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velcro

by ms.p

Aug 31, 2014

Since I teach preschoolers who have special needs, I use lots of velcro for visuals. Where does everyone get velcro? It is so expensive. I've tried putting it on our monthly wishlist to parents, but have received little to no velcro. I could spend a large chunk or all of my tiny classroom budget on velcro. Thanks in advance for any helpful ideas on how to find velcro inexpensively.

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Beth Special Needs My school supplies it. Have you asked about that option? One thing that I wished I had done was to plan things out better with other classes who use the Velcro. In order to be sure that the pieces always match up, we've always said, hard on the card" so we put the hard, scratchy side of the Velcro on the movable pieces and the soft on the stationar...See More

Aug 31, 2014

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ms.p I know that our school district does not supply any velcro. In fact, when ever I have a bunch of velcro donated, my administrator and/or other teachers come to my room to help themselves to it. I agree with your frustration of having one side leftover. We actually do the opposite which doesn't make sense to me because it should be what you are doin...See More

Aug 31, 2014

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Claire craft store to have a 40% or 50% on one item then I purchase one of their rolls for a reduced price. Occasionally I will purchase at Walmart in their fabric section. They also sell in other departments especially when college starts up. Another good use for those random sections is to put them underneath on the edge of tables, chairs or desks. Kids...See More

Sep 3, 2014

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Myrna I purchase it at the Dollar Tree and the dollar stores. They are available in rolls and precut squares.

On 9/03/14, Claire wrote: > craft store to have a 40% or 50% on one item then I purchase one > of their rolls for a reduced price. Occasionally I will purchase > at Walmart in their fabric section. They also sell in other > d...See More

Oct 4, 2014

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ms. p I will check out Walmart, Dollar store, and craft stores for velcro.

I've never heard of that idea for fidgety kids, using random leftover velcro pieces under tables/desks. Should it be the soft or hard side?

Oct 7, 2014

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