School Supplies That Teachers Love vs. Hate

An honest teacher's review... 🤣 (with Honest Teacher Vibes)
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[@KatTheLavaGirl]

Glitter is fun for 5 seconds, then afterwards, you’ll be finding glitter until the day you die! I was in a school play in 5th grade and they put glitter in my hair and I have thick, curly hair and I’m still finding glitter to this day

[@vanessab.6682]

How old are you now?

[@duo2146]

ikr?!?!

[@olivia8oof]

Wow

[@su-rv2uq]

I know. Glitter is evil! After the nuclear explosion, they will find cockroaches and glitter!

[@johnjones5354]

I purchased a baby gift for some friends, and made the mistake of putting glitter tissue paper in the gift bag. The bag was in the back seat of my car for 10 minutes. The child is now 11 years old, and I have changed cars twice and I STILL find glitter in the back seat.

[@annalisasauter7935]

I always preferred the notebooks with the coils, as they are much easier to keep open. Seriously! Whenever I received a non-coiled notebook, I needed to get my entire binder out in order to not lose my place in my notes.

[@tinabastarache2674]

oh yeah the same and stitched ones pages would rip easily when tearing out.

[@marthamcdonald6609]

I love spiral notebooks for notes in my classroom. It’s harder for them to lose a page of notes. EVERYTHING else I totally agree on.

[@Moonzie]

I am the opposite way since I am left handed I would get the spiral marks all over my hand and it will hurt like crazy. I preferred the stitches one because I could use it without hurting.

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

I think age has a big thing to do with it. Younger elementary kids are turds and will twist those wire coils so they become a damn weapon. However older kids are usually fine with them. As an adult i much prefer the coils.

[@unu4063]

Frrrr I love coils but you need to get good ones or else you get stabbed

[@southerngirljess1987]

I’m dead on the glitter quote, “Satan’s dandruff.” 😂😂😂 That is so true! I hate glitter so much! This was a very ACCURATE video!

[@ls-kk4pq]

I laughed so hard - loved that!!

[@Karen-kw8jg]

Amen to that, lol.

[@claireevelyn3379]

i hate the notebooks and bags with glitter water gel in them. Kids just play with it until its pops. OR they pop it themselves.

[@ErinGoBragh11]

aka "Craft herpes" because you cannot get rid of it

[@michellehofer3166]

I hate glitter!! But my kindergarten teacher friend loves it, I seriously don't get it!!

[@estherk37]

I love her hitting the camera for the NO’s. Lol!

[@jeaniehat]

So do I!

[@evelynbeadling591]

🤣🤣 🤣🤣

[@beanieboolover492]

So do I it kind of feels like asmr

[@Icingflower]

It’s ASMR - tough love edition!

[@LauraDickenson]

Me too! Wack! NO! 😂

[@mischellyann]

I am not a teacher nor do I have children, but I love this woman.

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

I’m here with ya. Not a teacher. Don’t have kids. Don’t really like kids. Love this woman.

[@jonthegamerboy]

Same and I’m only a teen lol

[@squidwardsquarepants6600]

I'm a student but it's summer break

[@lexiedreamer1309]

@@squidwardsquarepants6600 same

[@lexiedreamer1309]

@@jonthegamerboy same

[@shalaywashington6326]

I love Ticonderoga pencils! They don’t mess up pencil sharpeners and they’re quick to sharpen hard to break.

[@lwdfn7479]

But they have to be Soft #2!

[@DarknessFalls29]

I love the black ones. I charmed One of my daughter's middle school teachers with them lol

[@kieranhammond8006]

Best pencils. Period.

[@princessnugget5994]

The only pencils I’ve used (other than mechanical) during school. I especially like the erasers. 10/10

[@araparseghian2]

School supplies are the one product where it's usually better to buy the best known name brand (as opposed to food labels where the name brand is usually overpriced and disappointing)

[@saragillihan484]

Preach! I teach 4th grade, and I agree with everything you said. Due to many families being unable to provide requested school supplies for their children, my district started providing school supplies for all K-4 students, about 4 years ago. Supplies are chosen by grade level teams at each building, from a catalog of our warehouse. Crayola coloring supplies, Elmer's Glue STICKS and Ticondiroga pencils, all the way, baby!!!

[@joyceneville9214]

That’s awesome!

[@tinastipak2679]

I'm not satisfied with what our school district has provided in the past - some of it was off brands that didn't work, broke or wore out in the first 2wks! I had to replace stuff anyway.

