Teacher Wish List: Printout Included!

As I mentioned in the blog What Do I Need to Order?!, you should make a list for what you need to purchase with money that you are given from your school, and a list for what the parents can volunteer to purchase. A Teacher's Wish List is a great way to get items that are fun for the class, and get a few necessities that were not included on the supply list the students recieved. Below is a list of what you could ask parents to supply:

Teacher Wish List

- Crayola markers 

- Play-Doh

- Gallon size bags: I used a lot of these to organize the centers. 

- Sandwich size bags: Also great for putting centers into.

- Baby wipes

- Regular wipes (Clorox)

- Clothes pins: These are great for centers. 

- Paper towels

- Books 

- Kitchen toys: I needed this as a first year teacher! 

- Board games

- Essential Oils: I had a parent give our classroom a defuser, and we used On Guard and Orange oils. - Dish soap

- Stickers 

- Colored Cardstock 

- Post-it notes

*** All of the items list above are things that I asked parents to get, or I am planning on asking for this year. 

If you are going to do a wish list, make sure you print out individual cards, or write the items on a post-it note; this way, the parents can take the card home with them for shopping. Make sure that your wish list is visible during Open House night. I have posted mine on the white board, and have also seen teachers lay the wish list out on a table. I have created a wish list that you can edit to suit your class, print out the cards, and display them so the parents can take several home. I tell parents to pick however many they want to volunteer for, and they can take the cards with them.


Teacher Wish List: Free Download!

*** If you would like to edit the PowerPoint to make it your own, comment below.