birchbark Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Mine are blank index cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Smencils:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I asked the dc, and dd said, rather definitively, "Chocolate!" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Those post-it strips that you use to keep your place in books. At least that's what WE use them for! We have magenta, bright green, lots of colors. Love 'em! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Plaster of Paris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 velcro dots and my laminator! :) and ZIG glue pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Booze. I'm joking. Although, there are THOSE days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The rolling wooden containers from Target and colored sticky dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 You know what? As reluctant as I am to say it, a computer that is designated just to the dc. They do their art class, Spanish program and IEW on it. We also have Net Trekker on it, and that has been unbelievably helpful for research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Computer earphones. Especially the noise cancelling ones I splurged on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Booze. I'm joking. Although, there are THOSE days... :iagree::lol: (and you almost made me spit my Diet Pepsi all over my key board! Thanks for the unexpected laugh!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 :iagree::lol: (and you almost made me spit my Diet Pepsi all over my key board! Thanks for the unexpected laugh!) :lol: Me too! (Only mine was cheap Merlot!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Dry erase markers. We seem to be going through them in bulk at the moment especially orange and red. (Red and orange are my youngest son's favorite colors, so he wants everything in those colors.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Smencils:D Oh....now my dd wants these! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 coffee? I keep a big cup of it warm all day long. post-it flags to mark our place in workbooks dry-erase markers - use them for all the time BIG sketch paper and BIG grid paper - we've started doing math with colored pencils on grid or sketch paper instead of in a notebook and it is terrific. blank books - we are using them for lots of our writing now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Austin Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I asked the dc, and dd said, rather definitively, "Chocolate!":D :lol: Yep. Ten chocolate chips when your phonics is finished . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Coffee here too. My printer/copier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Large cafeteria tray for messy projects. When they were little we used it for things like puzzles, painting, playdough...now it's science projects, scrapbooking, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yes, we use blank index cards all. the. time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Large cafeteria tray for messy projects. When they were little we used it for things like puzzles, painting, playdough...now it's science projects, scrapbooking, etc. Yes! I use those cheap cookie sheets from the dollar store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Timers - one for each child. Or one for each location where they need to be used! (math tests, piano practice, timing lessons, etc.) I also like personal dry erase boards - we use them for spelling, math and as a hard writing surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Clipboards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Large cafeteria tray for messy projects. When they were little we used it for things like puzzles, painting, playdough...now it's science projects, scrapbooking, etc. Where do you get cafeteria trays - besides a cafeteria? I think we could use those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Plaster of Paris! Do you mark your pages with it??? (When I grew up, I thought it was rot-gut wine....Paris...France....wine...to get you plastered. Hey, I thought "euthanasia" was a student movement in India along the lines of the SDS, which was in the news quite a bit when I was young.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Large cafeteria tray for messy projects. When they were little we used it for things like puzzles, painting, playdough...now it's science projects, scrapbooking, etc. YES! I like the old ones that look like amazingly compressed wood chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Starr Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I go with the large cookie sheets for projects of all kinds and for cookies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Where do you get cafeteria trays - besides a cafeteria? I think we could use those. I use these. Very sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Booze. I'm joking. Although, there are THOSE days... You made me laugh out loud! Thanks! Are golf pencils and stubby little markers considered typical? We go through gaggles of both and I don't know how I did without when my oldest was younger. I'd also third (fourth, fifth?) the cookie sheet/cafeteria tray sentiment. I use cheapo dollar store cookie sheets to contain crafty messes, play doh, and paint. This is probably the best three bucks I ever spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Booze. I'm joking. Although, there are THOSE days... :iagree: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Rings for flashcards (hole-punched in the corner) Click pens with the 4 colors (for me). I have about 4 of them stashed different places, so I'm all set to grade in red or write in whatever color. Post-it tabs here too! They're used in all our books, workbooks, answer keys, etc. A vertical file holder for the kids to turn in their work for grading. It's not this one, but it's a similar idea. (Mine's metal with wicker.