[@hamie58]

I used to work at a school that every parent paid $25 and the teacher was responsible for purchasing supplies for the year. This meant they got exactly what they wanted and everyone in the class had the same supplies instead of one kid having artist quality supplies and another kid having off brand from the dallarstore.

[@cupweed]

just hope your students know how to put a glue cap on correctly or else the glue will just clump up at the bottom and dry

[@christinebutler7630]

Now why are kids in the fourth and fifth grade, who are old enough to be doing g fractions and history and science, still playing around with crayons in school????

[@BusinessAnalyzer]

Nailed it - Expo dry erase markers! The ink "shatters" and falls off the whiteboard when erased. The other brands smear all over and turn your whiteboard into 50 shades of grey.

[@TS-jh2jg]

I hate the dry erase markers that are so hard to erase that you need a spray bottle of rubbing alcohol to get the board clean. Just NO

[@marciabentley9557]

I'm not a teacher, but a trainer, and I agree 100% about the Expo markers.

[@user-fe1rv4nj7o]

Expo does both. I literally used a red one for like two weeks on a whiteboard and it stained pink and now I have to buy a cleaner spray like fr.

[@nybsbfan18]

😆

[@asteria4279]

And 50 shades of grey just ain't appropriate in a school setting! 😂

[@angelawesneski5029]

Pre-sharpened pencils might be my favorite thing.

[@KatTheLavaGirl]

Even as a student I love them.

[@DarknessFalls29]

They cost more though lol

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

my art teacher in high school spent about ten minutes of our first day telling us explicitly that she had a zero tolerance policy on glitter. she was more intense about it than a judge sentencing someone to life. i’m not even sure she said we’d be punished for it because i don’t think that she technically could have but we all walked away from it knowing that glitter will stay in a classroom long after we are all dead and gone and that it is a plague on every art room, every item of clothing, everything. that glitter is so impossible to remove, spilling it will leave a sparkly mess upon our soul, and by extension, hers. i wish i remembered her exact words but i will tell you i never saw ANYONE bring glitter into her classroom for the four years that i witnessed. she was the kindest woman in the world, really young, always bubbly and fun. but that glitter speech would strike fear into the hearts of serial killers. we loved her.

[@beccajay9]

You forgot about the extra long pencil box that doesn’t fit in any desks or lockers!!!!

[@kt5cents]

Or the extra long, I got it on vacation pencils big enough for the hulk to use to finish his thesis.

[@joterry7928]

Only thing better than pre- sharpened pencils? TICONDEROGA pre-sharpened pencils! If only I had known about them when I was teaching!

[@urfavleo07]

Or mechanical pencils

[@Moon_427]

@@urfavleo07 no your gonna find them led everywhere

[@birb2197]

@@urfavleo07 that was my 5th grade teacher’s biggest fear, and til this day i can still hear her faint whispers “nnnneverrrr useeee mechanicalllll pencillss……mechanicalllll…nooo” (She’s not dead)

[@pancudowny]

I'll just get my kid a Pentel Sharp mechanical pencil (0.5mm) like I had.... Same hardness of filament ("lead") as a No. 2, never gets dull, and the eraser is replaceable! ;D

[@ileeeenify]

We got those teeny tiny backpacks… when the kids are 3 and taking a change of clothes to day care. Makes them feel like a big kid. Definitely not for actual school.

[@kellypatterson9996]

Yes I did the same thing when my kids were in preK,but not any any of the older grapes.

[@cyan.-]

Yeah I had one in preschool but definitely not for older grades

[@SandraSoapbox]

Tiny backpacks? What is this? The 90s?! The age of baby backpacks.

[@su-rv2uq]

As a former preschool teacher, I wanted parents to bring two complete changes of clothes plus 2 or 3 more pairs of underwear for the kid at all times. At those ages, lots of stuff can happen.

[@kileyblack2462]

I still remember when one of my students decided to bring two (two!) backpacks - one regular sized and one tiny. The regular one held all of her school work, the tiny one held ... I don't know what. But she was always struggling to decide whether to put her work in the big one or the little one.

[@elaineplum6601]

I just wish crayola would lower their prices, so parents don’t have to buy the cheap stuff that breaks, gets torn, causes damage, etc.

[@eldergeek6077]

Wait until the end of August and they drop to Clearance prices. Better yet, make friends with the drugstore cashiers and they might help you out.

[@natertater4974]

I am almost done with my economics class and all I am thinking is supply and demand!

