In September, I'll be a substitute teacher, and will be in a classroom by myself for the first time. I've bought: stickers, pencils, colored pencils, index cards and guides for reading. Love the glucose tablets, and verb bars for an idea. My thought is that all students like and appreciate stickers, good for all grades.
Middle school students also love stickers, especially scented stickers. They also love cool pencils and pens. Love the glucose tablets and the verb bars. Love the sensory toys too!
Yeah I think stickers and other little toys/trinkets would probably be best used as incentives for younger, elementary school students. For older kids in middle or high school, I would say the best incentives would probably be promising to do a fun activity or allowing a little bit of unstructured free time for them to chat or use their phones at the end of class. Definitely don't give food to any of them, it's too much of a liability with allergies and whatnot plus it can often be messy.
I remember in high school my trig teacher would get funny stickers or even just the scented ones sometimes and we would all show what stickers we got while she was passing back the rest of our papers. Even though we were 16-17 it was still something we enjoyed that kept us pure🫶🏻
You must be a long term teacher. I only pick up daily assignments and travel to various school campuses. Many of those items are readily available inside the homeroom classroom. I’ve even seen fidget toys inside a high school classroom.
For new subs who have limited college coursework. Have elementary subs ever been in a situation with zero lesson plans and then my follow up question would be how do you go about teaching them all their subjects for that day?
Op. I didn’t even think about that. I was going to use the same prize box I use for cheer. I’ll have to ask. It has candy and snacks mixed in with the prizes. Thanks for the tips!
As a teacher, I would not want subs giving out fidget toys and such to my students. Fidget toys are only allowed in my school for students with 504 plans that require them. When students who don't really NEED them have them, they're a distraction to the learning environment. It's like Adderall for people who don't have ADHD - it has the opposite effect. A lot of the stuff is cute, and I appreciate thoughtfulness, but please don't implement things like fidget toys or incentives that undermine the regular teacher's expectations. Our behavior specialists also do not want to see incentives for expected behaviors. Like... you do NOT give an incentive for completion of work or working quietly. That is a baseline expectation that no one gets a cookie for - even Kindergarteners. Incentives are for more challenging things that put in some more work like reading goals, math goals, planned-out behavior goals, etc. NEVER for just doing what they're supposed to be doing in class.
In September, I'll be a substitute teacher, and will be in a classroom by myself for the first time. I've bought: stickers, pencils, colored pencils, index cards and guides for reading. Love the glucose tablets, and verb bars for an idea. My thought is that all students like and appreciate stickers, good for all grades.
I loved your bag, all the items, and super loved the worms! Thanks!
Middle school students also love stickers, especially scented stickers. They also love cool pencils and pens. Love the glucose tablets and the verb bars. Love the sensory toys too!
Yeah I think stickers and other little toys/trinkets would probably be best used as incentives for younger, elementary school students. For older kids in middle or high school, I would say the best incentives would probably be promising to do a fun activity or allowing a little bit of unstructured free time for them to chat or use their phones at the end of class. Definitely don't give food to any of them, it's too much of a liability with allergies and whatnot plus it can often be messy.
I remember in high school my trig teacher would get funny stickers or even just the scented ones sometimes and we would all show what stickers we got while she was passing back the rest of our papers. Even though we were 16-17 it was still something we enjoyed that kept us pure🫶🏻
You must be a long term teacher. I only pick up daily assignments and travel to various school campuses. Many of those items are readily available inside the homeroom classroom. I’ve even seen fidget toys inside a high school classroom.
I enjoyed seeing what’s in your bag. I am getting my sub bag ready.
For new subs who have limited college coursework. Have elementary subs ever been in a situation with zero lesson plans and then my follow up question would be how do you go about teaching them all their subjects for that day?
Subbing for the first time tomorrow thank u for this video!
Of course! I have new videos with subbing tips coming soon :)
How did your year go? 🧡 I’m considering ….
If you have elementary kids, I think you should also get some Bluey stickers :3
Ahh I love this!! I sub too so seeing this is so useful! I love that clipboard especially for the notes the schools give us!
Op. I didn’t even think about that. I was going to use the same prize box I use for cheer. I’ll have to ask. It has candy and snacks mixed in with the prizes. Thanks for the tips!
Wow! That tote looks amazing! Does it have a brand on it? I would love to get one!
Use stickers as an incentive in middle school and high school... Even college students love stickers
but where did you get the clipboard/notepaper combo?
Target :)
u forgot the yard stick
For what? To beat the children? 🤣
Who are you…Mary Poppins? Lol, just kidding.
As a teacher, I would not want subs giving out fidget toys and such to my students. Fidget toys are only allowed in my school for students with 504 plans that require them. When students who don't really NEED them have them, they're a distraction to the learning environment. It's like Adderall for people who don't have ADHD - it has the opposite effect.
A lot of the stuff is cute, and I appreciate thoughtfulness, but please don't implement things like fidget toys or incentives that undermine the regular teacher's expectations.
Our behavior specialists also do not want to see incentives for expected behaviors. Like... you do NOT give an incentive for completion of work or working quietly. That is a baseline expectation that no one gets a cookie for - even Kindergarteners. Incentives are for more challenging things that put in some more work like reading goals, math goals, planned-out behavior goals, etc. NEVER for just doing what they're supposed to be doing in class.