectations on the Agreements sheet (this is found in the Desk Pets Pack, as well as an editable version that you can customize) and students signed the Agreements sheet. 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. You’ll just need to adjust the ways that they will earn rewards and modify your expectations to include these little learners. Desk Pet Day: Have a day where everyone reads their favorite books or their own writing to their desk pets.

She has teaching credentials in elementary education and spent seven years teaching in an elementary classroom. By aligning it with my classroom economy, desk pets are just one option of how my students can spend the classroom cash they earn. In my opinion, Desk Pets make an excellent positive reinforcement strategy and a fantastic alternative to treasure box rewards.

In the 2019-2020 school year, I found myself in a new position with students who are highly motivated by rewards and prizes,” Begay tells Teach Starter. There are lots of places now that are offering little desk pet sets that include Walmart, Target, Michaels, etc. Students will be thrilled to have 5-10 minutes where they can play with their pets, visit classmates’ pets and arrange their pet’s habitat.

When students know that they are now responsible for making sure their desk pet is safe and happy students step up and take ownership. Desk Pet Daycare Center–Designate a spot on your desk that is a dayare so the pets can be babysat while they take their timeout from the classroom. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Desk Pet Would You Rather: Students can bring their desk pets with them as they partner up for a round of would you rather using would you rather task cards or slides. The students filled out Information Sheets about their animals, (also in the pack), and I collected those and the Agreements.

The most frequent AI desk pet that keeps cropping up on my social media is the Eilik desk robot by Energize Lab. Paper desk pet homes are a great way to get students involved in the desk pet experience because they design and decorate their desk pet homes however they want. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. And it's no wonder - they are super adorable, and if implemented thoughtfully, they can be a wonderful and relatively inexpensive classroom management strategy inside your classroom. The first player rolls the dice, then moves their Desk Pet the corresponding number of squares on the game board.