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School Teaching Supplies for Test Day

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Do you have school teaching supplies for test day?  You have been prepping your class all year long and the big days are now here.  Testing days can be exhausting for both the students and the teachers.  Make sure that you have school teaching supplies to use for some extracurricular activities after the students take the standardized tests.  You have been using your test prep materials to help prepare students, but now is a perfect time to be creative and have fun.  Here are some fun school teaching supplies that you can use on testing days.

Arts and crafts – Have you been working on an interesting science or social studies unit that the kids really enjoy?  If so, let the students relax after taking a test by making a project.  Art is a wonderful way to release some energy and get creative.  Get some paint, chalk, or clay and get started.

Play some games – Whether you play a game as a class, or break into small groups, students will get the opportunity to interact with one another.  Everyone will need that interaction after concentrating all morning.  Games like Classroom Jeopardy or Bingo are likely to get your class ready to have some fun.

Mulit Media – Maybe a movie or some computer time is necessary.  Take the opportunity to connect a dvd to a current unit that you are teaching.  Students just might need to think about something else for awhile.

Go outside and play – Nothing gets kids moving like being outside.  Getting some fresh air and starting a game of soccer or baseball can be just what the students need to release some energy.

Whatever school teaching supplies you are looking for to help kids have fun after a long stressful day of testing, you can find them at an online school teaching supply like www.k12schoolsupplies.net.  We have a wide selection of supplies to meet your needs.

Teaching Supplies – Top Ten

Getting teaching supplies ready for the first day of school can be stressful for some teachers.  There are so many activities to do and routines to establish the first week of school that usually you don’t need to have all of your teaching supplies  purchased by the first day.  Here is my list of the top ten teaching supplies I make sure that I have by the first day of class.  I wait and purchase some of my other classroom teaching supplies later.  It took me several years of extremely late nights right before school starts to make me realize that it all does not have to be done at once.

10.  Post cards or stationary – Each year I write a note to my incoming students welcoming them to my class.

9.  Name plates – I make sure that each student has a name plate for “Back to School” night.

8.  Personal calendar – I keep a lot of dates on my Google Calendar, but I always keep a small paper calendar on my desk.

7.  Incentives and motivators – Part of establishing a warm, welcoming environment includes creating community rules and norms.  I believe each class is different, so I like to pick out different motivators each year.

6.  Highlighters and sticky notes – I use these for many activities with the kids as well as to help me stay organized.

5.  New book for the 1st day – The first day of school is special for everyone.  When I am buying my teaching supplies, I like to purchase a new “back to school” book.

4.  File Folders – I use these to keep papers organized.

3.  Name tags – I try to remember the names of everyone in my class, but it takes awhile.

2.  Record keeping book-  Like my plan book, I like to start making notes about students.

1.  Lesson plan book -  This is one of the first items I buy every year to make sure I know what I am doing on that first day.

Like I mentioned above, I don’t need everything by the beginning of the school year.  I consider this list my essential items.

We would love to hear what you consider “Must Have’s” for the start of the year!