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Classroom Management Tools for Teachers
Classroom Wonder Stations
What Teachers Wear
Pretty Makeup for Every Beautiful Age
Teaching Emergent Readers - Make it fun!
Classroom Management Tools for Teachers
The best classroom management items for smooth sailing days.
The best classroom visual timer. Use to count down all day from lining up, to cleaning up. Terrific management tool.
Classroom visual timer for kids
Hands down the best teacher tool for organizing stduent work. Makes getting folders ready to be sent home super easy, too.
Wooden Paper and Mail Organizer, 24 Compartments
Genius way for kids to get new pencils.
2Fold Supply Steel Straw Dispenser for Pencils
Best way to store colorful papers. Drawers slide, so kids need to be trained on how to use. Or keep behind the teachers desk for your own copied and files.
Delifox 2 Pack 8-Tier Paper Letter Tray Organizer
Buy in mulitple colors and place each color on a table. A table of four can each have their own square, so no arguing about whose pencil is whose. Best way to call kids to line up, too. Buy coordinating baskets for them to hold their water bottles. M...
Bright Colors Plastic Storage Caddy 6-Pack
Match to the caddies on tables and bookshelves to be used to house water bottles or headphones. Color coding the classroom for the win!
Really Good Stuff Plastic Storage Baskets, 6 pk
Color coding your classroom will make life so much easier. Use these shallow baskets to prep table or group work ahead of time. For younger students, include scissors and a glue stick for each child in each section, so you save time passing out suppl...
Really Good Stuff 6PK Plastic Desktop Baskets
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Placed on the backs of student chairs makes student books and folders accessible. Be warned, however, that the colorful ones will be filthy by the end of the year, and they are hard to clean. Buy the black ones and save yourself the headache and mone...
Store More Grouping Chair Pockets, 8 pk
Place on the wall of your classroom with visual voice level posters. Really helps manage noise levels.
Visual Volume Help for Classrooms 3pk 3" RGB Novelty Wall Lights with Remote Control - Room Essentials™
Toys can be tools is kids are taught their use. These little squishmallows became incredible motivators (everyone had chances to earn, and everyone was), but they were also super useful in the calm down corner.
Squishmallows 5" Mystery Box Plush 5 Pack 2024
Crayon boxes stored in caddies make life so much easier. Kids are responsible for their own crayons, so they avoid destroying them. No more pieces, and crayon paper all over the floor.
Stackable Crayon Box - Clear (4 Pack)
My team had spent years trying to find appropiate headphone storage for our students. Eventually, we settled on these after trying water bottles in the shoe holders. Since headphones aren't used as often, they've been magical in keeping them neat, an...
SAVERHO Over The Door Shoe Organizer, 24 Pockets
Keeping our clipboard looking good always seemed to be a feat. In drawers they would get banged up, and at student areas they would get written upon. These are stored neatly, and can be put in a wagon to venture outside for outdoor classroom use.
Gamenote Clipboard Holder - Wood and Metal Stand
Save the trees! Stick a small eraser and thin expo in each pocket, and make transitions so much easier.
SUNEE 50 Reusable Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves
Really Good Stuff is the best name for this company. Everything I've tried is sturdy, and useful. These are super for water bottles. Makes grabbing and going much easier. Also, less spilling than when bottles were at tables.
These specific baskets for Water bottles!
Classroom Wonder Stations
Want to know how people learn? Watch them play! Morning bins K-2 explorers.
Not just for toddlers. Watch K-2 kids play, stack, and organize these blocks. Great for little fingers.
44PCS Sensory Toddler Wooden Stacking Rocks Toys
Balancing Fun! Great for quiet time or morning bins. Super collaborative tool, too.
Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game (31 pcs)
So many things can be created with these tubes and connectors.
Safe and Easy Straw Constructor Toys 600Pcs
When I tell you how much the children love this, believe me! The rocks and minerals are beautiful, and the kids found ways to explore the set; sorting, or sensory, and of course, Bingo!
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Rock Bingo Game - STEM Toy
When connected they make the prettiest flowers, wheels, and space creations. The softness of the plastic feels nice to little hands, and the knobs are big enough to easily snap together.
Clip Connect 100 Pieces Building Blocks Set
Hand kids this makedo building set and some cardboard and watch them turn into little builders. Easy to use, and hours of fun.
Makedo Discover | 126 Piece Cardboard Toolbox
Want to know if your kid (or a child in your class) might turn out to be an engineer? Buy this kit, and be amazed. I have seen non-verbal students connect with typical kids over this amazing toy.
Snap Circuits SC-300 Electronics Kit
Kids always get excited when I pull out the stickers. Allow them to pick their own sticker, and write a story. Even better, let them pick two or three. Plan a writing activity by choosing stickers, putting one on each paper, and handing out as a surp...
Melissa & Doug Sticker Collection Book - 500+ Stickers
Magna tiles for the win. I'm amazed by the way my students gravitate toward these. Hours of exploration, and fun.
100 Pcs Magnetic Building Blocks, No Cars
They call them building blocks, but we call them the pretty flowers. Love these things!
TOMYOU 200 Pcs Building Blocks Kids STEM Toys
What Teachers Wear
Comfort and washability is key .
Like the Birks but cuter.
Zara BUCKLED SUEDE CLOGS
Really cozy inside an air conditioned classroom. The colors are rich and pretty.
