Must Haves for Educators
I often to get asked for educational recommendations, from books to classroom materials, that I decided to put together a list of my Top 10 favorite things for you. I have even included links so you can make these resources some of your very own favorites starting today!
Books
- Teach Like A Champion by Doug Lemov– A fantastic teaching technique guide to start your year ahead of the game!
- The Essential 55 by Ron Clark– Rules to guide your instructional best practices to ensure successful student transformations!
- The First Days of School by Harry Wong– Prepare for your first year of teaching with this easy to follow guide!
- The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar– Excellent resource to learn the ropes to become an instructional coach!
Materials
- Portable White Board– Make center time easy with a portable white board. Excellent for mini lessons and desirable for flexible work spaces.
- Portable Storage– Great for storing materials for centers or a teacher desk on the go! Desirable for flexible work spaces.
- Book Bins– Organize your classroom library with bins for easy categorizing by topics, genres or authors!
- Student Mailboxes– Sort graded student papers efficiently with this mailbox system. Purchase as many as you need to stack on top of each other as a mail center. Students collect their papers at the end of the day to bring home to mom and dad!
- Floor Lamps– Turn off those overhead headache classroom lights, and position floor lamps in student work areas to illuminate the space in a fun, inviting way!
What are your must haves?