Use Custom Magnets to Engage, Motivate, and Organize
Use Custom Magnets to Engage, Motivate, and Organize Young Learners
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, a homeschooling parent, or simply working with your child as they learn, magnets are a durable, kid‑friendly way to keep information visible, celebrate wins, and build positive routines.
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, a homeschooling parent, or simply working with your child as they learn, you know how important it is to help kids stay engaged and organized. This year, Blue Bee Printing suggests using custom magnets within your classroom or home to encourage focus, positivity, and participation.
Teacher Information Magnets
Parents receive a pile of papers and an avalanche of emails at the beginning of each school year. Help them keep your information handy by creating custom magnets with your name, email, and cell phone number alongside your photo.
Ask families to keep your information magnet on their refrigerator for the duration of the school year. In our experience, magnets are often kept for years, whereas paper handouts rarely survive the first few weeks of school!
Customized Attendance Magnets
Once you’ve met your students and taken their classroom photos, create customized attendance magnets complete with their name and picture. The experience of seeing their magnet added to the “We Are Here Today!” chart can reinforce a sense of community and help a student appreciate how their presence adds to the group.
Custom Nameplates
Customized magnetic nameplates can be used to keep track of poll participation, locker or cubby designations, “Where Are We” charts for activity stations, and a multitude of other ways.
You’ll save time by not re‑writing 25 names three times per day, and your dry erase markers will last longer, too!
Spelling and Sight Word Magnets
In addition to lasting longer than paper, magnetic flash cards provide a pleasant sensory experience for children.
Create magnetic flash cards of your spelling and sight words, then allow students to use them either on your white board or on baking trays. As they affix the magnets, have them spell the spelling or sight words aloud just as they would with traditional flash cards.
Magnetic Leveled Behavior Charts
Young learners benefit from the use of behavior charts that help them visualize their behavior over the course of a single day. Choose an iconic representation of each student that fits your classroom theme, then create customized magnets from Blue Bee to use on a behavior chart that allows them to “level up” based on good behavior.
