Classroom Desk Pets: A Behavior Management (and Incentive) Tool

What are desk pets? Simply put? ERASERS! Erasers that will change your world!!!

This resource is your one stop shop for desk pet needs!!! Everything you could possibly need to implement desk pets into your classroom is here! Prepare to have your students excited and your co-workers asking what on earth you are doing! :)

I was surprised at how quickly my students "bought into" the whole desk pet system! It has been a lovely change to our traditional behavior management system and it has the kids on their best behavior! I designed this with Class Dojo in mind, but also included Desk Pet Dollars within the resource as an alternative to Dojo. Students earn “money” to purchase desk pets and needed supplies. (You will need to purchase your own pets, habitats, etc.)

Not only are desk pets fun to play with, but they also make sweet little reading buddies and inspiration for writing projects! I really wanted to incorporate ELA/writing into desk pets, so I am including lots of different writing options for your kiddos!

I included a TON of photos of how it looks in my classroom as well as tips and ideas. This resource will simply get you started! The more get into it...the more your students get into it!

Here is just SOME of what's included...

*Book list for suggested read alouds

*Desk Pet note home (pdf and editable)

*Desk Pet Adoption Application

*Adoption Contract (pdf and editable)

*Adoption Certificate (pdf and editable)

*Pet Store Price List (pdf and editable)

*Signs (Pet Store, Pet Daycare, Pet Hospital, Pet Spa, Adoption Center, Rescue Center)

*Backgrounds for Pet Daycare

*Numerous ELA writing opportunities

*My Desk Pet Journal with 64 writing prompts

*Desk Pet Suggestions

*Clean desk note from desk pet

*How Desk Pets Work in My Classroom with LOTS of photos and tips

*Printables (such as plant life, posters, books, etc)

*Desk Pet Dollars ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50)

*Introductory desk Pet slide show (pdf and Power Point)

*Whole class rewards (Google Classroom and Power Point)

*STEM opportunity: build a structure

*Pet Playground backgrounds

*Math fact reward charts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!

If you are looking for additional desk pet fun, I created some STEAM projects that your desk pets (and students) can take part in!