SUPPLY LIST/GIFT BASKETS
GRADES: K-12
- 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
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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
- 5×8 index cards
- hanging files
- push tacks
- calendar
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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
By:Â Gwen Smith, Fairfax, VA