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Teacher Desk Essentials I Actually Use 🍎
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items After four years of teaching, these are the teacher desk essentials I actually use and love. From organization and favorite pens to tech, comfort items, and classroom survival must-haves, these are the things that make my school days easier and keep ...
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✏️Organization
🖊️ Writing Supplies
☕️ Daily Essentials
💻 Tech
🪴Comfort
🍎 Teacher Survival Essentials
✏️Organization
Everything I use to keep my teacher desk organized, functional, and a little less chaotic.
One of my favorite desk organizers! It spins so I can easily grab pens, pencils, scissors, and all the little supplies I use throughout the day.
360° Rotating Desk Organizer
Perfect for keeping papers separated and off your desk! I especially love organizers like this for small-group materials and paperwork I need to grab quickly.
Clear Acrylic Paper Organizer
I use a tray like this as a designated spot for students to turn in their work. It keeps papers from ending up all over my desk and makes collecting work so much easier.
Classroom Turn-In Tray
Such a good way to store clipboards without having them piled everywhere! I love that they stay upright, organized, and easy to grab.
Clipboard Storage Stand
You just have to have this. It helps with organization of your classroom sooo much!! Keeping things labeled and organized is key to your own sanity!!!
Portable Label Maker
Perfect for all the little supplies that otherwise end up scattered across my desk. I love being able to see what’s inside while keeping everything organized.
Clear Acrylic Desk Drawers
🖊️ Writing Supplies
My favorite pens, markers, and everyday writing supplies I’m constantly reaching for.
If you know, you know 😂 Flair pens are a teacher FAVORITE. I love all the colors for planning, notes, grading, and making paperwork slightly more fun.
Paper Mate Flair Pens
These write SO smoothly and are some of my favorite everyday pens. Perfect for planning, notes, grading, and all the writing teachers somehow do every day.
Pilot G2 Gel Pens
Another supply I’m constantly reaching for. Perfect for labeling, classroom projects, organization, and approximately 400 other random teacher tasks.
Sharpie Permanent Markers
A teacher classic for a reason. I use EXPO markers constantly, and somehow you can never have too many colors—or too many backups.
EXPO Dry Erase Markers
Erasable highlighters are SO underrated. I love being able to highlight planners, notes, and paperwork without stressing if I mess something up.
Pilot FriXion Erasable Highlighters
I reach for correction tape constantly! So much cleaner and easier than liquid white-out, and it’s perfect to keep with your everyday desk supplies.
BIC Wite-Out Correction Tape
☕️ Daily Essentials
The little things I keep within reach because I use them basically every single school day.
I LOVE my Owala. It keeps my water cold all day, doesn’t leak everywhere, and having it sitting on my desk actually helps me remember to drink water.
Owala FreeSip Water Bottle
If your school allows it, a mini coffee maker at your desk is SUCH a luxury 😂 Perfect for mornings when one cup at home was definitely not enough.
Keurig K-Mini Mate Coffee Maker
One of my favorite things to keep at school for busy days when I need something quick. Easy to throw in my desk and grab when I don’t have time for a real snack.
YMMY Protein Bars
I LOVE this stuff. Each piece has caffeine plus L-theanine, and it’s so convenient when I need a little afternoon pick-me-up without another coffee.
NeuroGum Energy & Focus Gum
Okay, this is GENIUS for school snacks 😂 Fill the compartments with your favorites and you have an entire little snack stash ready for a long school day
Snackle Box
💻 Tech
Teacher tech and accessories that make planning, teaching, and staying organized easier.
Such a simple upgrade for my teacher desk! I love having a separate keyboard and mouse when I’m planning, grading, or working at my computer.
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Set
I use Alexa all the time for classroom timers and little routines throughout the day. Such an easy way to keep things moving without constantly stopping what I’m doing.
Amazon Echo Dot
My laptop doesn’t have the ports I need, so this little adapter saves me constantly. Definitely one of those boring teacher tech items you don’t realize you need until you NEED it.
Apple USB-C Adapter
I genuinely could not teach without my document camera! I use it constantly for modeling work, showing examples, and displaying things for the whole class.
Classroom Document Camera
🪴Comfort
Little comfort essentials that make long school days at my desk so much better.
One of those tiny things I’m constantly reaching for during the school day. Especially essential when the classroom air gets SO dry in the winter
Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
Between washing and sanitizing my hands all day, lotion is a must—especially during the winter! I always keep some close by.
Unscented Hand Lotion
Just trust me on this one 😂 Keep one tucked away at school and you’ll be VERY thankful you have it when you need it.
Pure Enrichment Heating Pad
If your classroom gets ridiculously hot, you NEED one of these. I love having a little fan right on my desk for those days when the room feels like a sauna.
Mini Desk Fan
🍎 Teacher Survival Essentials
The random but necessary things that have saved me more times than I can count during the school year.
This one needs no explanation 😂 With all the coughing, sneezing, and germs that come with teaching, I ALWAYS keep hand sanitizer within reach.
Hand Sanitizer
An obvious desk essential 😂 I use these constantly for wiping down my desk, tables, and all the surfaces that somehow get gross throughout the day.
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
This stuff is seriously underrated! I keep it nearby for coffee, lunch, and all the random stains that happen during a school day. It works SO well.
Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater Stain Remover
A classic teacher emergency item 😂 Keep one tucked in your desk for coffee spills, lunch mishaps, or those random stains that somehow appear during the school day.
Tide To Go Stain Remover Pen
Such a good thing to have nearby for little cuts and scrapes! I love having the basics together in one easy-to-grab kit. 🩹
Mini Classroom First Aid Kit
A teacher desk MUST-HAVE!! Between paper cuts, little scrapes, and random classroom boo-boos, you’ll be reaching for these constantly. 🩹
Band-Aids
KEEP THESE IN YOUR DESK!! 😂 Whether you need one or a student does, somehow hair ties are always disappearing. You’ll be glad you have extras!
Hair Ties for Your Teacher Desk
One thing I ALWAYS tell new teachers to keep in their desk. Headaches happen, and when they do, you’ll be so glad you have these on hand! 😂
Advil Liqui-Gels for Your Teacher Desk
Keep these in your desk!! Perfect for freshening your breath after lunch—and you’d be surprised how often a peppermint comes in handy during the school day. 🍎
Peppermint Mints for Your Teacher Desk
🎀 Cute Extras
The fun little extras that make my teacher desk feel cute, cozy, and a little more like me.
HOW CUTE is this?! Such a fun way to personalize your teacher desk and make your classroom feel a little more like you. 🎀
Personalized Teacher Desk Name Plate
Such a cute way to add a little personality to your teacher desk! I love that you can customize it and make your workspace feel more like you. 🎀
Cute Personalized Mouse Pad
This makes your teacher desk feel SO much cozier! I love a little lamp instead of having the harsh classroom lights on all day. 💡
Cute Cordless Touch Desk Lamp