Q&A: What will a teacher need for a kindergarten classroom?
Question by David K: What will a teacher need for a kindergarten classroom?
I have taught 2nd grade for 4 years, and have no clue what I will need to start off the year next year as a kindergarten teacher. The district gave me $ 100 for “classroom supplies” but I do not know what (if anything) was left behind by my predecessor. Any suggestions?
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Answer by Sue Lee
construction paper and picture books and crayons and pictures to make the room fun and exciting!
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colored pencils. Or at least request them on your classroom supply list so the parents will purchase a set for their child. Kids usually need help practicing handwriting with pencils, and the colored pencils are more fun to use when doing handwriting. alternate them sporadically with regular pencils.
Go to the public library to borrow picture books. Far cheaper than using that measly $ 100 for them.
Get some interesting posters for the room. pictures of an iceberg, where you can just see the tip and the rest is hiding underwater (it was taken below water level so you can see both tip and what’s hiding), a poster of a volcano, stuff like that for exciting their curiosity.
Good luck! YOu definitely need to talk to a K teacher before your first day of class.
I would suggest that you quickly make arrangement to go to school and get into that classroom. Take an inventory to know what you have on hand. Look for curriculum materials that should accompany your reading and math program. Talk to the other kdg teachers and see what you should have, such as letter and picture cards and math manipulatives. Verify in the office to see if the previous teacher ordered any supplies for the coming year that might be delivered to you this summer or fall. Especially be sure to get a copy of the kindergarten curriculum. See what topics you will be required to cover. Go through the teacher’s guides for language arts and math and see what themes are addressed.
There’s no doubt that you are going to have to use some of your own money. Make a point to visit yard sales. Shop for building toys, picture books, art supplies, some sturdy dolls, cars, and trucks. I doubt you can use your $ 100 on yard sales because you’ll probably need purchase orders from companies, not cash in hand. Use the $ 100 for materials that support the curriculum that you are expected to deliver.