Lanyards are an inexpensive way to mark certain people in school, at school events, and on school outings. They are reusable and extremely cost effective which speak to environmental conscientiousness and budgetary needs. Here are the top 5 uses for lanyards in education:
1. Student Positions. If you school gives different jobs to different students during the school year and those jobs are constantly rotating people for the duties then a lanyard can be invaluable. Each lanyard can be printed with the school name and have a tag attached to them that state what the student’s position is. For instance, if your school implements a hall monitor position for students then a lanyard can be used to identify this position with ease.
2. Identifying Chaperones. During school outings, it is often policy to include several parental chaperones to help keep the children in line. Unfortunately, gone are the days where all the parents knew the other parents and where all the kids knew all the parents. Lanyards are an easy way to help the kids identify who is there to help and to help the teacher and the staff of the facility the field trip to do the same.
3. Keeping Supplies. If your class is taking a field trip to a museum, art gallery, or even a musical event and they need to be taking notes for tests and/or projects back at the school and it is preferable for them to bring nothing but themselves then lanyards that have alligator clips attached can be very useful. Alligator clips or even cell phone straps can be used to contain a small spiral notebook and a pen so students have each within easy reach for note taking and it’ll make it very hard for the students to lose their notes this way.
4. Rotating Achievements. The use of a lanyard to notate in class achievements is a great way to give students a sense of accomplishment while teaching them the art of sharing glory. Perhaps you have a weekly test that you want students to excel at. Get a lanyard that has the school colors and school name and choose the lanyard with the LED light. Have the light printed with “#1 Speller” or “#1 Math Whiz” or any other achievement. Allow the student who achieves this place to wear the lanyard for the day or the week during class.
5. Group Leaders. On a school sport’s day or during gym class or class projects it can be helpful to identify the leaders of a group on any given day. For instance, to help students recognize that certain uniforms indicate when someone is the “boss” you can use a lanyard done in school colors for the leaders of each project group. This person will make the presentation and delegate tasks. The lanyard, of course, can be reusable for each subsequent project.
There are many uses for custom lanyards in schools, and while many of them may be small applications, they are still immensely helpful in achieving whatever task is at hand.
