Although school is out, and I am undoubtedly taking time to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather, thoughts of my classroom are never far away. I am constantly looking for manipulatives- I use them in boatloads of activities, from counting to sorting and classifying, games, etc. A great place to find them (yes, you guessed it!)- garage sales. I recently hit upon a treasure trove of plastic foods which I am sure will come in very handy. Last year I collected small stuffed animals, including an extremely cute anteater, which my students get to hold during class. Naturally, the animals talk and answer questions!
Baby clothes are good for teaching clothes vocab, plastic tea sets and dishes work well for teaching meals and place settings, and you can almost always find game pieces which you can repurpose to all kinds of activities. At any rate, get out there! Not only are they cheap but you are helping to reduce and reuse- always a good thing.
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