Learning to be a teacher - the journey from school to classroom » Back to School Shopping http://www.ateachersadventure.com Getting a masters, student teaching and more! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Back to school shopping http://www.ateachersadventure.com/back-to-school-shopping/ http://www.ateachersadventure.com/back-to-school-shopping/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:41:42 +0000 Beth http://www.ateachersadventure.com/?p=90 So the other day I was kind of bored and I decided to check out Big Lots to see if they had anything that might be good for my future classroom. I had never been before and figured it could be a good place to pick up some inexpensive items… I was right!

I had a great time getting some art supplies for my class and I only spent about $60 total on all the stuff I got (detailed below). Now, they are generic brands but kids don’t know if the crayons are Crayola or not so I figured what the heck, as long as they color it works for me.

I took a picture of everything I got, I guess it doesn’t look like as much once I crammed it all into the storage container (also from Big Lots) but after looking up prices of similar name brand items I definitely think I got a great deal!

20 pairs of scissors

20 boxes of crayons (24 pack)

10 packs of colored pencils

20 water color packs

10 bottles of regular glue

15 glue sticks

2 containers of colored chalk

1 plastic storage container

It's actually really fun to shop for school supplies again!

It's actually really fun to shop for school supplies again!

]]> http://www.ateachersadventure.com/back-to-school-shopping/feed/ 0 Shopping for my new classroom! http://www.ateachersadventure.com/shopping-for-my-new-classroom/ http://www.ateachersadventure.com/shopping-for-my-new-classroom/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:49:30 +0000 Beth http://www.ateachersadventure.com/?p=81 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!

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