![]() Name tents are a fairly common practice for name tags in the classroom. That’s when the name tent came into play. It was still the first week of school and we were continuing to participate in ‘get to know you’ activities. It may be a little obvious that we are all Seahawk fans! haha).Īfter the novelty of the dry erase marker name tags wore off, it was time to move to a more tangible name tag. (I noticed a theme as a I was uploading the pictures below. It can also provide many opportunities for student creativity. Although, it does only takes a few seconds for them to rewrite their name when needed. Depending on your group of students this may or may not be an issue. There is a downfall with using dry erase markers. As I scanned the room for an idea I saw it…dry erase markers! They were perfect for what I needed, and it gave my students a quick glimpse into what life in fourth grade would be like…FUN! Knowing that I didn’t want to use pre-written name tags with my fourth graders, I needed a quick and easy way for my students to claim their desk. When my students came in for Meet the Teacher Night, they would take their name tag and place it on the spot where they wanted to sit. In primary grades, I would have their name tags all nicely printed and ready to go. As a member of the flexible seating community, I needed a way for my students to choose where they were going to sit on the first day of school. Using dry erase markers is by far the easiest name tag method, and students love it! I mean, who doesn’t love the opportunity to write directly on furniture?! I discovered this name tag opportunity quite by accident (or you could call it luck). I will explain when and how I used them as I began my student-centered upper grade journey. Each one can be used by itself or in conjunction with the other ideas at different times in the year. Each idea serves its own purpose at one time or another. Here are five ideas for putting the locus of control back into your student’s hands, and allowing them the freedom to design and create their own name tags. I needed something that could easily be moved from one place to another. I wanted an option that was not necessarily taped down to a particular space, and did not restrict students to one table or desk. Besides, I had also joined the world of flexible seating. It would allow them to take ownership over their own learning space. I wanted to take a new approach with different, creative ways that my students could create their own name tag. ![]() After almost two decades of writing out a name tag for every student, every year, I was ready for something different when I moved up into the world of upper grades.
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