Preparing for Fall: New Product Discoveries

Since I posed the question about teacher’s favorite teaching aids on the ComposeCreate Facebook page, I’ve gotten a lot of suggestions from other teachers.  So, I thought I’d mention the ones that piqued my interest the most:

Erasable Highlighters:

And I thought Highlighter Tape was the best thing ever!  Since 2010, I’ve revised which brand I use and the Frixion erasable highlighters definitely erase better than the Office Max or Depot version.

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Staff Post-it notes:

I love Susan Paradis’ staff labels and use these all the time.  But sometimes I think it would be nice to have a staff that can be removed or transferred from page to page.  These Staff Post-it notes from Music Educators Marketplace obviously fit that bill.

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Monster Puppet:

Jason Sifford has a great explanation on his blog of how he uses his Monster Puppet.  Here’s what he says about his puppet:  “Most of the time, it watches students play and bites them when they mess up.  Sometimes it bites them just for fun.  Students taste good!”

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The Easy Button

I wrote about the Easy Button in a previous post.  Evidentally, Hallmark also sells a “Panic Button” which might coax a good laugh out of a student struggling with a touch spot!  I’d love to get my hands on one of these, but I fear they don’t sell them anymore.