Q&A for How to Play Teacher

You could use your own desk, or you could make your own by using a large cardboard or plastic box. Make the desk look more teacher-like by placing a mug on it and filling it with pens and pencils. If you have an apple, you could put it on the corner of the desk as well!

Ask your little sisters. They may be interested in learning what you're being taught or would like to stick to their own grade. In some cases, they may even say high school or something none of you have been in.

Think about the grade level and subject you want to work with and go from there, such as elementary school, math, you could start off with Mad minute or high school, English, you could assign a play or novel to read. Try googling lesson plans.

Yes.

Don't be too strict, have fun with your students. You can always have a "prize box" and put little toys and things in it, you also can give out candy for doing a good job and behaving.

Improvise. You could set a corner of your classroom for detention; have your kitchen be the cafeteria; the library could be your bedroom (if you have a lot of books), etc. The only room that's non-negotiable is the bathroom!

You tell them one more time and if they still talk, then in a serious voice, tell them to stop and if one more time, send them to the principals office.

You could still have fun. You can pretend you're at a daycare and read your toddler books and if you want a bigger class use stuffed animals

The teacher can stand and have the students sit on the floor and write on hardcover books or other flat surfaces.

You could take them to your neighbor's house, on a short walk in the woods or down the road, or any place nearby that you like.

If you have a printer, print some PDFs. Or write basic math facts on a sheet of loose-leaf paper by hand!

Make your own things out of paper. Draw. Use markers. Find things lying around that you can use and be creative.

Teach them something new! Read a book with them and ask them questions about the book, or Google lesson plans and worksheets. Maybe find something for a grade level ahead of your students so you can challenge them with something a little more difficult.

Send them to detention or the principal's office. If you are teaching younger students, send them to the "naughty corner."

You should ask them nicely if you can use a few appliances from their office.

You can always pretend American Girl dolls, action figures, or stuffed animals are your students.

Sure! That could be a great addition to your game.

You can just write everyone's names on a piece of paper and put a check next to their names if they are there.

Tell them they can't play anymore. It's supposed to be a fun game, no one should be resorting to physical violence.

Be creative and use things around the house. For example, you don't have to use a chair but if you do, you can use a sturdy box or a book. If you need a table, use something sturdy that is in a boxy shape. If it is soft, like a pillow, put something hard over it, like a book.

Yes. You could do that, or have a blackboard or anything else you want.

Read their favorite stories. Find a good story that will keep them entertained. Play it up with character voices and actions.

You could put them in the corner as a classic form of punishment, or get creative with your discipline if you want.

Another way is to look at the worksheets from the Internet and copy them yourself. Or you could make up a new worksheet entirely.

Yes, you can! Use your imagination to take your stuffed animals anywhere you'd like. You can also take them in the car with you to make the field trip more realistic.

You can go outside and have the students run laps, or play a game of tag. You can also go do something at a nearby park.

Of course. It's your game, so you can do whatever you please. This article is just one way you can play the game.

Perhaps you could tell her when you are done playing you could play whatever she wants.

Your room living room or anywhere you are comfortable will be fine.

You don't really need books, just play without them. If you really want some, use written pieces of paper for substitution. Or just imagine they're there!