It's Monday so...

... it's time for Must Have's. I'm linking up with Sabra over at Teaching with a Touch of Twang for this week's Monday Must Have linky.

I missed last week's link-up; how quickly one gets into vacation mode! I didn't realize Monday had come and gone until Wednesday... LOL! AND... I almost missed Monday this week; however, I happened to see a couple of posts this evening on Facebook about "hating Mondays" so I quickly jumped on my computer to visit my blog!

SOOOOOO, what is something that I must have? Well, the list is as long as my arm, but one thing that has made teaching easier as well as my home life is...

I think I probably spend more money at our local store than any other customer. Most of the clerks know me, not by name but as THAT TEACHER from ST. JOHN SCHOOL. I clean my home, store my food, stock my medicine cabinet, and supply my classroom with items from Dollar Tree. It is this last area for which I REALLY MUST HAVE Dollar Tree. 

This is last year's back-to-school list of things that I purchased for my classroom from the Dollar Tree (they have an AWESOME Teacher's section):

decorative pencils for my prize bin

pencils, pens for myself and extras for students who forget theirs

decorative erasers for my prize bin

bookmarks for awards and birthday prizes

pencil sharpeners

crayons

markers

Sharpie markers

tape

glue

push pins

large and small colored paper clips

decorative file folders

post-it notes, and more post-it notes, and still more post-it notes

construction paper

computer paper

photograph paper

rulers

scissors

poster board

tri-fold boards

index cards

LOTS of plastic bins for storing materials

bouncy balls for gym class

tennis balls for gym class

jump ropes for gym class

hula hoops for gym class

bulletin board borders

bulletin board cut-out pieces

bulletin board letters

cursive alphabet bulletin board pieces

teaching posters: capitalization, punctuation rules; periodic table and common elements; simple machines

cursive alphabet stickers

periodic table stickers

parts of speech stickers

printables for parts of a cell and a microscope

ready to use literacy centers for synonyms, Greek Roots, inferencing

printables for writing prompts

This is just what I remember from off the top of my head. I know there was more, and I purchased items throughout the year, especially for my gr. 6 Science class (I won't go into all those items here). 

I think it's quite easy to see why the Dollar Tree is one of my Monday Must Have's.

Happy Shopping,

Happy Teaching,

Angela

The Teacher's Desk 6