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Amazon Classroom Must-Haves

There are so classroom must haves that teachers need to set up a new classroom. And lucky for us, we can find most of them affordably and conveniently on Amazon. Another great thing about Amazon is that you can create an Amazon classroom wish list to share with people who want to support your classroom!

I’ve put items into different categories to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. You can scroll through to see items for Classroom Setup, Classroom Whiteboard, Classroom Materials, and then Just For Fun stuff.

Classroom Setup Must-Haves

Here are all the Amazon classroom must-haves that will help you get your classroom set up and ready!

Matte Finish Spray

This matte finish spray is definitely a teacher must-have. Any time you laminate, your things come out all shiny – which means light hitting it can make a glare that’s hard for your students to see. Hit your laminated goods with a little bit of this spray, and you’ll be good to go! It instantly mattifies the sheet and makes it glare-free. 

Cordless Hot Glue Gun

Hot glue guns are definitely one of the most useful classroom must haves from Amazon. But what sets this one apart is that it's cordless!! After you charge it up, you can unplug it and use it around the classroom – such a useful feature.

Command Strips

Okay, these are definitely one of the top 5 Amazon classroom must-haves. I use these all over the place in my classroom – they are so strong! These are what hold up my acrylic whiteboard shelves, hold up heavy décor on the wall, and even hold up 

Chalk Paint Spray

I was surprised how much I used this throughout the school year! It’s just like spray paint, but it’s only chalk, which means you can use it all over school property without getting in trouble – water washes it right off. 

I’ve used this for a lot of things – marking spots on the grass field for students to sit or stand, even drawing giant math pictures on the sidewalk, or drawing boundaries for a game on the black top.

Command Clips

These clips do some heavy lifting in my classroom. I use them to store current anchor charts, to hold our microfiber cloths, even to hold up my fancy tassels on my teacher desk.

Desk Organizer

The perfect combination of cute and functional, this desk organizer fits everything that I need. I love the different compartments and the fact that it swivels.

Line Up Dots

I think these line up dots are an Amazon classroom must have that every teacher should try. These are vinyl stickers that stick to your floor to mark where students stand in line. When we line up to go to recess or line up to wash hands at the sink, these dots ensure that my students are spaced out – which eliminates most of the “line drama” that can easily happen when students go to line up.

Velcro Rug Spots

I was so impressed with these – they didn’t budge the whole year, even though our janitors vacuum nightly. They clearly mark students rug spots so that they always know where their personal space is. 

Cloth For Bulletin Boards

Two advantages of using cloth instead of paper as your bulletin board background: #1 you have way more color choices, and #2 it’s a whole lot sturdier. This cloth easily lasted 2 whole years for my bulletin borders.

Whiteboard Must-Haves

These items have transformed my whiteboard from blah to totally functional and fabulous. These are awesome solutions for making your whiteboard work best for you.

Whiteboard Display Shelves

I love these acrylic shelves from Amazon. They’re only 12 inches long, so they don’t take up too much board space, but you can still fit 2 books on each one. They add so much to my whiteboard display, and I love having a place to put the read alouds we are currently working on. And what holds them up? Command strips of course!

Magnetic Clips

These magnetic clips are definitely a classroom must-have. I use these all the time – they’re so handy and unbelievably strong. For example, I use them to hold up anchor charts, a work sample, or anything else I want hung up on the whiteboard.

Magnetic Shelf

This is another fun choice for displaying books on a whiteboard. It’s mega strong, so it’s a good choice for displaying heavier items on your magnetic whiteboard.

Classroom Materials Must-Haves

These are my ride or die classroom must-haves from Amazon. They do so much heavy lifting in my classroom, so I can say they are definitely worth the purchase.

Laminator

I get so much use out of this laminator! I am constantly creating new bulletin boards or new center works. And I have learned the hard way – if you don’t laminate it, it will be destroyed. Laminating lets me reuse materials year after year. 

I went with this basic little laminator, and it gets the job done. It’s lasted years, and it’s super easy to use. Don’t forget to stock up on plenty of laminating sheets! 3m is the size you want for most things – 5m if you need something super strong and sturdy.

