1. Binder Clips
If you don't use binder clips to keep each classes assignments together, do so. It will organize your life to no end and keep your hair shining and your cheeks glowing. You can purchase binder clips for less than $5 at Office Depot, Wal-Mart, School Aids, Target, or any mindless necessary evil consumer trap in your area.
2. Stickers
Stickers. What can I say about stickers, other than that they are the most amazing invention of all time? Seriously, middle school kids probably love stickers more than preschoolers. I use these star stickers on a "Star Chart" to chart the behavior and progress of each block/class I have. At the end of each semester the class with the most stars will get a party. They get unbelievably competitive about this. 6th block on B days is currently in the lead and 3rd block on A days is nowhere even close to catching up. However, 3A is determined to beat 6B if it kills them.
3. Mauvelus Masking Tape
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This tape is like regular masking tape on steroids. It rocks. The only time I have had a problem with it sticking is if I get the colored kind. But the regular white? Hallelujah praise the Lord! This tape is always in my desk and I literally use it EVERY SINGLE DAY. You can purchase a large roll at School Aids for $5.99
4. Jump Drive
If you haven't already jumped on board the jump drive bus, it's time. This is a technologically advanced world we live in and you need technology in your life, especially if you want to thrive as a teacher. Jump drives aren't meant to make your life harder, they are meant to make your life much easier and sometimes save you from wanting to just throw yourself off a cliff when you accidentally throw that stack of very important papers in the garbage can instead of the trash pile that you got it mixed up with. Buy a jump drive, save all your amazing hard work on it, and presto! it's there for future use and abuse and printing and uploading. And since jump drives are so small and compact, you can usually attach them to your keychain and take them just about anywhere you go. Just be sure and buy an extra copy and back up all your super-dee-duper important files to another drive because you never know when someone has a Voodoo doll with your name on it causing you to lose your jump drive for all eternity. This will cause you to become an alcoholic and lose your job. Not really, but you see how dramatic it could be. Jump drives vary in price because it depends on how much space you need to hold information but usually you can buy one from $5-15 and they will hold plenty of information!
If you haven't already jumped on board the jump drive bus, it's time. This is a technologically advanced world we live in and you need technology in your life, especially if you want to thrive as a teacher. Jump drives aren't meant to make your life harder, they are meant to make your life much easier and sometimes save you from wanting to just throw yourself off a cliff when you accidentally throw that stack of very important papers in the garbage can instead of the trash pile that you got it mixed up with. Buy a jump drive, save all your amazing hard work on it, and presto! it's there for future use and abuse and printing and uploading. And since jump drives are so small and compact, you can usually attach them to your keychain and take them just about anywhere you go. Just be sure and buy an extra copy and back up all your super-dee-duper important files to another drive because you never know when someone has a Voodoo doll with your name on it causing you to lose your jump drive for all eternity. This will cause you to become an alcoholic and lose your job. Not really, but you see how dramatic it could be. Jump drives vary in price because it depends on how much space you need to hold information but usually you can buy one from $5-15 and they will hold plenty of information!
5. Band-Aids
You'd think a middle school teacher wouldn't need to keep band-aids in her desk. Guess again. If I had a dollar for every student who asked me for a band-aid each week... well, I'd have a lot of dollars. I'd say buy a cheap box and keep them in my desk drawer out of the way until someone slicing their hand open on that freaking-hard test you gave (you're a really mean teacher you know that?!) and then whip one out and you're good to go. No blood causing diseases in this classroom! Band-aids are pretty cheap, especially if you get the off-brand. However, I like to get Hello Kitty and Spongebob because my students think those characters should win the Nobel Peace Prize or something important. Sigh.
Still, less than $2 at Wal-Mart.
Still, less than $2 at Wal-Mart.
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