Explore creative ways to use pencil sticks in your classroom to enhance learning and engagement. Discover top ideas for incorporating this versatile tool into your teaching.
Magnetic pencil nametags made out of large popsicle sticks. I make these every year for my class. Great for keeping track of who has had a turn on the smartboard. Cut the end of the popsicle stick into a point. Paint with acrylic paints, write students names, spray with clear coat, and add magnet strip to back. Great keepsake for students at the end of the school year.
Teachers can use these pick a student sticks to call on students in class or distribute classroom chores fairly! So easy and cheap to make. Flip when you call on a student to the patterned side; once they are all flipped, start over!
Flip Sticks are an amazing participation tool for calling on students at random! The idea of using name sticks is nothing new. In fact, this classroom management strategy has been around for a long time. Unfortunately, what I didn’t learn until a few years into teaching, was how to keep track of which students had […]