Materials I’ve used year after year to make my teaching more effective. I’m low tech, paper-based, and focused on function over aesthetics. These supplies help me invest in those priorities.
A class set of dry erase lapboards is one of my most used tools. We use them on an almost daily basis for:
-Attendance question responses
-Vocabulary practice
-Small group instruction
-Group work
Flipside Products Two-Sided Dry Erase Board, 5" x 7", Pack of 24
A class set of mini dry erase markers so that each student has a marker for their lap board. One set of these will last the school year, as long as students remember to put the caps back on. Which we know they always do 😉
RETON 30 Pcs, 4 Inch Mini Dry Erase Marker
We use these when students are in groups for:
-grammar review
-vocabulary games and review
-bellringers / exit tickets
-Connections-style games related to content
50 Pack Reusable Dry Erase Pocket Covers
I first bought a document camera during online learning, but I’ve used it much more frequently in the classroom since then. A document camera is crucial for modeling- I will verbally walk students through how I’d complete a brainstorm, written respon...
Document Camera for Teachers, Portable USB
This is the exact set of highlighters I keep in my classroom. A set of 72 allows for students to use 2-3 colors as needed for different purposes (ie, highlight your thesis one color, your supporting evidence another, your analysis a third). Valuable ...
72 Count Assorted Fluorescent Highlighters
At the beginning of the year, students set a SMART goal for independent reading that they write on this bookmark. They decorate the other side with their name and personal themed drawings and then we laminate these bookmarks and use them all year lon...