The Must-Have Teacher Supplies to Start the School Year Right

Teaching children is the greatest job of all and that’s because teaching is more than a job. A teacher’s job isn’t just teaching core school subjects, it’s about making a lasting impression by teaching life lessons. Teachers have the opportunity to shape the next generation by encouraging important skills like problem-solving, teamwork and initiative. They also have the unique opportunity to build each child’s self-esteem and therefore make a difference in their lives and even change their direction in a good way.

What makes a great teacher? Being compassionate and loving your students is very important. And also, good organisation and supplies. While having the right tools and supplies may seem like a technical thing, it has a lot to do with the values of the teacher’s work mentioned above. It’s proven that more organised people have better results, as clutter draws our focus from the real work and holds us back.

If you have a teacher in your life that you want to thank by gifting them something valuable, or you are a teacher looking for the best organisational tools and supplies, this one is for you. These are the must-have teacher supplies to make an excellent start to the school year.

Teacher Planner

What is a teacher planner? It’s a notebook, or a diary, specially designed to serve the needs of teachers. Why do teachers need a diary? Teachers have to keep lots of things organised. Primary school teachers need lesson plans for all of the subjects while keeping track of special information, like each child’s birthday. Secondary teachers need to organise information on the progress of each of their classes separately. As they plan their lessons, they may need to write everything down so they can have the materials, videos and media they need ready to go.

What should a teacher’s diary include? While having enough room for lesson plans and a calendar and space for further information is very important, the best teacher diaries serve every teacher’s personal needs. This means that what makes the best diary for you doesn’t need to be the best diary for your co-worker. 

A planner made in direct consultation with Australian educators and teachers should have enough pages for your busy school year. For instance, yearly and monthly planner pages along with the school terms and public holidays. Also, it should have dedicated pages for events and volunteers, a stage budget, students and parents’ contact lists, and a professional development log.

Opt for a teacher planner with a coil in A4 size, so you can add as many additional pages as you want and tabs for easy use. Look for teacher diaries with pages design and layouts to your specific needs. Asking yourself what information you want your pages to include and how that will help you to be a better teacher will help you make the right decision and buy the best planner. Choosing the right planner for you will help you add variety to your teacher days and share your love of learning in the best possible way.

If you want to buy a teacher diary for a dear teacher in your life, you can consider all these things and buy one on your own, or you can tell them your intentions and have them cooperate and tell you their preferences so you can make the right purchase. Once you know what to look for, you can add some personalisation to your present by choosing some bright colour cover design or designing covers for a special dedication.

Decoration Classroom Items

Invitingly decorating the classroom can boost children learning abilities. It can help teachers establish a learning environment and help kids improve their concentration. So, classroom decorating items should be on every teacher’s list of must-have items.

• Classroom clocks are the ultimate learning item for children in primary school and a great teacher organisational too. There are clocks with special signs that help kids tell the time. The magnetic ones make a great classroom decoration while serving educational purposes too.
• If you want additional board space other than your whiteboard, a non-woven fabric bulletin board can make a great place where you can display children’s work and artwork. You can hang it on one of your walls along with a picture calendar to help kids with their projects, or you can purchase one with daily affirmations and positive thoughts to keep older students’ positive mindset and make them feel motivated.
• If your whiteboard seems boring, you can decorate it with some magnetic frames. This can also make students more focused on it. And your walls and windows are the perfect places for dry erase dots or other figures. They’re a sustainable solution for children practising their writing, as they’re durable and can last all year long.

Storage Items

If there’s a place where things need to be stored, it’s the classroom and the teaching supplies. Learning is supposed to be fun and so should storing learning items. And for children, fun is all about colours.

Colourful book boxes help to clear the book clutter that the many paper resources can make. They can help the teacher organise the books by colours, subjects and topics. They’re lightweight and therefore easy to manage and transfer.

Teacher’s toolboxes are also a fun way to organise teacher’s daily supplies. You shouldn’t settle for one as there are so many things to be organised. You can have one for your personal and class health care necessities, like tissues and hand sanitisers. You can use another for your writing essentials, like paper and pens, pencils and markers and another for small learning items, like cards.

It’s inevitable to make a mess spending the whole day in the limited space the classroom provides. Preventing it to some level can be important for the learning process and the mental health of both teachers and pupils. Make sure to get these organisational essentials and set yourself up for another successful school year.