Pop Quiz: What's Your Best Dollar Store Find for the Classroom?

The teacher aisle's great, but don't miss these other A+ buys.

Baskets, baskets, baskets! Teachers need cute ways of keeping things together!

Elizabeth Rushton, Master Teacher
Instructional Specialist, Humboldt Unified School District

Colored bins with handles to use as table baskets in the classroom, along with any other color-coded containers to assist with the management of classroom materials.

Robbie Ramirez, NBCT, Master Teacher
Curriculum Service Provider, Maldonado Elementary School

Fabric for covering bulletin boards.

Christie Olsen, NBCT, Master Teacher
Instructional Coach, Lake Havasu Unified School District

Other ideas:

• Muffin tins for holding writing utensils, glue sticks, etc.


• Toys and trinkets for indoor recess and prizes


• Cleaning supplies like dusters, air freshener, and microfiber cloths


• Cookie sheets with magnetic numbers and/or letters


• More stickers than you'll know what to do with


• Headphones that won't break the bank when they break (because they always do!