Desk Pets - Animal Friends, 40-Pack

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As for other AI desktop pet options, there's also the amazingly named EMO desk robot created by Living. 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. 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 teachers of Teach Starter have got your back with tons of ideas for incorporating these friendly creatures in your classroom.

I also make it very clear that the students aren’t to touch their habitat or pet throughout the day. The EMO is super cute, and can do pretty much everything that the Eilik robot can, but so much more too. When students know that they are now responsible for making sure their desk pet is safe and happy students step up and take ownership. The Target link above shows other erasers that are fun, but a little too big to use with Desk Pets, but the picture shows the foods and treats if you want to see what they look like. I have seen teachers across that world use Desk Pets and everyone does it a little differently based on the needs for their classroom.Students can earn points for whatever you feel works for your class: completed homework, following directions, acts of kindness, etc. 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? Another way is to keep how they earn points the same, but add desk pet accessories as an option to “cash out” their points. 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!

The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. Trends may come and go, but the desk pet craze has to be my favorite “trendy” classroom management technique.When they are not being used or at the end of each day, the pets will simply stay in or on an elementary or middle school student’s desk. Now that your students are fully engaged in the pet talk, say something like, “You know what would be nice is if we could each have our pets with us in class to keep us company while we learn. If you are unsure what background colour will work best, or have a specific colour you would like, please contact us. Then I pulled out a few of those mini erasers from my giant collection and offered them as accessories. For older kids, they should have a notebook or chart where they can keep track of their points and be responsible for their “Pet Wallet.