Classroom Must Haves

Hey friends. I wanted to share some of my favorite classroom must haves. These are items that have made my life as a teacher so much easier. What are some of your classroom must haves? Send me a message here!

This durable and chic laptop sleeve is a life saver. I don’t know about you, but I prefer to bring my own computer to school. I know the risk I take and I am okay with that. Reason being is that I use a MacBook Pro. It’s what I’m used to. It’s what I like. The school uses PC and I just can’t handle both. I use my computer so much for business that to use for daily teaching tasks, it’s easier for me to just bring my own. I carry it back and forth in my laptop sleeve. Super inexpensive and I’ve had it for several years now!

Favorite Energy Drinks for Teachers

I ALWAYS have something to drink. I usually have a large water bottle, tea and an energy drink. I have my Red Bull autoshipped to my school so I don’t have to carry them back and forth. This was a game changer for me!

Amazon Echo Show

I LOVE this device. I can ask the Alexa about the weather, play music while kids are working and so much more. I only ask Alexa questions that I’ve asked previously without students. I also have students tell me their questions first. I can control the device through my phone and that works well. I also like that I can have it send another teacher a message or we can “drop in” on another class if another teacher has the device.

Classroom Must Have Photo Boxes

These bins are great for so many reasons. I like to reduce the size of my printing so I can fit centers in them! I use them for all of my center storage.

classroom must haves for teaching phonics

The Best Pencil Sharpener EVER

I’ve had this pencil sharpener for nearly 8 years. It still works just as good as it did as the first day I got it. I will NEVER own another sharpener. My trick is that I don’t let students sharpen their own pencils. I know, I’m annoying, but I don’t like replacing things because students mistreat them.

Red Solo Cups are SO needed in the classroom. They can be used for snack time or sight word games. Also write math facts on them and toss little balls into them with the correct sums.