[@ducknberry]

@@eldergeek6077 Yes! I have definitely bought 24 box of Crayola crayons at Target for $.98 in the back to school sales. It's worth more than that to get something the kids can actually use. Those crayons can make it more than one year if they let down the paper. Kids do not have to have new packs every year. Do not let them throw out supplies from the year before unless they are really damaged. I salvaged so many binders, notebooks, and writing implements MANY years teaching in middle school when the students cleaned out their lockers at the end of the year!

[@Yaritza_R]

I just bought a 24 pack Crayola crayons for $0.50 last week.

[@margaretthym8234]

I find Crayola at the dollar store!

[@christinegreen3974]

Glitter glue!!! I would add anything scented or that lights up to the no list. There's something every year!

[@momentsformoms9467]

Yes I’ve been seeing scented glue. 🤦‍♀️ let’s not.

[@eowyn8340]

🤣🤣 LOVE the Iron Man reference! Nailed it too. They do sound like Iron Man tripping/falling when those huge bottles fall. What I also hate with a passion- mechanical pencils. It takes them 30 minutes to load those things. 😵‍💫

[@cmhughes8057]

I agree with the mechanical pencils, those are for responsible high school students and above, not for grade school kids.

[@araparseghian2]

@@cmhughes8057 I don't even like using them as an adult. You write with the slightest amount of pressure and the lead breaks.

[@Ally-pw8xe]

Fr I loved the reference

[@daddyskeletorr]

I can not use anything but mechanical pencils. I can't STAND regular no. 2 pencils.

[@gotamaze]

@@araparseghian2 You can get thicker lead. The .9’s are very nice. They don’t break very easily and they last a long time. If you break the .9 lead on a regular basis, you’re probably using way too much pressure. Who wants hand cramps?! 😉

[@4pensword4]

As a teacher, I absolutely love handheld pencil sharpeners. For those kids who insist they always need a perfectly sharpened pencil (which is most of them), it keeps them in their seats & working instead of whining and making noise at the pencil sharpener.

[@jaycilangehennig2059]

Oh my gosh I know!!!

[@joyceneville9214]

I was always careful with school supplies, getting my littles exactly what was on the list. But I live in NYS so the schools are not half defunded. I still remember my friend’s story, when her eldest started public kindergarten somewhere in the upper south, like Delmarva but not. She was given a crazy long list and meticulously put her child’s name on everything (she grew up in Maine, that’s what you do, right? Wrong) So the teacher removed the child’s name from everything that was supposed to be classroom supplies. 6 boxes of Kleenex for example, 6 rolls of paper towels… the child was in tears! When my friend talked to other parents she learned the truth. The teacher? Restructured her list to make it clear what should be labeled with the child’s name and what shouldn’t. It might be easier if we funded schools properly, but hey, that would make sense!

[@genxx2724]

We’re paying tax. The money isn’t being allocated properly. When I was a child in public school, families didn’t provide supplies.

[@marygarrett9724]

Where I am they don’t even know what book rental is. That would be a big help in funding schools.

[@marygarrett9724]

@@genxx2724 we did. We had to buy our own stuff

[@kudzu_]

Who thinks the things like kleenex and paper towels are for their individual child and not class supplies? I do see her point though, one year the teacher took all their glue sticks, colored pencils, regular pencils, folders, everything, and put them into class bins. Wish I knew that before I spent extra money on special items custom to what my son likes. That kinda irked me.

[@joyceneville9214]

@@kudzu_ where both my fiend and I grew up asking parents to supply the classroom was unheard of.

[@alysonserenastone2917]

Texas Instruments calculators are a must. Don't spend your money on those dollar ones-if your child is 7th grade and up. They need a scientific calculator.

[@desslou]

And you only have to buy it once!

[@unknownperson3691]

@@desslou unless you were me and lost your first calculator hence not having any calculator for 2 years.

[@desslou]

@@unknownperson3691 I didn't have one at all, just had to borrow from friends who didn't have math when I did. My parents had other priorities when it came to money 👀

[@KaylaPearlCPNinja]

Yeah definitely. A TI-84 calculator is required in college math classes as well as being a necessity in high school math classes.

[@duckymcquack6795]

Yes!! But do make sure the teacher’s got them provided already for the class, which is what my 7th grade teacher did. When the kid goes into highschool, though, you must get your own because not all math teachers provide them.

