Here are five prime finds I use in my classroom five times a week. We'll work from most affordable to more expensive.
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1. board games
School should be fun, and I use a lot of board games in my classroom. For one, I like to have foolproof options on indoor recess day for my own sanity. Secondly, many games can be used as appropriate but engaging early finishers activities. For example, Apples to Apples Junior (on sale for Prime Day!) is rote practice of parts of speech in action. I saw a Boggle Jr. on sale for $8. Some favorites in my classroom for indoor recess are Sorry, Guess Who, Connect Four and Twister and they are ALL on sale for prime day.
2. a letter board
I got a letter board for my classroom this past year, and I enjoyed it a lot more than I even expected. Originally I saw one in a store for $45 which I could not justify, but then I bought one on Amazon for $28 last summer. Today I saw one on sale for ten bucks less than that (click here) AND it had a variety of color choices. In my classroom, I used this on the first day of school and last day of school and sent split screens to the parents. They loved it! I also have the kids pose on their birthday and send to the parents, and my Mother's Day gifts this year were a huge hit. The possibilities are endless!
3. Post-It Easel Pads (25x30 inches)
This product is what turned me into an anchor chart teacher in addition to an Amazon Prime teacher! I use this kind and simply hang on my wall, but I also saw a great deal for Prime Day on this type which you could sit up on a table or on the floor if you teach little kids. Once the chart is complete, you simply peel it off the same as a sticky note, and attach it to the wall for display. They stick to the painted cinder block walls in my classroom so they'll stick to anything! This "deal" probably seems like a big expense for what it is, but I'm telling you-- it changed my teaching life because it makes anchor charts SO easy! I've even been known to drag the whole tablet home at night to prep the next day's anchor charts on my coffee table.
4. an Audible membership (and Bluetooth speaker)
This one is a two-for-one tip. For each novel I teach, I purchase the audio book on Audible so that I can easily share it with my class. I also have this particular CD player/radio/Bluetooth speaker in my classroom so I can play the book through the Audible app on my phone and pause it from anywhere in the room at any time to discuss the text with my students. You can try Audible for free by clicking here and you'll get two free audio books to keep in doing so. This particular device that I have in my classroom is also available on Amazon (and it's great!) but I'm jumping on the Amazon Echo dot bandwagon myself this Prime Day so I'm excited to try sharing my Audible books with my students that way.
5. Chromebooks
In this case, last is certainly not least but seriously y'all-- Chromebooks are such a HUGE part of my classroom the last three years that I don't know how anyone is doing it without them anymore. This is the cheapest one I've seen for Prime Day at $119, but they are always a good deal. If you have your own children ages 8-12, I highly recommend them over a tablet or a regular laptop. And if you're a teacher and obviously you can't buy a class set today, set up a Donors Choose today instead and try to raise money for a few for your classroom this school year. I got my class set between three different Donors Choose projects, and you can read my tips for that venture here.
Happy Prime Day! I'd love to hear about your favorite deals in the comments.
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