Science Education Idea Exchange

I saw on the Teaching Channel with Amy Spies. She uses three drawer rubber maids for her students to hold classroom supplies and has a basket on top. Her students are seated in pods with the drawers in the middle. What a time saver! Since I have a middle school science classroom, I had to modify her design to work for me. I repurposed salad containers and placed die cuts on each of them that correspond to tables in my room. The buckets contain highlighters, scissors, glue, tape, red pens, and a calculator. (At the beginning of the year, it was enough supplies for groups of four.) My students know to just grab the bucket when they need them and leave them tidy for the next class period.  It was an easy thing to implement. Just a little training at the beginning of the school year and no extra cost since I was already purchasing the salad for my tortoise.

I figured that if you are in the market for school supplies, there are two sales you need to be aware of: Staples  has a sale on whatever you can fit into your free, reusable bag is 20% off for this week only. OfficeMax has a $5 off for every $25 spent on top of their sales on markers and binders. Happy shopping!

I am doing some research on when sales are and here is what I found in order of date: Staples - Depends on location; Free gift bag with coupon Office Depot - Depends on location; 20% off, breakfast and give aways Office Max : August 9th- Receive  a free  reusable  tote and  15% off everything inside the tote