[@michiganabigail]

Let’s clarify: this is definitely an elementary school teacher’s problems, and it sounds like she teaches 3rd graders or younger kids.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

Yeah

[@blueberry_queen7383]

Yah becayse my teacher was loke fully reconending ys to get ring notebooks and trapper keeperd but especialy the huge ones to put every single one of our belongings in, like my school has the 6th grade in the elementary school instead of middle school. And we switch classes unlike last year and they dont like stuff in our desks

[@michiganabigail]

@@blueberry_queen7383 I had fifth grade like that! I had a huge binder in middle school (6-8) because they wouldn’t let us keep our backpacks with us. Fortunately, though, my high school let us keep our backpacks with us.

[@eviecox3124]

Yup. Like some Middle and Highschools (at least where I'm from) don't let you carry your backpack with you, so big binders are a lifesaver. I'm only aloud to do it right now because they're not giving us lockers thanks to Covid.

[@michiganabigail]

@@eviecox3124 that’s stupid. Lockers are individualized. They should be fine.

[@diannegonzalez1436]

As a retired teacher I say AMEN especially about Crayola

[@hdavv]

You have the same name like me Gonzalez

[@chloe_3787]

In our district it’s teachers asking for the giant trapper keepers and parents complaining about their nine year olds walking around with binders as big as them hahahaha

[@joyceneville9214]

For a number of years my district had a big note on the supply lists “No Trapperkeepers”

[@tinabastarache2674]

@@joyceneville9214 in my middle school also my sister's when we went we had to have binder system all in one. my sis and i usually went with and new one each year were the five star zip up ones 1194-1997 for me. we would use stickers to decorate them and black sharpies to doodle on them. had have a separate 1in 3 ring binder for math, though as we had notebook checks which were a test grade easy a for me because math alone was worst subject for me. we had limited locker time and no backpacks allowed only for locker. to make less time at locker our binders held folders and notebooks. and all had to do during locker time was grab new textbook and other one back. we girl's could carry purses or mini backapcks. the binders worked for us we didn't have to worry about losing important things. in high school i never used my locker as backpacks were allowed. elementary school, no binders we had our desks with storage area and cubbies the big binders were actually good for the older kids because of how all subjects were broken up. we didn't have desks so we could open them up and find our calculators and rulers and what not more so in middle school. they were also good for keeping floppy discs safe and handy. didn't use binders in high school except one for math this being the reg one inch 3 ring.senior year, I also had to have one for child development.

[@reynaandersen9328]

Not Greg from accounting! I’m so guilty of the large binders! 😆

[@pancudowny]

This is why we carried Trapper Keepers in the day. And in my senior year, at an alt-placement school, I carried my books in a Samsonite attache case... as I wore a suit to school, once a week! ;)

[@lynnern57]

Someone finally said it out loud! I never sent my kids to school with cheap a** RoseArt or off brand crayons. THEN you gonna dump them into a large bin for the classroom to share??!! No! I did not buy the best for your child to use up and mine get stuck with the off brand. That is why I put my kids’ names on EACH and EVERY individual crayon , not just the box. 😜

[@seadragon1456]

If you really do that, that's funny as heck.

[@lynnern57]

@@seadragon1456 yep. I do.

[@katiebellejohnson3442]

@@lynnern57 I did the same! Then I rolled tape around them so they wouldn't break. They just had to push the crayon up through the tape when it got worn down.

[@carlalamar6193]

Right On !!!

[@kaelindefran1550]

When she started talking about the stainless water bottles I was laughing so hard because I have a stainless water bottle and it falls to the ground SO many times!

[@bobbicovert237]

I'm guilty of like 3 of these I'm sorry... I will redeem myself this year I promise. Awesome video and more importantly THANK YOU FOR BEING A TEACHER. We as parents leave the most precious things to us for you to teach and so much more. Thank you for all you do.💖

[@sherrycohen1824]

For middle school and high school students, I recommend Japanese binders with plastic coils that open so you can add and rearrange pages. They're pricier, but they're wonderful and have ruled lines or grid, making note taking easier to keep neat.

[@marybatsgirl]

There must be a way that schools could make up this list on their preferred stationery provider's website (maybe even a local business?) so the parents can just place an order for the whole lot in one go. Bam. Teachers have the correct classroom supplies, parents aren't traipsing around with stir-crazy school holiday kids hanging off them, trying to find everything on the list or saying screw it and buying generic.

[@nykoto1]

When my now adult son was in school that was a big fundraiser for the PTO. It had everything on the list all packaged. At the end of the year you could buy the next year's supply kit. If you waited until the year started, the price went up and always sold out. They even held on to it until you picked it up at Meet the Teacher Night.

