Meeting Area Supplies
I found pencil cases on sale for $.01 at Staples today. I decided to buy them so that the kids could have everything they need for minilessons with them at the meeting area. (In the past, kids always had to search for pencils or pens prior to the minilesson… now they can just grab their case and come to the rug faster.)
Just wanted to share since I think the sale is on for the rest of the week.
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Cathy:
Here’s what will most likely go inside of them:
1. Two mechanical pencils
2. Two pens (one red and one black)
3. A gum eraser
And MAYBE a small pack of Kleenex so they don’t have to get up if they sneeze while on the rug. Still mulling that one over.
I think that’s it.
My best,
Stacey
Woo hoo! I am headed to Staples today! I am so excited! What a great idea!!! Do you only have them keep pencils in there? I thought I might also have them keep their dry erase markers in there too so when we use our white boards in the meeting area, they would have them…This is what I needed to help jump start my enthusiasm for the next year’s class. I truly loved last years and feel a little down with starting all over…knowing how far my class came last year. But that’s what teaching is all about. I’m actually interested to see if what occurred last year will happen again to see if it was just that class or if it was because of the community we built and established together.
I used permanent markers from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft. They have fine points and don’t smudge a bit!
Stacey, how did you write on the boxes? I keep testing pens/markers on my test box and they just smear!
-Sarah
Staples sale lasts until WEDNESDAY or until supplies run out. — Bring teacher ID, you can purchase more items.
Got them too…. LOVE A GOOD BUY!!!!!
A PENNY! Holy Molely! I cannot believe it. I suppose the sale goes off today and it is now 9:45, dangggggg….
I just bought these for my class, too!
-Sarah
swwwwwwwwwweet!
i have a $50 staples gift card i’ve been holding on to, and was planning to go this week anyhow. thanks for the tip!
on a related note, walmart has spiral 1-subject notebooks for $.05–not that i prefer to sell my soul to the devil, but sometimes it is necessary.