Drying Rack

This isn’t just for art projects – I actually use this as a catch-all for all unfinished work. It’s wonderful for when you’re mid-craft and have to clean up quickly – students have a designated slot to pile up their work to resume later.

Worried about papers falling through the cracks? Cut pieces of foam board or cardboard to slide into the rack and give each student a sturdy surface to place things on.

Wireless Headset Microphone

These became all the rage during pandemic teaching when we were all in masks and couldn’t be heard. But I became so attached to mine, I don’t think I’ll give it up!

I love being able to raise my voice without having to raise my voice, if you know what I mean. And the wireless feature of this duo makes it so I can move around the classroom without having to wear the bulky speaker.

Classroom Mailboxes

These are a great way to organize anything you want to be sent home with your students. I have students pick up their homework and put it in a folder that lives in their mailbox slot each day. Then any papers or crafts that need to be sent home get put in the mailbox and students can take them home along with their homework folder.

The mailbox slots are handy for larger items, like crafts and projects, that wouldn't fit in a folder or file.

Bathroom Cones

This is my favorite way to be able to tell which students are in the bathroom at any given time. When a student asks to use the bathroom, they put one of our cones at their desk. Then I can easily glance around to see who's gone if another student asks to use the bathroom.

Microfiber Cloths

I’m all about having students help keep their classroom clean. These microfiber cloths are great for students to wipe up messes, clean tables, and wipe off surfaces. I keep a huge backup stash of them in the room so that I only run out and have to wash them every two months or so.

Just For Fun

Okay, so maybe these don't qualify as must have classroom items. But they are still definitely some of my favorites, so I couldn't leave them off!

Karaoke Microphone

When I need an engagement boost in my classroom, I whip out this karaoke microphone. I’ll announce that any student who raises their hand to participate will get to tell us their answer using the microphone. And like magic, every hand goes up to answer each question!

Tassels

Well, I just couldn’t resist sharing a couple of my Amazon classroom décor faves as well. These tassels are adorable – I used them to spruce up my teacher desk area.

Silver Stars

These hanging stars definitely qualify as one of my personal classroom Amazon must-haves because I use them literally everywhere in my classroom. Hanging over my whiteboard, dangling over doors, glued to clothespins, hanging in windows… they really do pull my room together in such a fun way.

R E A D letters

I love my READ display in my classroom library. These wooden letters are so versatile, you can decorate them any way you want to. I pasted on pastel tissue paper circles to create a cute bubble look on the front.

Classroom Must-Haves From Amazon

Like I said before, the list could go on and on. I will come back and update this periodically, as I am bound to discover more wonderful items from Amazon to help make your classroom run even more smoothly.

Which Amazon must-have are you the most excited to get? Let me know in the comments!
xoxo 
Laura

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Read on for classroom storage ideas that will make classroom organization a breeze!

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Classroom Storage

Classroom storage can be huge headache. There is just so much stuff that goes into making a classroom function. Finding a space for everything that makes sense to you is crucial. Because having things organized is a non-negotiable when you’re in the middle of a school year and need to be able to find things quickly. 

These are solutions you can use for summer storage and throughout the school year to make sure there’s a place for everything and everything is in its place!

Ziplock Bags for Bulletin Boards

One thing you don’t want to lose and have to redo is your bulletin board pieces. It’s so worth it to laminate and store all your bulletin board pieces so that you can re-use them every year. The best way to store them? Gallon-sized Ziplock baggies! These are a great classroom storage staple.

I put each bulletin board set in its own Ziplock baggie and label the outside with a Sharpie. And this doesn’t have to be wasteful – I reuse the Ziplock baggies year after year.

File Organizer for Bulletin Boards

Part 2 of the bulletin board storage is, in my opinion, pretty darn genius. Instead of having a bunch of loose Ziplock bags to keep track of, use a file organizer. This lets you see them all in a row. 

You can organize them by month or unit, or whatever makes the most sense for you. A serious lifesaver if you’re like me and like to switch out your bulletin boards all the time.

Dry Erase Pockets for Center Works

I always have tons of these dry erase pockets because I use them for center works, math class, etc. But did you know they double as storage solutions too? You can use your dry erase pockets that are out of rotation or that are a little old and beat up to house center works! 

