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What does your school provide

by curious

Aug 12, 2016

I am an admin. on a FB site for teachers to sell their own materials, books, etc. that they no longer need. One stipulation is that the items cannot have be bought by the school or district. On the site their are teachers selling or looking for guided reading books and math manipulatives like unifix cubes and pattern blocks.

Does your school or district provide you with guided reading books and math manipulatives or do you have to buy them yourself?

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curious - there/their - I know the difference I know the difference between there and their but didn't catch it before I hit enter.

On 8/12/16, curious wrote: > I am an admin. on a FB site for teachers to sell their own > materials, books, etc. that they no longer need. One > stipulation is that the items cannot have be bought by the > school or district. On the site their...See More

Aug 12, 2016

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DonnaR/CA Our district provides all the main language, math, science, social studies and PE materials and equipment. Usually, when you buy a language arts program, it comes with umpteen guided reading books, often either a student textbook or big books (depending on grade level), workbooks, blackline masters, and more. Every time the district buys a math pro...See MoreOur district provides all the main language, math, science, social studies and PE materials and equipment. Usually, when you buy a language arts program, it comes with umpteen guided reading books, often either a student textbook or big books (depending on grade level), workbooks, blackline masters, and more. Every time the district buys a math program, it appears to come with Unifix/snap cubes, pattern blocks, and a bunch of other manipulatives, plus charts, textbooks, teacher guides, workbooks, blackline masters, and more. Science curriculum appears to come with all sorts of stuff for hands-on science (one program even came with aluminum foil, plastic wrap, and a box of baking soda). Social studies usually had no manipulatives, but lots of books. Teachers don't have to buy any of that stuff.

What we end up buying -- bulletin board backing, borders, ready-made games and puzzles, and other class learning materials.

School supplies -- school provides pencils, pens, glue sticks, erasers, student scissors (we get one class set and you better keep them from year to year!), teacher staplers and staples, teacher tape dispenser and tape, white board markers and erasers, chalk (we have both kinds of boards in our 31 year old school), and the older kids have protractors and compasses (same as student scissors; save from year to year). Photocopy paper, white only, is provided. (You want colored? You buy!) Construction paper in basic colors, 9x12 and 12x18. (Want a different color? Either make do or buy your own. No cardstock is provided.) Die-cuts are available, thanks to PTA, but they are starting to wear out. Some large white chart paper and manila sentence strips are available. Only a few file folders, you get 'em while they're hot. Composition books. Lined newsprint in various sizes. (The unlined is running out fast and will not be replaced.) Some colored butcher paper, and white, is available, but only about 4 colors. Student crayons - two boxes per school year. A home-school communication folder.

What I usually buy - markers in all colors. Extra dry erase markers, especially in the "fun" colors. Sharpies. Colored photocopy paper, though I've been lucky to get donations in recent years. Cardstock. Desk name tags. Student name tags. Folders for spares. Blackline masters. Materials to make my own games. Poster board. Classroom decor and storage, though I was fortunate to inherit a lot from a retiring teacher.

I make a list every year for donations. Every year, I am lucky enough to get stuff donated -- hand sanitizer, tissue, art materials like tissue paper and paper plates, one mom brought me a big Costco pack of paper towels and a bottle of disinfectant (and when she came in she uses it; I get this mom again this year and I'm so fortunate that she has another kindergartner).

FWIW, I also have a huge classroom library of books that the kids use, and I use for supplemental literature. Every one of those books was either bought by me, or given to me, or I inherited from someone else. I love the friends of the library book sale where you can fill a bag for $10. The thrift stores in town are also favorite haunts. I sure don't pass up the "give away" table at school where teachers give away things that they no longer want. (I've contributed a lot of stuff to that table, too, so it works both ways.)

Hope this helps!

Donna

Aug 12, 2016

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DonnaR/CA To finish up, our district has a policy that all old curriculum get sent to the District Office when we adopt and purchase a "new and improved" variety. We teachers, who have been around forever, send the TE's and student texts, as well as most of the worn out blackline masters. However, we keep:

* Guided reading sets - I have th...See More

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Amy K My district provides our guided reading books. We actually have a guided book room where you go and can check out what ever levels you want. We literally have thousands of books. My district is school wide title 1. We often use our title money to buy new books for the book room. We also use the money to buy reading materials to use in literacy cent...See More

Aug 16, 2016

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Flacka I would love to see the look on the face of admin and the parents if there was nothing in the room except for what was provided by the district.

On 8/16/16, Amy K wrote: > My district provides our guided reading books. We actually have a > guided book room where you go and can check out what ever levels > you want. We literally h...See MoreI would love to see the look on the face of admin and the parents if there was nothing in the room except for what was provided by the district.

On 8/16/16, Amy K wrote: > My district provides our guided reading books. We actually have a > guided book room where you go and can check out what ever levels > you want. We literally have thousands of books. My district is school > wide title 1. We often use our title money to buy new books for the > book room. We also use the money to buy reading materials to use > in literacy centers. > > Math manipulatives usually come with what ever series is purchased > by the district. I have been through several series and have tons of > manipulatives, especially Teddy bear counters. No more teddy bear > counters!!! > > Our district provides basic school supplies such as paper, crayons, > scissors, pencils, paint, glue etc... > > Teachers buy non essential things such as stickers, markers, birthday > crowns, labels, folders,etc... > > As a kindergarten teacher, what bothers me is that the district will not > buy toys. I have been teaching 20 years and the only new toys that > have entered my classroom are the ones I have purchased at garage > sales. Toys are essential to learning in kindergarten, but the district > doesn't see it that way. We are supposed to have a playtime, but > they don't want to provide any toys. > > The district used to buy us things to decorate our rooms, such as > border strip and bulletin board kits. No more! That is now my > expense. > > I honestly don't think our administration has any clue as to how much > our teachers spend on our classrooms. > > > > > On 8/12/16, curious wrote: >> I am an admin. on a FB site for teachers to sell their own >> materials, books, etc. that they no longer need. One >> stipulation is that the items cannot have be bought by the >> school or district. On the site their are teachers selling or >> looking for guided reading books and math manipulatives like >> unifix cubes and pattern blocks. >> >> Does your school or district provide you with guided reading >> books and math manipulatives or do you have to buy them >> yourself?

Aug 16, 2016

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