Student Rulers

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I issue every student in my classes a 16″ cardboard ruler. It stores easily in the 12×18″ folders where students keep their drawings-in-progress. Having a longer straight-edge comes in handy but the drawback is that, being made of cardboard, one can’t use markers or felt pens with it.

The four squares are used as hall pass shorcuts. I use a hole punch on each square as student use them. It encourages students to keep track of their rulers and not misuse hall pass priviledges. Using a pass without the shortcut requires more effort from the students.
The four squares are used as hall pass shorcuts. I use a hole punch on each square as student use them. It encourages students to keep track of their rulers and not misuse hall pass priviledges. Using a pass without the shortcut requires more effort from the students.

I had the rulers custom printed with my class rules and a color wheel on them. It cost around $80 for 1000 rulers. That was a few years ago and I still have enough to get me through the 2015-2016 school year before I would need to order more.

I punch a small hole in the corner of each ruler that we use as a template to help students draw uniform borders around finished drawings.
I punch a small hole in the corner of each ruler that we use as a template to help students draw uniform borders around finished drawings.

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