I will be a new teacher this year and have no idea what to buy. For those of you recently hired- what is on your shopping list?
Elementary or secondary? If elementary, I'd try to find cheap books. Other wise, I wouldn't buy a thing until you see your classroom and what was left in it. Teachers tend to give away things they no longer use as well. Also ask if you have a budget and what supplies the school provides for you.
Elementary! I saw my classroom on Monday and there wasn't really anything in there except a smart board and number line across the wall.
PENCILS!!!!! Buy as many as you can, by the bucket full! Don't have the daily fight over pencils, it is a time waster and causes you to go bald from pulling out your hair. Best to just have some on hand to give out (under what conditions is up to you) so you don't have the constant battle. Oh, and an electric pencil sharpener with a warranty (in case it breaks) so those pencils are always sharp
I'm a new teacher and here is some things I bought...mostly organizational stuff: Post it easel Sticky flip chart paper Sharpies for flip chart paper (they don't bleed thru) Post it notes Tin pails Caddy containers for tables Colored file folders Colored hanging file folders Index box Colored index cards Colored index card tabs 3 hole punch Stapler and staples Spiral notebooks/folders/composite books Pencils/crayons/markers/glue/rulers Large colored storage bins Teacher rewards kit Expo dry erase markers Labels Colored Boxes/baskets for organizing
A totally different vein, but: Cardigans Dress pants in neutrals A few skirts Knit tops in variety of colors to mix with neutral bottoms Some great shoes A teacher bag
Wow this is helpful! I have a stapler, high heel tape dispenser, paper trays, random stickers/fun pencils, ad post its. Need to find colored caddies!
Ask your school what they supply first. My school has a supply room, and they also have a stipend for new teachers.
I need to get a tape dispenser. I also am looking for a big teacher bag to travel to and from work with. I got a bag for my laptop. Pinterest has awesome ideas! I searched all day on that and ordered my stuff from amazon. So easy and quick.
Yes! I have gone clothes shopping too! I bought black flats but still need brown flats. I need a new pair of jeans for Friday's.
I haven't even seen my classroom yet…and I feel that I shouldn't do anything until I see it. But I got some pencils, crayons, some boxes, and some classroom bulletin board stuff from the Dollar Tree store (still need more stuff like borders.) And who knows if I buy a ton of stuff and I didn't have to…but I know I have to finish my shopping this month. And I need a new teacher bag. My current one is crappy…and a highlighter ink leaked into my bag, hand turns yellow each time I dipped my hand in it. It was a cheap freebee anyway.
Definitely check with your school before you buy anything!!!!! Many schools will either give you a budget or give you supplies Have fun shopping!
I haven't seen my classroom yet, either. I'm an inclusion teacher, so I won't be doing this alone, but I don't know if I'm working with a new teacher or an established one, if I'll have a space of my own, etc. I was an LTS last year so I picked some stuff up here and there--a flat staple remover, tons of stickers, reward items like pencils and erasers, and books for my classroom library. My recent purchases have been professional materials and reference guides, games and manipulatives, some borders and posters, and now on to shoes and clothes! Remember, you're still in prime garage sale time, so you can buy things like books for your classroom library at garage sales. And I definitely second the electric pencil sharpener idea. The first time I sharpened pencils for my class last year, I decided it was a necessity. It's a huge time saver if you have a community pencil bin, and you can even assign pencil sharpening as a job, the kids love the electric sharpeners! Good luck to you!
My shopping list included just about everything! I thought I had gathered a fair collection these last couple of years. It sure looked like a lot when viewed from the doorway of my spare bedroom/home office. But once it was moved into my new room it turned out to be less than a drop in the bucket. So I have been steadily shopping for a couple of weeks now. I found Crayola crayons on sale for 50 cents per 24 pack, and I bought 30 packs. I purchased pocket charts and a classroom jobs kit. My former mentor teacher gave me so much stuff this past Tuesday that I was lucky I didn't get pulled over for obstructed vision, my car was so packed (and it is a fairly big Subaru Outback). I still need to go clothes shopping, which I am not looking forward to doing. But my room is coming together nicely. Sheilah