[@bearwarner4994]

So smart.

[@ls-kk4pq]

"white out - like trying to write on goosebumps" Yep!!! Giggled out loud!

[@ivyteacherwilson]

She is hilarious 😂

[@kimrobbins3318]

As a janitor in a school, I approve this message. None of the teachers even bother to clean in my school, so it’s ten times worse.

[@caitlinbures4802]

Glitter is the herpes of the craft world!!!! I do art in my child’s class and with Cub Scouts and I refuse to send any project home that has glitter!

[@SylesteHoskins]

I sent my 5-year-old daughter to school with new glitter shoes and didn't realize that they shed! She refused to wear them back to school again because, "She didn't say anything, but I think she was mad that I left glitter all over the floor." Her face was so sad 😔. Sorry teach!😬😊

[@lildebleigh84]

Oh my! I’ve spent so time teaching in kindergarten…. EVERYTHING you said is so so so true!!! Thank you for the good laugh and education for parents. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dawnmitchell4239]

hitting the camera for the NO BUYs = bopping a dog's nose lightly when they misbehave

[@olivianotrodrigo]

there's always that one kid that has the CrazyArt brand for coloring stuff, paper folders with dogs, and those pencil box's you showed 😂

[@furcorn9804]

Fun fact: My school used to make us use ticonderoga pencils when we got back to school. It wasn’t encouraged it was freaking MANDATORY

[@ksherrick430]

Like half of the "we hate these" supplies are on my kids' school supply lists from the school! This year they wised up and specified pre-sharpened yellow #2 pencils and Crayola crayons and colored pencils, though.

[@twdjt6245]

Those big binders are actually necessary in my county for middle schoolers.

[@Cheese_dinosaur]

The “briefcase” binders are good for middle and high schoolers cause I fit all my folders in there so I only need to carry one binder around not 2-3

[@Kalani_Saiko]

We were required to have them in year 5/6, a lot of kids carry them around now though just because they're easier.

[@Cheese_dinosaur]

@@Kalani_Saiko yeah I find them easier lol

[@tinabastarache2674]

had the binders in middle school in 1994 five star ones my sis and i got. after middle in 1997, only a couple classes need binders but just standard one in binders. backpacks my sis and i had the best each year middle and in high we got jansport backpacks in solid colors. we too old for cutesy character ones. i mean still used folders that had cute puppies and lisa frank folders they were quite sturdy bit pricey but my mom wanted make sure we all set.i used mechanical pencils and regular black or blue pents for notetaking. never had to have supplies for the classroom in all school years. miss the five star binders they nice and didn't have to worry any rain get in backpack wouldn't got through the binder so most thing stayed safe from water damage

[@Cheese_dinosaur]

@@tinabastarache2674 that’s so cool! I’m in middle school right now and having a good time the binders are so good and I have a light backpack because of it!

[@tinabastarache2674]

@@Cheese_dinosaur i even sometimes if had homework in all subjects my middle school loved piling on the homework. i got less homework in high school and even college. i need my books and get heavy so i wold sometimes carry the binder in my hands when walking to the bus and to my home.the binders were light but have 3 or 5 big textbooks in bag ouch. i never lost my bathroom and library pass cards and bus pass cards by keeping them in binders we had fit student planners in and when writing assignments in we had show parents our planners and they had to sign acknowledged it. in elementary we just used our notebooks each subject each day at top page of notes our homework assignments. seriously my sis and i would be doing our homework in between breaks like esp eat dinner too and get ready for bed we never had bedtimes but we always so tired we prob only stayed up until 10 latest. also with middle school homework we legit have to finish it in morning so that meant we had wake up earlier. or if we were lucky to have a study hall we could finish then. be glad you don't have carry around floppy disks. gotta love nice tiny USB flash drives. oh yeah another cool feature of binder thing was we had to tape on our class schedules on inside though. not sure what school gonna be like for my nephew next year he will go to kindergarten. i hope he learns well and is able to socialize and make friends around his age.he such a punk and all over place but i think he bored and lonely feel bad for the kiddo. it's only normal he express interest in playing with others hope he makes it to middle school lols i mean and graduate high school too. isn't it easy too doing homework and you can do it on the couch have nice hard surface to write. nice how nothing falls out too. i have a bit back seen videos on here of the 90's five star zip ups pure nostalgia i mean i had 3 of those always fresh for those 3 years. hope you are enjoying middle school. these some crazy times.

