Materials
Consequence wheel materials
Short answer
Consequence wheel materials are a circle, a marker, a pointer, and a way to hang or tape the circle down. Supplies for a DIY consequence wheel are usually already in the house: a paper plate or a shipping box, a paper clip or a clothespin, tape, and a pencil. Buy a brass fastener or a small whiteboard only if the homemade hinge will not do.
A kit with lights is a toy. Your list does not get fairer because the pointer flashes. Spend the shopping trip on a fastener and a marker that will not smear, then go home and write the slices.
Match the supplies to the build. The paper plate, cardboard, and dry-erase pages assume the piles below.
Spin only what you already agreed to.
Use the free wheelThe pile that builds all three versions
Gather a pencil, a dark marker, a ruler, scissors for the adult, tape, and the circle you chose. Add a large paper clip and a brass fastener for a spinner. Add a clothespin for a fixed pointer on a wall wheel. White glue is only for the double cardboard circle.
For a dry-erase surface, add a dry-erase marker and either a laminating pouch, clear packing tape, or a round whiteboard. Keep a sheet of paper as the backup copy of the list.
| Material | Used for | Skip it if |
|---|---|---|
| Paper plate | First spinner | You already want a door wheel |
| Corrugated box | Cardboard wheel and frame | A plate is enough for the trial |
| Pencil and marker | Draft, then final letters | You are on a dry-erase board |
| Paper clip and brad | Arrow that spins | The circle turns under a clothespin |
| Clothespin | Fixed pointer | You are making a table spinner |
| Tape or a hook | Holding the wheel still or up | Someone is holding it for a single practice |
| Laminate, tape, or whiteboard | Rewritable surface | The list is truly settled |
| Lights, apps, casino parts | Nothing you need | Always |
What is worth buying
A small pack of brass fasteners is worth it if the junk drawer has none. They are the hinge in the ASA classroom spinner as well as in this craft. A fine dry-erase marker is worth it if you laminate. A round whiteboard is worth it only if you will hang it and use the review date.
Do not buy a pre-filled wheel. The words would be someone else’s. A blank template from the printables is the purchase-free version of a blank.
Safety and storage
Scissors, brads, and paper clips stay with the adult who is building. Finished wheels that still have a removable brad should hang out of reach of children who put small objects in their mouths. You can read the slices to a younger child without handing them the hardware.
Store the marker with the wheel. Write “review” and the date on the back of a cardboard frame or the corner of a laminated sheet. A wheel without its list backup is one spill away from an argument.
Questions people ask
What consequence wheel materials do we already own?
Look for a paper plate, a shipping box, a marker, tape, and a paper clip. That is a complete first spinner if you also have a brad. If you do not, use the free wheel online while you gather the hinge.
Is cardboard or a plate better?
Plate first, to see if you will use the idea. Cardboard if it lives on a door. Dry-erase if the wording is still settling. The materials page will not make that choice for you, but the waste is small either way.
Do we need laminating sheets?
Only for the rewritable paper version. Clear packing tape can work if you test the marker. A whiteboard skips lamination. Permanent marker on a plate needs no laminate at all.