Learning to be a teacher – the journey from school to classroom

So I still don’t know what grade I will be teaching next year although I’m pretty sure it will be either kindergarten or first grade. The suspense is terrible and the worst part is that I really can’t do much shopping yet for my classroom. As any new teacher has quickly learned you will end up spending a lot of your own money on your classrooms. Unfortunately schools seem to have less and less money which leads to teachers spending more and more of their own money on supplies for their students. This is a problem in the best of schools but is even more of an issue in schools in low income areas, such as the one I will be working at. So I will slowly start purchasing materials for my classroom. I am always looking for good deals and I will share any good finds that I come across. Likewise if anyone comes across any great deals or amazing sales on items for the classroom please share with us!