Heather K. Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We're getting ready to start year 6 of hs'ing on Monday. And I finally bought a real (not inflatable) globe-- fabulously round and glossy. And I treated myself to a generously-sized RED coffee cup and a fabulous purple pen for grading. Does anyone else deliberately weave things that make you smile into your teaching day? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Not just *my* day (really nice to write with liquid ink pens), I also try to include little details that my DDs will appreciate too. They've recently expressed a preference for Staedler pencils, so I ordered a new box rather than just picking up whatever they had in the stationery aisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyndiLJ Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Just tonight I picked up 6 folders and a spiral notebook at Target in METALLIC TIE DYE!!! Totally lovin' it, and decided it was worth the coin :-) I decided when we were going to homeschool that if this was my "work place" I would make sure I had the kind of tools that would help me succeed, and I would not feel guilty about them because I'd rather buy once than buy cheap and buy several times. I love my high power stapler that staples many pages at once! I LOVE my all-in-one printer. I adore my teaching cart and white board. Our placemat sized laminated maps are a "must" as we use them daily for all sorts of things. A pencil sharpener that works well, pens that are not cheapies but decent ink flow, fresh dry erase markers...they all delight me to no end! Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I did have cool things when my kids were younger. We still own the globe that we actually got a lot of use out of. I remember the couple of years we had a large white board that was perfect for math and diagramming sentences. We do schoolwork, and keep all of our supplies, on a shelf system in the dining area. A few years ago I reorganized it with pretty baskets so everything had a place and I didn't have books and papers just hanging out. And I use my favorite pencils and white eraser every day. I also have a couple of favorite coffee mugs, and I always have coffee during math, so it's standard to have that cool cup on the table while we're working. Yes, it all makes me happy. I cannot stand to do work when my space is disorganized. For the past few days, my dining room table has been crazy messy and I had to push it all to one side so I had a clean place to work. My job today is to clean off that table so next week will start smooth again. :) Oh, and we use the kind of binders that have a plastic piece wrapped around it so we can drop papers in to be covers. While my ds could care less, I have all the binders labeled with neat covers that have graphics and the subject name on them. It just makes school seem more official somehow. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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