Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Shopping Surprises and a 1,000 view / 25 follower giveaway!

This past week I spent a few hours (and a few hundred dollars) shopping. I found some real bargains and some really neat products. Here's what they were, where I bought them, and what they cost:
Amazing Savings (only in NY and NJ, I LOVE this place!)
  • Word Master game (magnetic letter tiles to improve spelling and vocabulary list price $9.95 $2.99
  • Granny Apples (quick counting apple dice game) $9.99 $2.99 
  • Grafix My First 3D Spelling Puzzle $3.99
  • On the Dot brain teaser game (good for flips and turns) $3.99
  • Uno with Angelina Ballerina ($2.99) and Winnie the Pooh ($2.99) - those you could probably get at a dollar store
  • Be Rhymed! $3.99
  • Art Skills adhesive quick numbers $1.99 - I think I might have the kids use these to sequence events
  • Creative Hands Puzzle Alphabet Stickers $1.29
  • Newton's Apples Gravity Strategy Game $6.99
  • My First Word Match Puzzle $3.99
  • Fundomino (color / number matching) $6.99
  • Wood Clock Puzzle $4.99
  • Lost in the Zoo game with Under the Sea Hide and Seek $4.99
  • Full Time Deluxe Double Easel Desktop $10.99 (magnetic dry erase / chalk board - perfect for guided reading table)
  • Shoe lacing puzzles $3.99
  • Compo Combo-an-animal (match the head and tail and it makes a sound) $5.99
  • Chipboard ringed notebooks $1.99 - I have 2 which are used as bathroom trackers - one for boys / one for girls - they flip the notebook pages on the hook by the door to show their name so we know who is out of the room

Target dollar bin (everything $1.00)
  • Hawaiian flower and surfboard coarkboards (I'm thinking I'll do a beach/ocean theme next year)
  • Pocket Chart Schedulers (for centers)
  • Dry erase Class Scheduler
  • Daily Weather Chart Spinner
  • Dry erase learning mats - addition and time
  • Dr. Suess book bags
  • Crazy hats (for Dr. Seuss' birthday of course!)
  • Classroom signs
  • Pencil and star pointers (I think we'll use the pencils for skywriting and stars for sparkle spelling)
  • Some A+ workbooks for Social Studies, Science, and Phonics
Party City (they had a summer sale with some items being only $1)
  • Paper lanterns
  • Imprintable Papers
  • Plates (to use as picture frames)
  • Tablecloths (to use as bulletin board background paper)
I haven't been to Walmart, Michael's, Staples, or Five Below yet....that's for another blog and for when I get my 25th follower!

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