Do your student name tags make you crazy? Mine always have! I laminate them and attach them to the desk with heavy tape. They look great until that "one" student starts to pick at the tape and then everyone else at the table notices and then before you know it everyone has a half falling off name tag. Teacher nightmare!!!
I have tried ALL.THE.WAYS to attach my name tags: double-sided tape, packing tape and even sticky tack. None of these methods has lasted long term. Either the kids picked at them, or the custodians had issues with them. That is when I tried velcro strips instead. BOOM! That was the answer I was looking for.
My students are going to play with them and that sound will drive me crazy!
One worry I did have with using velcro was the novelty of pulling the tags to hear that sound. I have a few kids who do that all.the.time on the carpet with their velcro shoes. I will admit it was fun for some of the students in the beginning, but very quickly, the interest wore off, and kids stopped playing with them.
But my custodian needs to clean the tabletops!
No problem! You can easily pull the name tag up and clean the desk under the tag. At the end of the year, you catch the edge of the velcro on the desk and it pulls right up. The solutions they use to clean the desks take off the residue.
NO more commercial nametags! It's only custom nametags from now on!
I have also stopped using commercial name tags. The only teacher store in my area closed and I needed an alternative, so I created my own. I might be partial, but I like mine so much better because I can add exactly what I want to it.
You can check out the different options I have available in my store by clicking on the image. You can also send me a message with a custom request!
I hope you found this classroom hack helpful.
Until next time,
Thank goodness I'm not the only one who puts 'fail-safe' organisation protocols into place and then fails to use them!!! I am so going to look into the desk caddy- I really need to get on top of my mess! Thanks for sharing Xx
ReplyDeleteThe story of my life. Things get busy and my organization goes out the window until the day I stay late and just get things under control. Thanks so much for stopping by.
DeleteVelcro on nametags changed my life, lol. I just love how easy it is to move kids when needed. I also have my kinders take their name tag with them to specials at the beginning of the year when specials teachers are just learning their name and they may still need to look at it to write it :)
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So far Velcro has worked well for me. My only complaint is the kids who peel of the Velcro from the strip. I guess you will always have those kids not matter how you choose to attach those darn name tags.
DeleteTaking them to specials is a great idea!
DeletePerhaps putting a small piece of velcro just inside the desks of those who feel the need to touch it (or everyone) would give them a replacement for messing with the velcro on their nametag?
DeleteI love your ideas in this post! I too dread nameplates so much that I don't even keep them on past the first week of school lol! Using velcro is genius. Your teacher toolbox is wonderful. I have a modified one in my classroom that is actually for my students. Thanks for sharing your ideas and for linking up with the blog hop!
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DeleteAll of these ideas are wonderful and I am going to definitely be buying some Velcro!
ReplyDeleteVelcro is a wonderful thing! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThis is a really great idea. I will have to implement it since my children have taken off their desk tags.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much
I'm wondering about names that are different lengths...so you just put the Velcro on each desk at an equal length apart so no matter the names length, the Velcro on the back fits the Velcro on each desk? Th S sounds like an awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteHi, I use short velcro strips and put them on the ends of the name tag. I leave the piece that attaches to the desk on it and then press it onto the desk. I make sure to apply lots of pressure make sure it sticks and then I can easily pull up the nametag. I tried guessing where the strips on the desks should go and I always messed up. This seems to work the best. Does this make sense?
DeleteDo you use long strips of velcro or velcro dots?
ReplyDeleteI use a short strip on the short end of the name tags that I have already laminated. Thanks for stopping by. Christina
DeleteDo you use long strips of velcro or velcro dots?
ReplyDeleteI use long strips and cut them to size. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Any idea how to remove the Velcro at the end of the year? Our schools makes clean everything off before the start of summer.
ReplyDeleteI peel them off and then you can use something like nail polish remover or anything that removes the goo - goo gone works too.
DeleteIt is really interesting for me to read this article. Thanks for it. I like such topics and everything connected to them.
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