What are some of the things i need to buy for my kindergarten classroom?

Question

I am a new teacher looking for suggestions .I know i need alphabet, numbers, colors etc. What else?

Answer 1

Items for a cozy reading area - Rug, basket with stuffed animals, pillows or bean bag chairs.

Ice buckets (like used in a fridge with no ice maker) make excellent book holders. Sort books by theme, author, title, etc. and place on shelves for children to access.

If allowed by district, put a "Giving Tree" poster up for Open House with Post-It notes attached. On each note, write the name of an item you would like to have donated to your classroom (certain board games, writing items, etc).

Set up a listening station with books on tape.

Set up a writing center for 1-2 students at a time. All kinds of scrap papers, envelopes, writing utensils, stamps, stickers, etc.

Set up a fine motor area with Legos, math manipulatives, etc.

Set up an art area with lots of materials accessible.

Answer 2

All the suggestion so far are good, but I would check what your school provides.  Most kindergarten rooms also have a chart with numbers 1 - 100, posters with colors, posters with coin values.  You might want a bulletin board for good discipline. hundreds of stickers, marking pens, dry erase pens.

Answer 3

crayons? Building blocks? Lego might be too small...

tape measure for their height, kids like to know how tall/big they are.

Gold stars.

Stereo with kids music? sing a longs? childrens books

Answer 4

music - kids love them. activities they can play. animals are again kids fav. toys or real if u can manage. but no caged ones pl. blackboard. sandbox. inflatable pool.

Answer 5

I'm an Early Childhood Education major with a special education minor, and I had a previous kindergarten teacher for a professor.  Some of the things that I have learned from my experience are:

1.Puppets--you can use the puppets to teach lessons about things (Mr. Teddy is sad when somebody doesn't share)....

2. A lot of books!!!  Yard sales are a great place to pick up books

3. Manipulatives--whether for counting, learning reading, etc.

4. Fun things, like shaving cream, magnetic letters, dry erase boards, etc--that way children will learn how to read and write or do math

5. Decorations to make your room colorful...or just use children's work!!!

6. Supplies (which the school may provide)

7.  Things to make the room personalized--signs w/ the children's names, etc.

    - A digital camera is also cool because you can print off pictures of the kids.  Then, a substitute will know who the kids are, and the kids pictures will be in the room!

8. See what items that your school provides for centers.  Like a previous post said, you will need things for small motor skills, art, etc.

Last of all, if you went through extensive training, just don't forget the love for your children and classroom management.  Those are some of the most important things.

Answer 6

Tranquilizers and Bourbon. They should keep you relaxed and all those little monsters from getting out of hand.

Answer 7

Um I believe this is a question for the school district in which you are about to teach. Many school districts follow different learning procedures, and course outlines. But if I was to make an educated guess.

I would suggest books for a silent reading, paper,markers, crayons, play-doh, clay, some teachers have a few education age app. game in the classroom, I would have stuff to make a calendar,billboards that the children can change monthly a or according to season are always fun you will need material for those billboards. Also make sure that you have stickers to had out for a job well done, children love this type of positive reward.

Sorry this is all I can think of  I am a business accounting major not an education major, but I have been an nanny for 16 years an have been in many classrooms over the years, this is all I can remember at the moment.

Good Luck

Answer 8

I work in public school and helped out a kindergarten teacher. These are some of the items that she had. Prizes to give out as a rewards for good behavior, crayons, age appropiate charts with letters number & the alpabet (upper and lower case), sight word cards (bought or homemade), paper (if the school does not provide it). She also tried to make it look like a home by having beanbags for the kids to sit in. I hope this helps a little. Good luck :)