As I get ready to head back to school in a couple weeks, I am thinking about essential ESOL classroom supplies I might need to replenish. I hope your school provides all or most of these items. I realized as I was thinking about it, I have some favorite classroom “duos.” You know things that are perfect pairs. So in honor of that, here are 5 essential ESOL classroom supplies – favorite duos edition.
Essential ESOL Classroom Supplies Duo #1
Honestly, I’m not sure how I taught for so many years without these dry erase pocket sleeves. They cut down on so much time spent on laminating! They save on colored ink too since you can print something once and use it many, many times. For games like Speaking Tic Tac Toe shown, I love to use colorful markers. It just adds to the engagement when students can choose their color. Don’t forget thin markers for writing and these make-up pad “erasers” too!
Essential Classroom Supplies Duo #2
Crayons and these boxes that fit 24 crayons perfectly are also an awesome duo! The boxes help prevent breakage and crayons getting lost. It makes for easy cleanup and independence too! I send students to my drawer to grab a box when they are ready. They get a little movement and I can keep circulating.
Essential Classroom Supplies Duo #3
Hopefully your school has lots of these, but every ESOL teacher needs scissors and glue sticks for cut up sentences, sorting, and special projects too!
Essential ESOL Classroom Supplies Duo #4
I’ve mentioned this before, but I love plastic folders for their durability and a great bin to store them in too! You can buy multiple of one color or a rainbow assortment of both folders and bins.
Duo #5
I love a great anchor chart, don’t you? These markers last a long time for me and the chart paper sticks like a giant sticky note so I can move it around the classroom.
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Happy Teaching!
Beth
