Where
do you find everything that you need to run your preschool?
Because
these lesson plans are designed for everyone, professional teachers,
beginners and homeschooling parents, we want to make sure that
you can find the resources that you need to be successful in your
classroom.
A
lot of items can be found in your or your students household.
We've broken down the resources list below by category:
Art
Supplies
Books
Craft
Items
Manipulatives
Tapes/CDs
Art
Supplies
Inexpensive
craft supplies can be found at dollar stores, craft stores such
as Michaels, Jolene's or Hobby Lobby. We also recommend Oriental
Trading Company as they have a lot of different types of art supplies,
craft supplies, even puppets for the classroom. You can also use
Discount School
Supply to get great prices on supplies.
Books
You
can get a lot of books very inexpensively when you purchase them
like new or used. However, these sites also sell them brand new,
but it is also easier to find some of the older tapes and cds
used. Sometimes you can get a great deal when a teacher retires
or upgrades to CDs and sells their old tapes online. Some Macmillan
sets can be hundreds of dollars but by purchasing used you save
a lot of money.
Abebooks.com
www.abebooks.com This site will let you buy from used
bookstores and individuals. You can use any major credit card
and don't have to jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the
first time.
Alibris.com
www.alibris.com This site will let you buy from used
bookstores and individuals. You can use any major credit card
and don't have to jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the
first time.
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com This site will let you buy from used bookstores,
individuals as well as from the corporation directly. To find
the used items, after you type in your item, you'll need to click
on used items to view them. Of course, they will always promote
their own new items first so it takes more digging to get to the
good deals. You can use any major credit card and don't have to
jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the first time.
Half.com
www.half.com This site requires that you sign up for
an account and prefers that you purchase your items with Paypal.
They also accept major credit cards.
Ebay.com
www.ebay.com This site requires that you sign up for
an account and prefers that you purchase your items with Paypal.
They also accept major credit cards.
Craft
Items
Inexpensive
craft supplies like felt, feathers, buttons, rhinestones, foam
shapes, seashells, sand, pipe cleaners, etc., can be found at
dollar stores, craft stores such as Michaels, Jolene's or Hobby
Lobby. We also recommend Oriental Trading Company as they have
a lot of different types of art supplies, craft supplies, even
puppets for the classroom. You can also use Discount
School Supply to get great prices on supplies.
Manipulatives
You
can get manipulatives from dollar stores, party stores, Oriental
Trading Company, Discount
School Supply, craft stores, and school supply stores. If
there is not a local resource available to you, consider planning
your lesson plans straight from the book and purchasing a few
months worth of resources at one time to save on shipping.
Tapes/CDs
Tapes
and CDs can also be purchased inexpensively online when you purchase
new, like new or used. We recommend the following websites in
the order that they are listed.
Sometimes
you can get a great deal when a teacher retires or upgrades to
CDs and sells their old tapes online. Some Macmillan sets can
be hundreds of dollars but by purchasing used you save a lot of
money. You can also purchase
from them direct here but keep in mind that they can be very
expensive.
Abebooks.com
www.abebooks.com This site will let you buy from used
bookstores and individuals. You can use any major credit card
and don't have to jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the
first time.
Alibris.com
www.alibris.com This site will let you buy from used
bookstores and individuals. You can use any major credit card
and don't have to jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the
first time.
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com This site will let you buy from used bookstores,
individuals as well as from the corporation directly. To find
the used items, after you type in your item, you'll need to click
on used items to view them. Of course, they will always promote
their own new items first so it takes more digging to get to the
good deals. You can use any major credit card and don't have to
jump through a lot of hoops to sign up for the first time.
Half.com
www.half.com This site requires that you sign up for
an account and prefers that you purchase your items with Paypal.
They also accept major credit cards.
Ebay.com
www.ebay.com This site requires that you sign up for
an account and prefers that you purchase your items with Paypal.
They also accept major credit cards.
