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My Tool Bucket

4/1/2013

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I am frequently asked about the kinds of materials I want to have with me when I am co-teaching in classrooms. While the things I take depend on the specific lesson objectives, I also like to have some standard supplies that could be used on the spur of the moment.

Here's my (ever changing) list of favorite items:

  • colored acetate strips (highlight lines in text)
  • colored sticky arrows
  • large neon paper arrows to stick on board
  • green, yellow and red restickable dots
  • index cards
  • poker chips
  • dice
  • plastic plates for Pass the Plate brainstorming
  • transparency markers (water-based)
  • a noisemaker (bell, harmonica, clapper)
  • file folder work masks
  • clear plastic report covers (to slide over text pages, use markers to write on)
  • Challenge Questions Bag (see downloadables)
  • Deal or No Deal Briefcases for vocab review (see downloadables page)
  • Nite Lite Companion Pens
  • Wikki Stix
  • post it notes
  • scratch off stickers see idea explained HERE
  • Highlighter Tape

3 Comments
Pat Weber link
4/26/2013 12:54:01 am

How cool is that! I have several buckets I use for work around my barn,but I'm really liking the idea to load a bucket for work at school.

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Brett Muscarella
6/5/2013 07:46:02 am

The strategy bucket is an amazing idea! I am currently studying at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education. At the Warner school I am working on my master's degree in special education. Currently I am in a literacy class, and I have been thinking about creating strategy "buckets" that I could give to literacy teacher in the Rochester City School District. We are also going to include instructions for the teachers who would be given these buckets. This is a great way to expose teachers to new ideas and strategies. I was wondering if anyone has heard of places that would donate materials for the bucket?

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Anne Beninghof
6/7/2013 01:01:47 am

Thanks for the feedback. We pick up many of the items at the dollar store.

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