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Teacher School Supplies for the New Year

It’s a new semester, and it is time get teacher school supplies!  Many people are making resolutions to get organized and getting teacher school supplies for your classroom may be at the top of your list.  Now is a great time to start going through your supplies and organizing what you use, what you need to donate, and what you need to buy.  I tend to be the type of person that enjoys buying organizational books and storage containers and such to organize things in, but when it comes to actually completing the tasks, I struggle.  One of the reasons that I do this is because as a teacher, I feel that I can find a use for almost anything.  I like to save everything I come across because I can typically find a use for it.  This gets me in a lot of trouble because quickly my extra materials become stacks of clutter.

Do kids need to learn the value of recycling materials, and finding multiple uses for materials?  Of course.  However, students need an orderly learning environment where many meaningful learning experiences can take place.  It feels extremely good to clear the clutter from your life, your house, and your classroom.  Do you want to walk into a classroom everyday that is cluttered with teaching supplies and school materials?  I’m sure that you don’t.  Try following these simple steps to clear some of your clutter, decide what teachers supplies your regularly use, and what supplies for teachers you need to buy.

1.  Set up an area in your classroom where you can put items that you no longer use.  Take five minutes every day to go through a cabinet or a drawer.  Maybe start with your crafts and art cabinet.  While you are doing this group the items you use most often and make sure you have a functional place to store them.

2.  As you are going through your materials, mark down supplies that you would like to purchase.

3.  Give away materials that you no longer use.  This is such an important step.  Hopefully you are part of a supportive school community that values sharing and collaboration.  Find a new teacher in your school community.  Chances are that they will be very grateful for any extra teaching materials that you may have.

Teacher School Supplies

Buying teacher school supplies can be quite costly.  Many school budgets are shrinking and teachers are now responsible for providing high quality classroom instruction as well as supplying many teacher school supplies for their classrooms.  It is almost the halfway mark for many classes across the country and that means that many teachers are trying to plan for the remainder of the year.  That often means that they need to replenish their teacher school supplies.  Here are some of the top items that teachers will be purchasing as they start off the second half of the year.

1. Consumable school supplies – Items such as markers, post-it notes, glue, and paper are all materials that are used almost every day and can be ordered in bulk.

2. Bulletin board sets – Winter break is a great time to rearrange your classroom and decorating your bulletin boards is a fun way to change things and introduce new units.

3.  Test prep – Most standardized tests take place during the second half of the year.  Pick up some new test prep teaching materials and get ready for that big test day.

4.  Childrens books – Quality reading material and high interest stories are a wonderful teaching tools for any classroom.  Pick several new books every couple of months to buy.

5.  Charts and Posters – Do you know what science and social studies units are coming up?  Well, find a couple of charts and posters to go with your upcoming units.

6.  Flash cards – Flash cards can be used for so many different activities like centers and whole group games.  They are an inexpensive teaching tool that make learning fun and interactive.

If you keep inventory of these materials and need to purchase more, then it is very easy to check out online discount teacher supply stores like www.k12schoolsupplies.net and buy what you need.