Classroom Supplies for the First Day

Are your classroom supplies ready for the first day?  About this time every year, I begin to have dreams about going back to school.  I’m always anxious and nervous about being prepared for the start of the year.  It is such a fun time.  You get to know your new students and families, as well as new staff members, and maybe even a new school.  How do you begin your exciting new adventure and get those classroom supplies ready?  Follow these simple steps and you can’t go wrong.

Be ready to organize a lot of classroom supplies! You will bring a lot of teacher classroom supplies into your room as you set up, but remember that all of your students will be bringing in materials as well.  They will be bringing in crayons, pencils, markers, glue sticks, and many other school supplies.  Are you going to have each child be responsible for his or her materials, or are you going to have “community” supplies?  I always have my students keep some of their supplies such as notebooks, scissors, and crayons.  Then, we group other supplies like glue bottles and markers for community use.  Decide how you want to organize supplies and then plan accordingly.

Don’t open all of your materials before you are ready to use them! Chances are that you will use all of the items that you purchase; however, you may find that you don’t.  So, I like to open packages of paper, arts and crafts, and bulletin board sets as I use them.  There have been times that I have traded items with my teammates.

Thank your school community for any items that have been donated! There are many people who are dedicated to helping kids have the school supplies that they need to make learning fun and productive.  Thank those individuals and groups who give materials to kids and classroom who need them.

K12SchoolSupplies would like to wish you good luck as you begin your year!