Preparing for Fall: The Easy Button

For quite some time, I have been hearing about how useful that Staples Easy Button has been in teacher’s studios.  Unfortunately, we do not have a Staples in my hometown, so I didn’t give it much thought until the Easy Button again came up in a recent Facebook discussion on teacher’s favorite teaching aids. 

So, I asked a relative of mine to pick one up and am looking forward to using it my studio for the fall.  This is how I’ve heard that teachers are using it:

1.  The student finds a particular passage difficult, so the teacher breaks it down into manageable parts to practice.

2.  After the student has practiced and can perform a section perfectly 3 times in a row, they get to hit the Easy Button which says, “That was easy!”

Seems simple, I know.  But, I’ve only heard great things about it!  The item is only $4.99 and can be ordered online as well as purchased in the store.

Do you have an Easy Button?  I’d love to hear how you are using it!