This keeps all the pieces of each center neatly together. Plus, they’re in a container that you can see through so you won’t have to open up bin after bin looking for the one you need!

Oversized Zip Pouches for Center Works

For center works that have bulky pieces (I love using manipulatives and stuffies in many of my center activities), these oversized zip pouches are the perfect classroom storage solution. Just zip up all those pieces, and you won’t have to worry about losing anything!

They come in several different sizes, but I find the 9×13 size is the most versatile. If you have something unusually large, you can opt for this extra-large 17×12 size! 

Pencil Cases

Pencil cases are definitely another classroom storage staple. But I like to use them for a lot more than just pencils…

At the end of every school year, I always have some leftover pencil cases that are a little too beat up to give to next year’s students, but still totally functional. I find that these are the perfect classroom storage idea for keeping all my leftover materials organized. Got some leftover unused gluesticks? Put them in a pencil box. Whiteboard markers that still have juice? Another pencil box. Student erasers that I’m going to reuse next year? Into a pencil box! 

This helps me take control of the materials and contain them in a way that is helpful. Extra points if you color code and label them too. These are by far my favorite pencil cases because they are sturdy enough to last the year, and the price point is unbeatable.

The Perfect Classroom Bin

One of the most crucial storage ideas for the classroom is the ultimate classroom bin. I found one that I use for almost everything. Just a few ways that I use these bins in my room:

• Classroom library bins: I organize my library by level, and these bins are the perfect size to hold my books.
• Student crates: Students store all their class materials in a crate. These crates hold their workbooks, notebooks, plus their pencil pouches and math toolkits.
• Center activities: When students go to our workshop shelves to get a work for centers or workshop time, they are often stored in these perfectly sized bins.

I always keep some extra on hand for when I need flexible storage throughout the year to hold current math materials, or unfinished project materials, or anytime I’m collecting materials from families.

Paper Trays

There’s no doubt that teachers need a lot of paper in their classrooms. Especially for us primary grades – the more colors, the better! Paper trays are hands down my favorite way to organize all my beautiful papers. 

I have paper trays for all of our colored construction paper, for our writing paper, and for our blank paper. I love that paper trays allow you to visually see what you’re low on for easy re-stocking. And it’s easy to make some paper trays in student-accessible cabinets if they need everyday access. For example, our writing paper, blank paper, and paper scraps go in paper trays that are accessible to students throughout the year.

File Folders for Master Copies

Saving and organizing materials you use each year is a game changer for making subsequent teaching years easier. But it can require some creative ideas for classroom organization to find a system that works. 

While many teachers like to keep their master copies in binders, I have found files to be the best solution. There are lot of things that I want to save that don’t fit well in a binder, but fit in a file beautifully. The kinds of things that I save masters of so I can reuse them year after year are: craft templates and samples, reinforcement work for each subject, challenge assignments for each subject, homeworks.

I like that I don’t have to fumble for the right binder – I just look at my file box and I can see everything I have in one place.

Binders for Assessments

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Now, I know I’m team file for most things, but I do like binders for assessments. These are easier for me to keep organized with tabs, so binders are a great storage solution. You can create a separate binder for each subject, and then keep masters of your assessments for each quarter so that you don’t have to go looking for theme every year.

There are so many cute binder cover designs out there, so it’s easy to personalize them! Click here for the binder covers shown in my picture.

Monthly Bins

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Having monthly bins is one of the most convenient storage ideas for classroom organization. Once you have a clear idea of what bulletin boards, centers, and other materials you need for each month, you can store them in these handy plastic bins. 

This makes it so much easier to stow away the stuff you no longer need at the end of the month, and bring out the new stuff! You could also organize these by season, theme, or unit, depending on how you like to break down your schoolyear.

Classroom Storage Ideas

I hope these ideas for classroom storage were useful! If you’re a new teacher, I suggest picking a couple ideas to start with and then slowly building on as time goes on. I certainly did not have all these systems in place at the beginning of my teaching career.

And the truth is, as you continue to teach, your supplies will change and grow, and your organization will have to change and grow as well. So you can always return to these ideas when that happen. After all, the classroom is an ever-evolving environment.

What storage solution are you most excited to try out? 
Let me know in the comments! 
xoxo Laura

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