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Those post-it strips that you use to keep your place in books. At least that's what WE use them for! We have magenta, bright green, lots of colors. Love 'em! Julie :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I am shocked at how many candles we go through. And, yes, Post-its of all sizes. I mentioned on here before that the only "school supply" my daughter requested this year was a Swiss Army Knife. She'd been reading the Dangerous Boy and Girl books or whatever those are called, and the knife was a must-have after that. It certainly gets used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hot cocoa. Can't start a day without it, and it does wonders for getting into the right frame of mind for both ds and me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 A classroom bell. When we started homeschooling four years ago I bought one, I told the girls that when I ring it, they must come to the class quickly and quietly. I hardly use it, but when I do they become bizarrely obedient. I don't know why it works, I would never expect it to, but it does. :) Dry erase boards and pens (the ones where the tip isn't cut at an angle). Metallic markers for coloring in swords, weapons and gold etc. Red ballpoint pen for correcting (the girls just seem to take that red pen more seriously :confused:) My little old architect lamp, it comes in handy all the the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Dry erase boards (personal size and large sizes) and markers of all colors! Lyra Ferby colored pencils (we have the Smencils too, but use the Lyra ALL the time) Craft Trays from Lakeshore learning are great to tote stuff around and keep things in place Dymo labeler/Brother P-touch labeler laminator Timer big revolving organizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 printer copier diet coke (you do NOT want to know me without it!) comb binder! And this is a typical school supply...but maybe not in the quantity I use it...REAMS of paper. And I do mean reams. I go through about five to seven reams of paper per week. Over a year that's a lot of paper!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Where do you get cafeteria trays - besides a cafeteria? I think we could use those. I think I got mine at a garage sale but you can get them at Amazon or I've seen them at restraunt supply stores. I like the full size ones the best (14 x 18) but I also have a smaller one that is nice as it fits in the dishwasher. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cafeteria+tray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Booze. I'm joking. Although, there are THOSE days... Yeah. That's what I was going to go with! But only for the teacher, and only after hours, or it messes with my concentration :tongue_smilie: My laminator. My Ibiclick Clickman. (That's the UK A4 version of the GBC Proclick system that fits US paper.) I love that machine! A sense of humour would have been useful. But instead I have a 9yr old dd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I couldn't live without our copier\printer\scanner. But that's traditional. Post-its. Poster putty. Ipods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Smencils:D where do you buy these?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Color coordinated chairs, trays, scissors, crayon bowls, etc. Each child has their own color (Blue, Red, Green & Yellow) and it keeps us from many arguments and really makes life easier. We even keep those colors for drink cups and plates so that I can tell who hasn't cleaned up after themselves ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Ditto the computer/printer, pencil sharpener, three hole punch. Also: glass jars and ziplock baggies. I have so many things stored in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yes! I use those cheap cookie sheets from the dollar store! I agree. These are great for magnetic letters, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 my laminator. no hs mom should be without one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) pool table with formica cover - nice and big and indestructible red ink pens clipboards and pencil holders CD players - music and foreign languages and McGee and MacArthur and AM radio copier - everything cats, dog, birdfeeders - to rest the eyes and mind when reading for a long time view - of the outdoors with, hopefully, something relaxing to look at book bags - everything Staples tables = desks index card boxes - mostly the giant ones; not tiny shelves - all over the place musical instruments library and all the usual stuff - white boards, markers, ref. books, 3-ring notebooks, art supplies, etc. Edited January 31, 2010 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Those post-it strips that you use to keep your place in books. At least that's what WE use them for! We have magenta, bright green, lots of colors. Love 'em! Julie :iagree: I can't live without post-its. dry erase squeegie E-race lapboards What are these two things? Timers - one for each child. Or one for each location where they need to be used! (math tests, piano practice, timing lessons, etc.) I also like personal dry erase boards - we use them for spelling, math and as a hard writing surface. :iagree: We hardly use paper because we use the lap dry erase boards. I will add modeling clay and/or Think Putty. It's get stress reliever for me, and helps the kids to have some thing to fiddle with during lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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