10 Amazon MUST HAVES for teaching
- Adrienne Geers
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: May 22, 2020
These are my 10 favorite AMAZON products that help me get through the school day as easily as possible! We have a limited amount of time every day with our kiddos so anywhere we can save time is important! These products will help you do that! And if you don't have AMAZON prime! YOU NEED IT. IT IS A LIFESAVER.
# 1 FLAIR PENS
These fast drying, water-based ink pens are my GO TO choice when grading papers! They don't smear and won't bleed through while you're marking all those A+ papers!
This awesome, affortable, easy to use laminator will become your best friend as a teacher! I always find that the laminator provided by my school is CONSTANTLY in use or BROKEN when I need it the most! Let's be honest. Teaching kindergarten is awesome but it hard to have nice things. They always seem to break whatever you give them! Laminating supplies have been a great way to keep things nice and save them from year to year! Having this easily accessible in my classroom has saved me so much time and so many headaches!
I’m a HUGE fan of these dry erase pockets! It is so easy to slip in a worksheet for any subject. You can have a center activity ready to go in seconds! Every teacher loves a fast and easy activity for their kiddos!
These are a MUST HAVE for small group instruction! These adhesive dots keep my kids busy, are super fun and colorful, and are also easy to reposition. I also use them for separating student spaces at my kidney table to reduce the arguments and fights. :)
My first few years of teaching, I had everything in my desk. It was beautifully organized at the start of the school year. A couple months in, it always looked like a BOMB went off, and was a COMPLETE MESS! I finally invested in this awesome TEACHER TOOL BOX! It helps me get to supplies quickly, and helps me stay organized even when the days get crazy! Feel free to spray paint it to make it match your classroom decor! Here is a link to the labels I use!
This item may seem simple but it has been an AWESOME classroom management tool! My Kinders LOVE these colored dry erase markers! We do a TON of dry erase practice. Whether it is with letters, numbers, addition, blending, you name it we've done it! Dry erase boards are awesome for any lesson! All of my students have a black expo marker at their tables. I use these colored markers as incentive for great behavior. If I see a student participating, and behaving correctly, then they get to switch out their black marker for a colored one. This may seem simple but it works like a CHARM!
Typical classrooms usually have 2 buckets for pencils. One for sharpened, one for dull. I have found that this pencil dispenser works better for my classroom! I keep it full at all times! This way, when a student needs a new pencil, they just put the DULL pencil in the top and grab a SHARPENED pencil from the bottom. Also, my kiddos think it's really COOL!
I LOVE these carpet markers! I use them to help my students line up to leave the classroom. I write each students name on one of the circles in permanent marker! I then stick them on the carpet in a specific order. It helps my kinders give personal space and not fight over the order that they are in! (I rotate line leaders every week). They are Velcro, so they are easy to move and I can adjust their order when need be!
I use this caddy for my guided reading and small groups! I put ALL the supplies that the students will need in each compartment. This way each student has their own bin, and has exactly what they need for the group! It saves time on passing out materials and students fighting over who gets what!
These AWESOME stackable crayon boxes have been great for my kiddos! I put one box of crayons in each container, and put a sticker with each students name on the outside. These have been AMAZING and help my kinders not fight over crayons and who gets what color!
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