As much as we despise the thought of thinking that in a few weeks summer will come to an end–I must say that thoughts of new adventures for the school year have me quite excited!
Elementary and middle school teachers are already raiding the aisles at Target and Dollar Tree with $1 deals and steals as seen in her tweet. Everything from clipboards, bulletin board borders, Crayola crayons and markers, sharpies, expo markers
Jen William’s Tweet on Target Dollar Spot deals or Rachel from her blogpost giving 3 quick tips to make your bulletin board standout. I even remember blogging about Piktochart as an easy way to cover classroom wall space for cheap at the start of last school year.
As some school systems are well underway and others getting ready to start in another week, I wanted to talk about classroom supplies. New teachers usually struggle with this the most because they are fresh out of college and are limited in their budget. Unfortunately for most, they may have spent money on moving expenses to be closer to their jobs and away from their families. For others, they are waiting on that first paycheck to come at the end of the month.
While you can make friends with the clerical staff to gain access to the secret stash closets and scour the GoodWill for those great bargains, there is one company making their mark in the area of teaching and school supplies.
School Supply Giant was created by a teacher but that isn’t even it. This website offers a discounted price on items purchased and then gives back 5% of those purchases to the classroom teacher to use as needed. That has never been seen or done before. Not only do you get money back for purchases you have made but the 5% back applies to purchases your parents make when you create a classroom registry or wishlist. The items will be shipped directly to your school for your use.
More deals and steals will be offered throughout the year to help teachers with professional development and scholarship possibilities. I was privileged to have a full ride to ISTE2016 in Denver, CO because of School Supply Giant. I love that they are willing to open this up to more teachers in the years to come.
So avoid the long lines at Walmart, expensive supply lists that come through the catalog mail or hoping to find someone’s leftovers or garage sale finds and get money back while spending money to help your school year be a success for you and your students!
Visit them on their website and on Twitter and put the money back in your pocket that we so deserve.
I AM V.LEWIS 