OK, so I went to post my latest purchases a few weeks ago, and realized that my pictures had somehow been deleted from my phone. I had already taken most of the stuff in to my classroom, so I had to wait until this week to go in and get new pictures. So finally, here they are:
From Dollar Tree:
Oversized Coloring Pads (to use for tracing animals, since I can't draw!), dinosaur skeletons, frog glowstick (to use as a pointer), palm tree bulletin board accents, crayola color books for independent reading
Shark, flamingo, and monkey hats for acting out stories, a bubble wand pointer, simple board books for independent reading, several packages of sight word cards, palm tree drink stirrers for pointers, star-shaped ice cube trays to use as ten-frames, rubber placemats to cut down on dice noise
A basket and glass beads to hold large pointers, popcorn bags to decorate our popcorn word board
Several books for independent and theme reading
Divided trays for sorting and community supplies, magnetic art for a fine motor activity, flashcards for math and literacy stations, police and firefighter guys for manipulatives, ice cream bowls for a fine motor activity (spooning pompoms)
Tiki ice cube trays for ten-frames, ice cream cone dishes for "sharp" and "needs to be sharpened" pencils, popcorn bowls for a literacy game, dinosaur hats for acting out stories
More popcorn and hot dog bowls for word work, frog pen for a pointer, inflatable chicka tree
From Target Dollar Spot:
Books for theme and independent reading, foam hammer for a word work game, sand pail, colander and measuring spoons for the sensory bin, animal sounds flashcards, a cute post-it pack, and a zippered lanyard pocket to hold the popcorn word of the week
Pocket charts with stands and without, books for independent and theme reading, math and alphabet bingo games, number and alphabet puzzles, informational cards, and a star and pencil wooden pointer
Math workmats, letter and star stickers, and a writing utensil caddy
Dice, letter stamps and stamp pads, lip gloss for motivation (rub on the back of their hand), hand-shaped erasers for pointers, and a pack of highlighters/pens just for me(!)
Traffic Signs, Community Workers, and Money flashcards
(OK, not from the Dollar Spot, but I couldn't pass these up!) a miniature frog pillow pet, and a timer with green numbers!
From Walmart:
Frog clips for posters, black and blue sheets for bulletin boards
Mr. Tickle, Mr. Scary, and Miss Helpful plush reading buddies
DVD's for after lunch or indoor recess, frog beach towel for independent reading, paint swatches to cut apart for sorting
A pillowcase (had the pillow form already), a squishy pool noodle, and two pillows, all for independent reading
Two beach chairs for independent reading
Book covers to make these
From JoAnn Fabrics:
Fabric and batting to make
these
Frog accents, animal books for tracing onto charts, several pointers, and silicone frog holder
From Dollar General:
Two books-on-cd and an independent reader
From Goodwill:
Books ...
Books ...
And more books ...
And still more books, all for independent and theme reading
Boggle Jr, Dinosaur floor puzzle, 2 packs playing cards for math stations, dominoes, flashcards, and an I-Spy computer game
From Michaels:
"How to Draw" Books
From a local garage sale:
More books and flashcards!
And two games for math & literacy stations.
Whew! It's a lot, but I didn't get it all in one trip, thank goodness! Everywhere we went this summer (including vacation!), I scoped out the local Target and Dollar Tree. Does anyone else do this?
We have a building "retreat" one day this week, open house is next week, and school starts on the 24th. Sadly, the summer is almost over.
