Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Pencil Chewer In one of the classrooms I've observed, there is a student who chews the eraser to his pencil. Not only is this a distraction to the other students, but also poses a small threat to the students overall health. The teacher has told the student several times to refrain from doing this, but he continues to. I'm assuming this is a fidgeting tactic the student possesses. Any suggestions on how to terminate or lessen this behavior? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Behaviors like fidgeting are not always things you can terminate. To suffice the student's need to fidget, while also making sure the fidgeting does not interrupt the lesson presentation, provide your bucket of fidget toys. This way you can choose toys that are not obnoxious and distracting. Also, allow the whole class access to these toys so that your classroom is a fair environment. Most likely, the kids that do not need to fidget will eventually get bored of the toys and put them back in the bucket.