This list was developed through the
contributions of THT Guest Book readers.
Thank you to all who helped develop this
list!
MATERIALS:
See below
METHOD:
If you are a new teacher, use this list to help you compile the
supplies you need. Ask first if any of these items are available
from your school before you spend personal money on supplies.
If you are an experienced teacher, consider making a gift basket of
some or all of these supplies to help out your new colleagues. Each
person in your department might contribute a few items to make a new
teacher much more prepared for his or her first day!
ESSENTIALS
a box each of ink pens & pencils
pens for grading in a variety of colors - not red
calculator
post-it notes
file folders
Kleenex
hole punch
pencil sharpener
paper clips
a stapler & box of staples
lined & blank paper
scissors
a grade-book (MS Wizard also has some good PC grade-sheets)
erasers
VERY HELPFUL
headache medicine
apple or a candy bar
a bottle of waterless hand cleaner
markers
12" and 3' rulers
gummed reinforcements for 3-holed paper
pencil erasers
a pencil holder
a small clip board
a key ring
a tote bag
a personal a coffee cup or beverage mug
5x8 index cards
hanging files
push tacks
calendar
NICE EXTRAS
small size legal pads
small screwdriver for glasses repair
safety pins
small sewing kit and tool kit
show boxes to contain things on shelves
a list of teacher websites
pins
teacher-tack (sticky stuff for bulletin boards- can be found at
Longs or Albertsons)
card stock scraps (found at PIP or Kinko's-bindles for $1)
a counter-bell (for getting class attention)
scalloped bulletin-board borders
two or three sets of punch-out letters for displays
different lesson-plan formats to photocopy or change to meet needs
planner labels that say "PERSONAL PROPERTY OF____",
book-ends
in/out stackable trays
diary
Koosh balls-great stress relievers and can motivate students by
tossing
around class to encourage answers etc.
Tic-Tac Candy
Post-it flag tags
thank you notecards
little index tabs to put on the edge of a grade book
Lessonsense provides free
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stories, printables,
articles, flashcards,
tips and other
educational teaching resources
for kindergarten, grades K-2 elementary school, efl & esl (english as a second
language), preschool and homeschool
teachers.
Themes and curriculum include animals, human body, colors, numbers, shapes,
phonics, halloween, christmas, autumn, spring and fish.