THE GYM PEOPLE Women's Oversized Hoodie Fleece
So many colors, but I carry the pink. The X-large is big enough for you to take work home, so be realistic when purchasing. I bought the x-large, and don't carry the work home unless absolutely necessary! Sturdy, and strong, it's a classic.
X-Large Boat and Tote®, Open-Top Tote Bag A Teacher's Classic
Just really cute. Pricy for a teacher bag, but it can be taken with you even when you're not using it for school.
Just Cute The Poppy Lissiman Lio Tote
I always wore the origional Birk to school, but the foot bed looked so awful, so quickly. The Big Buckle's look nice after wear, but so do the all leather, without the buckle or shine.
Birkenstock Arizona Big Buckle Slide Sandal (Women)
So many teachers I know have and love these tees.
Kind Cotton
I have these in 3 washes and have been wearing them on rotation for months. They're not really low…more mid rise. They're also a bit long, so I wear them “puddly” sometimes, or with a big cuff on hot days.
Low-Slung Straight Jeans in Palmina Wash: Airy Denim Edition
Sneakers during the day, and wear this all Fall, Spring and Summer
Wearable Layla Cotton Sateen Skirt - Ivory, Strawberry Pop Easy Teacher clothes for the real world, too,
Be kind. Be safe. Try your best. Take care. Class Promises Sweatshirt. Rules for life.
Teacher Sweatshirt: Class Promises Be Kind, Be Safe, Try Your Best! Teacher Gift!
Pretty Makeup for Every Beautiful Age
All of these suggestions have been tried and used by my 16-year -old daughters and my 80-year-old mother!
A brow pencil that isn't too waxy, but stays on all day. Fills in sparse brows beautifully!
Hourglass Arch Brow Sculpting Pencil
Velverty soft…like velvet! Makes the pores seem nonexistent and doesn't stick to dry spots. This powder is divine.
Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder
Perfect in every color, alone or blended. Really creamy, and dewy. A winner for a reason.
BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream Blush
Clean mascara is notoriously hard to crrate, but Ilia has done it with this one! Lengthening, long wearing, and cruelty free. Not clumpy, and feels great on the eyes.
Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara
An oldie, but goodie. The formula and the applicator make this eyebrow gel the favorite year to year. Brushes through brows and adds just enough color.
Gimme Brow+ Tinted Volumizing Eyebrow Gel
Fair skin ladies, this is the one. Not too grey, and not too warm, the fair/light combo is the perfect contour. Try the brush that is sold separately for seriously luxurious application.
Mini Filmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo
Oh, Chanel! This bronzer is delighful. Swirl the brush through, and pat on skin. Leaves the right amount of color to brighten up the face. Side note… don't throw away the plastic cover on the inside of the tub. It helps extend the life of the product...
SOLEIL TAN BRONZE LES BEIGES Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream - CHANEL | Ulta Beauty
Light coverage that adds just enough dewiness to the skin. It's a fan favorite and Allure beauty winner for it's moisturizing, and long--wearing formula.
Veil™ Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation
Gaga's entire line is spectacular, but this blush paints the face with the most gloriously pigmented, clear bright color. Dab on a little or layer for deeper looks.
Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Color Fuse Talc-Free Blush Powder With Fermented Arnica
For the ladies who love plumping. Buxom's gloss adds shine, and smells like cake!
Buxom Full-On™ Plumping Lip Polish Gloss
Buxom's lip balm acts with the skin's PH to create your own perfect color. Once it does it's magic the effects are pretty, balmy, and not overly glossy.
Buxom Power-full Plump Lip Balm
Classic and perfect. Leaves just enough coverage without looking cakey. Oil free, with a natural finish makes it the best in the no-makeup makeup game.
Armani Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation
Absolutely the best liner out there. Glides on without pulling, and the color range is huge.
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil
Soft, creamy, and buildable. Swipe and go with Bobbi Brown's eye shadow sticks. Said with love… the lazy girl's eye shadow!
Bobbi Brown Dual-Ended Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick
Clean and reef safe! This stuff is awesome. Wear alone or under makeup. Mineral, and non-pilling. My favorite.
Kinship Self Reflect Probiotic SPF 32 Sunscreen
Tried Happy this morning, and it's instantly my new favorite. With setting spray it stayed on all day even with 34 1st graders needing my help, two recesses, and no sub for my co-teacher!
Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush
Teaching Emergent Readers - Make it fun!
Beginning to learn to read can be daunting for young learners. Help make decoding, phonemic awareness, and the rest fun with these great tools fro teaching.
These two row pop it's are great for teaching decoding. The larger pop its can become more of a toy, but these feel like a tool. Tools are not toys!
Tools are not toys. Double row decodable pop its!
Phonemic awareness is vital, because without it kids can't progress to decoding. Heggerty is by far the best system for 10-15 minute daily practice of phonemic awareness skills. Your students will love to learn the movements and sounds. It'll feel li...
Phonemic Awareness: Skills to Help Them Succeed
Add some sentence strips and build sentences with your kids. This size is also really good for laminated vocabulary cards.
Sentences for days! Pocket Chart 28"x28"
Fundations letter cards are nice and big, and the pictures are clear and obvious. If your school is seeking a reading curriculum, Fundations has been great for our students. SO much growth!!!
Fundations Large Sound Cards - Level 1
Wilson's letter tiles are super. Emergent readers need hands on tactile work when their brains are busy putting together new ideas. Best used in small groups, or well managed larger classes. Independently, higher level students can make word ladders ...
WILSON's MAGNETIC LETTER TILES 2