Kindergarten teacher supplies upgrade#

You can kiss those days good-bye when you take the plunge and switch to an automatic stapler. I remember the days when the school hallways were filled with the sounds of the loud thump, thump, thumping as teachers banged their staplers with the heel of their hands. Speaking of staples, that reminds me about my automatic stapler.

Kindergarten teacher supplies upgrade#

When you upgrade to this baby you’ll be able to remove those staples in the blink of an eye without ruining your nails! Automatic Stapler Those chompy, alligator type staple removers are a joke. You know those amazing bulletin boards we were just talking about? You need a good staple remover if you’re going to change those bulletin boards out each month. This may seem like a very boring teacher must-have, but let me assure you that it’s a necessity. Say bye-bye to that ancient die-cut machine that takes up the entire teacher workroom and hello to this slim electronic goddess. You can make anything look amazing with this handy dandy tool. Here’s the thing about the Silhouette, you know those cute bulletin boards you spend hours creating each month? This baby takes bulletin board creation to a whole new level – like Mt. Nobody actually needs one, but everybody secretly wants one. The Silhouette Cameo is the Cadillac Escalade of teaching supplies. What’s that? You think I have an office supply problem? Surely not… Silhouette Cameo Using the Flair pen on my super sticky Post-It notes doubles the happiness. There’s just something about using a colorful Flair pen that makes my teacher heart happy. These Post-It notes take me to my happy place, and the more I have the happier I feel. Anyway, Post-It notes are cool and all, but when you add fun colors and make them SUPER sticky the coolness factor gets kicked up a few notches. The invention of the Post-It Note is right up there with the telephone and electricity. There are so many different colors and sizes to choose from, and you can use them for any subject. Pocket charts are like potato chips, you can never have just one. I would like to know where exactly this crayon sharpener has been all my life? Seriously, Best. That’s what it felt like when I finally splurged and bought my very own paper cutter! I could cut anything, any time I wanted! Cut to Maria singing “The hills are alive…” Crayon Sharpener You know that scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy lands in Oz and all of a sudden the picture goes from black and white to color? Yep.

I used to schlep down to the teacher workroom every day before and after school to use the ancient, dull paper cutter. What if you never had to leave your house to buy ink for your printer again? What if your printer magically knew when you were running low on ink and auto-shipped it right to your front door? And, as if that wasn’t enough, what if the printing quality was so amazing that you couldn’t tell the difference between things you printed on your HP from things you printed at Kinko’s? Yep, I told you it was amazing, didn’t I? Paper Cutter Oh, HP Instant Ink printer, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways… I’ve extolled the virtues of the magical HP Instant Ink printer before, but they’re so amazing that shouting it from the rooftops just doesn’t seem to do them enough justice. So you’re probably thinking, why on earth do you need a cold laminator too? Um, only because the Xyron cold laminator is so stinkin cool and easy to use – how could you live without one? But seriously, this little gem can do everything from laminate without the use of heat or electricity, to create stickers, and even attach magnets to the back of your projects.

The latest model is so small and compact it’s easy to store and carry home on the weekends – not that I would know anything about that… Cold Laminator I absolutely adore my laminator, it’s one of those teacher “must-haves” that makes me SO happy! You can read more about my thoughts on my Scotch laminator here. HP DeskJet 3755 Compact All-in-One Wireless Printer.Here are my favorite teaching supplies I use in my preschool classroom, in no particular order. This list has a little something for everyone.īest Teaching Supplies for Preschool Teachers The thing about teaching supplies is that some are great for all teachers, and others are better for those who teach the younger grades, like preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Whether you’re looking to up your own teaching game and make your life easier, or if you want to make a teacher’s heart go pitter patter, then this list is for you.

Let’s face it, there are certain teaching supplies that just make your teacher life easier.