I wouldn't say they are super easy to wash - but normally we just have to wash from our hands. Here are my ideas on what's worth purchasing at the dollar tree as a kindergarten teacher. Woah! Love the camera idea! I like they make normally unreachable spaces now reachable to even my smallest kinders. These insect exploring giant magnifying glasses are something that have always caught my eye. I love also using one during whole group phonics instruction when we are finding bits or chunks. I call these pointers and we use them during guided reading groups. Foam placemats make for quiet places to roll dice or use snap cubes. Oh yeah, in full disclosure this is not a paid endorsement for the Dollar Tree.
But - you probably can't go wrong with some chocolate, pencils and erasers to start out the year! 
You've given me a new mission Find one of these super dollar tree stores! 
Do you have a blog post about how you organize your centers? Students love seeing the print magnified when reading their leveled books through for a repeat reading to make it fun and keep it fresh.
When I found these lime-green border placemats I knew they were the perfect solution to hiding my eye-sore science kits. 
I appreciate any suggestions. - Leslie. i especially love the "super" ones - they're bigger and so many great finds! 
I'm sharing this with everyone on fb! Hope your kinders love using them.
I never had too much shirt staining happen with them that I recall. 
I'm a Mom to 2 boys and a wife of 20 years. - Leslie.
No water ever gets to see the light of day in these water blasters. I also reserve one color each year to be the color for when a student earns a reward coupon. Thanks fro sharing Leslie, You're welcome Maureen. We have their general school supply list, but teachers spend their pay educating our children. Once I retired it I had a whole bunch of baby socks that were perfect to fit onto kinder hands as quick-slip gloves. Craft foam from the dollar tree comes in packs of multi-colors and usually has at least 5-6 pieces of each color. floral rings foam dollar tree wreath ring dollartree crafts Thanks for sharing your tips Tamra. Great Post Leslie! - Leslie. pumpkins foam carvable bulk dollar tree pumpkin halloween Thanks Monica - great to know it spanned a couple grade levels! I also use the plastic drink stirrers (look in the Hawaiian themed section -- they come in a pack of 8) to use as small pointers for individual reading at seats.
Why the Wilshire? Thanks for the ideas, Leslie. They are great for using whole group instruction since you can point directly in front of you or across your entire easel. Oh, thank you Marianne for sharing your kind words. It's amazing when you stock the kitchen with real cooking utensils and plastic plates and cups. , Thanks Mary - love knowing I'm not the only one who had filled their classroom {wink} Hope you're having an amazing summer! My kinders love using these in our big book center to explore print, sight words and punctuation. 
You'll love how *quiet* these dice are. foam rc dollar aircraft tree buys must readi dollartree debbiedoos flite budget flying test getting into washi knock tape even Oh, am I considered old-school for having a timer in my classroom? This snapshot comes as a sneak peek behind my teacher easel. Each color word cut out on the Ellison machine with the appropriate color. Required fields are marked *. dollar tree diy organizer crate crafts makeup storage Snip out a rectangle shape in order to make a word-finder. These items may be used exactly as they were intended or I may have a creative classroom purpose for it. Wow - great tip Carol! Chrissy ReadWriteSing.
This week at "my" Dollar Tree I purchased orange pumpkin-shaped ice cube trays that are 10 frames! I appreciate hearing feedback and I'm happy to hear that you are taking away something from the time you spend here on KWorks! I also add a few of these to our big book center to encourage word and print exploration. . I have such a love for plastic bins. I'm searching for ideas. 
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They learn to use the start/stop button (which I always have pre-set to 5 mins) and take the time to reflect on their choices. haves dollar must craft tree foam floral leave What a great post! dollar Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All the kids have to cook then. 
Thanks for all the fabulous ideas. I start going about 2 times a week to check that way I don't miss out on color and quantity! I call these bingo daubers 'dot makers' because that's what they are. More often we just hold them rather than actually wearing them, but my students each have one in their pencil boxes since they use them daily to erase in their calendar binders. It's an easy way to differentiate using sight words, digraphs, etc! I should know better than to go in there! 
But we turn them into craaazy long pointers that are perfect for reading the room. I think I know what you'll have in your cart the next time you go! I need to make a stop at my area Dollar Trees today and pick up some other things mentioned. 
And I've used fun placemats as bulletin board or wall decorations too! I have been looking for ice cube trays that have the 10 frame design for a year. I use magnifying glasses like other people use paper clips and I never met a clipboard I could say no to. These last me years. These pointers are always on hand for me to grab during whole group instruction. 
When all of the marbles have been transferred we get to have a special class party. I've always been keeping my eye out. They were super cute. Love the class books from presentation notebooks- will have to keep my eye out for those. They make making class books quick and easy!
