Smart Desk Designs and Rewards

The classroom desks!  Need I say more!  They are the core of the classroom--90 percent of the space probably!  Even though I rarely sit at my desk during the school day I want it to be an attractive feature of the room.  Here is how my desk looked when I arrived in my new classroom this summer--typical teacher desk!

 

I wanted to spice it up a bit even though I was pressed for time!  So I found this leftover can of chalkboard paint around the house and  . . . . 

 

the fun began!

 

After three coats of paint and a little fun with the chalk here is the result!

 What fun I will have writing messages on my desk to the class this year! 

 

Students' desks are also a major part of the room.  Even though you don't have control over what desks appear in your classroom you can manage the inside appearance! 

For the past two years we have had a desk pig--Tidy Tess.

 

 

It developed when author Kerry Hertel (an aunt of one of my students) came to our school to read her book Tidy Tess.  Now Tidy Tess is our class pet and some evenings she leaves her place in the classroom and wonders into a student's desk.  It must be a desk that is exceptional tidy!  The owner of the desk can trade her in for a reward ticket.  It is very motivating and meaningful to the kids!  Also, a great way to connect literature!

The reward tickets are a Friday Freebie in my TpT Store!  It also has a link to the book. 

 

What special desk features do you have this year?

 

 

Don't forget the BIG TpT Sale on Sunday and Monday!!

Happy Shopping!

Amy