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1st year teacher must haves in your room/bag
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Pencils are a must to keep your day going. Some kids have and other don’t just stock up on them
Pencils
Get a big enough bag with space to store your everyday items for work in
Teacher Tote Bag With Laptop Compartment
This will be a lifesaver keep it in your bag or desk, cramps, headaches, nausea are unpredictable always be ready
Travel Medication Organizer
Not all kids need to go to the nurse have a first aid kit in your room so that a small cut you can give a band aid. Or if you are waiting for the nurse you can use the ice pack
First Aid Kits in First Aid
Go ahead and get one if you don’t have a microwave or if you meal prep it heats up food evenly and quick. By the time you drop the kids to lunch and use the restroom your lunch will be hot and ready to eat. I got the pink one
Electric Lunch Box
I have these with the noise canceling settings I love them for when my kids are working in groups and the room is a little louder than I like I plug them in and fix the setting. Yes you can still hear the kids it just muffles out some of the noise. T...
Loop Earplugs
Middle school teachers these will save you from keeping up with all your kids paper work have them glue their work into here so they have it and you have it. I have used these for years and they haven’t let me down. Plus it teaches them responsibilit...
Composition Notebooks Wide & Narrow Ruled
Buy them… it’s so much easier to have your own in your room when you need them than going to the media center and renting. Use a sharpie and label them and keep it pushing. Maybe even assign the kids numbers
Class Sets Of Headphones For Students
Get a laminator it makes life easier. Especially for preplanning when you need something laminated and the line is long you always have your own. Store it in your teacher closet
Laminator
Clean and easy to use. Pencils aren’t all over the place and the kids can get a pencil quickly and go back to their seat
Creproly Stainless Steel Pencil Dispenser
If you like to draw or write on your desk or windows I think chalk markers is the best route easy clean up as well
Shop Chalk Markers
Just do it… hang the LED lights up the kids love them and it helps control volume and energy in your room
Led Lights For Bedroom
Get the small ones add class period labels for students to turn in work. It’s hidden and keeps the room looking organized
Organizer Drawers & Carts | Clear
Get two puck lights one for girls rr and one for boys rr this will stop students from asking to go. If the light is on someone is already out and it helps you keep track of those that like to wander around the building
Puck Lights
As much as you won’t think it works the kids love it. It also allows them to hold each other accountable for what voice level they should be on. I made mine with puck lights and Canva templates
Voice Levels Chart
The best thing they could’ve done for teachers. For some reason kids like to think bulletin boards need more art work or help hanging there this not paper it’s stronger and able to with stand staples from us and pencil pokes from kiddos
Better Than Paper