These headbands will become an option for my students to wear on their birthday. I love the colors and love how lightweight they are. Pass out becomes quicker when its in a tray and clean up too, since it everything can get stacked, picked up or dumped. dollar haul wreaths styrofoam balls I use matching colors for matching rhyming pairs and then we'd read through our poem of the week and clap or jump on all of the rhyming words.
tree stickers foam glitter dollar christmas missys trees So YOU'RE the reason why all the plastic bins are gone from all my local Dollar Trees! She enjoys drinking hot tea, making mud pies with her three kids and sharing what she's learned with teachers. I was just there today and think I found two more things. 
foam northstory hometalk diy foam crafts pumpkins filled floral dollar tree dollartree craft - Leslie, You're welcome Brenda. Thank you, merci, gracias!!! Thanks for sharing. I've been able to find them every summer, but in my Dollar Tree it's usually not until mid August. 
If you like these, then you'll have to see what else I've dug up in my photo files with17 MORE classroom things worth purchasing at the dollar tree. I love bamboo and green. So happy to have you here on my website, be sure to check it all out to see everything there is to offer! I also love not panicking in case some get lost - since they were a buck. foam visit boards dollar If you like to use a whole class reward/incentive system, then pick yourself up some marbles or puff balls from the dollar tree craft section. magnets This is another fun way to promote students reading the room, looking for focus letters or working on finding digraphs or word patterns. I think I have most of these things in my classroom too! 
Grab a pair of scissors and a giant fly swatter {or three} and you'll have fun word-finding tools. The Dollar Tree is also great when buying materials for the home living area. I can't say it enough ways. Great ideas Alyssa! About 10 minutes to read this article. I love those SAME EXACT BINS! 
They have held up for years! I'm not fancy. And I stalk dollar trees for them! Yes, I will admit - I may have spent a lot of money there {wink}. Every time I read any one of your posts I get great ideas. The mini clipboards are perfect for making this center feel special with its own set of tools. Thanks for all the ideas. I love the dollar tree! Thanks Angela for sharing your tips! He sent me a picture of scissors sticking out of a glue stick. glitter crafts dollar tree diy autumn gold container paint vase brush then use homehacks I love using these for two main purposes in my classroom. It was funny to see how many things from the post I already have:) Still found lots of things that I need to grab. But I am anaffiliate so you can check out what they have available online at the Dollar Tree. Your email address will not be published. That makes me excited to check out You are so kind to ask about what to get for your upcoming teachers - yes, glue sticks are definitely something that seem to go missing (just like the socks in the washing machine). Love the Dollar Tree !!! I'm Leslie - welcome!
I love purchasing the small regular dice since they sometimes come in different colors. Have we met yet? These are the mini-version of the blasters above. 
I can always find regular composition books (and usually cheaper this time of year) but the ones with the picture space and the handwriting lines - hardly ever-- got 20 (all they had) and am going to see if I can get 6 or 7 more (in case I have a full class or transient students). But perhaps you may love the idea of using warm fuzzies and colorful puff balls work great for this too. - Leslie. Ready? These are great since they wipe or rinse very clean and you can put out anything you need to pass out to a table. Decorating and crafting are like therapy to me and I want the same for you! Another tip, they throw away their display signs, I just put my name on 2 darling school buses !! Thanks for commenting Jen. , Your email address will not be published. I bought these exercise bands with plans to use them as kicking or fidget bands for a chair or two in my classroom. Based on what I've learned over the years I hope you can find some great tools {inexpensive too} to use in your classroom. So great! I would hold off until you can maybe ask the teacher someone may love a class set of earbuds, or another may love extra scissors or one may be in need of paper or folders. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. - Leslie, Great list! Remove the insect tweezers and you have a tool that invites reading. 
Cleaning up after an art project isn't my favorite way to spend classroom time, but I've learned to simply both prep and clean up by using snack or chip trays. I've got you hooked up with my no-sew tutorial on how I used shoelaces and pins to create a curtain above my cupboards. Your email address will not be published. 
dollar tree craft hacks probably know didn tape dollar tree foam crafts sheets dollartree bulk decor using square cheap craft packs ct tropical crafters diy crafts st wreath dollar tree patrick craft shamrocks foam using If a pair breaks, no tears shed since they were only a buck for a pack of 3. - Leslie, Great list! You won't go wrong with a large set of dice that make playing math games fun. Leslie, you are a Godsend!
Oooh, I'm glad to know when to rev my stalking skills into high hear. dollar tree trees styrofoam crafts cones craft foam diy penny It's a yoga ring from the exercise department at Walmart . hacks dollar probably craft tree know masking didn tape Cut out a deep rectangle including the top edge and you have a word-framing pointer. Thanks for sharing! I feel as if I can buy plenty so that no matter how many games I create or download to print, I'll always have enough to store and still have some on hand for 'in the moment' teaching. Make learning fun, age-appropriate, and the cool thing to do. Mine does not have 1/4 of the stuff yours seems to have but they get new stuff all the time. My favorite use has been to create ten frame manipulatives, but I have also used it to make a flash card flash game, and rekenreks. Love what you said about a clipboard - ha! thespeckleddog Sunglasses are cheap enough and come in fun shapes to use in my detective {read and write the room} literacy center. Quantity is king - Leslie. 
I think I have most of these things in my classroom too! So excited! But I purchase a few of these in order to have my students give themselves a time out. The bins are back online. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Let's organize, think and teach smart so you can make learning fun, age-appropriate and the cool thing to do.