[@DavidBrowningBYD]

My mother taught school for about 400 years, and she would have agreed with you completely! She also advocated for not buying the supplies--or at least not bringing them to school--until they were really needed.

[@shellyballard8316]

Scented markers were the rage in my 3rd grade…circa 1989. They colored like crap, but the SNIFFS!!!!!!

[@emilyadams9986]

You mean Mr. Sketch? No, they coloured really well; you just had to colour going in one direction.

[@tinabastarache2674]

i had scented crayons only in elemenary but had classmates in art class to share their markers of course half time we sniffing markers than doing classwork

[@IgirlbossedTooCloseToTheSun]

I actually really like those thicker fabric binders, they come pre-packed with extra pockets, dividers, straps, and handles The zippers make it hard for the contents to fall out and clatter everywhere if something falls out of a divider or folder Also they can come in really pretty colors In elementary school they used to make us get the hard plastic binders and legit before school started they instructed parents to wrap the edges of them in strong duct tape to keep them from falling apart No thanks sis 😶

[@Kalani_Saiko]

In my primary school (which is admittedly not in the US), we actually HAD to have those zip up folders in 5th and 6th grade as preparation for highschool (in highschool the workbooks are all binder books). We had to put all of our workbooks, a blue pen, a red pen, a black pen, a grey led pencil and a ruler into the inside pockets. It definitely helped us. Actually most of the stuff on this list were things we HAD to have for school in every grade lol. Then again, we actually cleaned up at the end of each class.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

Lol at the three-inch heals reference!

[@bluevol1976]

There are few things in life that can bring as much joy as Crayola colored pencils. I love those gel pens, too.

[@emilyadams9986]

And Laurentian brand pencil crayons in Canada. :)

[@notconvincedgranny6573]

Hold up now - Pentel makes EXCELLENT gel pens. That's not an off-brand. But the Pilot G2 and PaperMate Ink Joy re the gold standard of gel pens, and the G2 is refillable.

[@amiedevoll7754]

Yeah, but she is so accurate about the Crayola crayons.

[@Moonsapphire419]

Pentel is refillable too and it’s my favorite. I’ve tried the Pilot G2 and it’s pretty good for a ballpoint pen. As for PaperMate, they don’t sell those in my country (or if they did they’re super expensive) so I never got to try them. (Btw: This is based on my personal experience so I don’t expect people to have the same opinion as me. The pen you like is totally subjective).

[@unknownperson3691]

Haven’t tried PaperMate but can confirm the pilot G2 to be the gold standard and the Pentels were not too far behind.

[@pancudowny]

I used their Sharp mechanical pencil (0.5mm).... Same hardness of filament ("lead") as a No. 2, never gets dull--which felt better to my nerves as I wrote--and the eraser is replaceable! ;D

[@NR-nf1il]

That's my favorite pen too.I use the G6 which uses the G2 refill.The pen is wider and easier for people with bad hands.

[@zaraheart]

Now I know why my sons school is VERY specific with the supply list lol it’s elementary but everything crayola, folders, composition books(no spiral), stick glue, puffs tissues, bounty paper towels, alll name brand. I just get everything on the list and call it a day, no need to buy extras unless it’s on the teachers wishlist

[@sofiaprimm]

i laughed at the spiral notebook part because I’m a student, and my school supply list actually said to bring spiral notebooks! what a coincidence :)

[@tinabastarache2674]

spiral ones are great becaue you could use up both sides of paper left right to the bottom because notebook could lie flat. with stitched or other ones it would suck having take one hand to hold down side wouldn't flatten. it's easier to tear out a page of paper from spiral notebooks without ripping the paper

[@sofiaprimm]

@@tinabastarache2674 yeah I actually prefer spiral notebooks. when I’m using them in school they’re so much easier

[@elmariamgibson]

Yes! Pre-sharpened Ticonderoga or Dixon-Ticonderoga are the ONLY pencils I use and ask for on my supply list (as a preference of course 😉). They write smoothly. They sharpen easily with less mess. Crayola products are FOR SURE the only acceptable crayons, markers and colored pencils!

[@countrylad6238]

As a scout leader the glitter part really speaks to me… Our 5 year olds do craft with glitter and I’m still cleaning it up 3 years later… and I know it’s not fresh glitter because I yeeted every single last jar out of not just the hall but the entire state. On entering my state the signs now read “no fruit, veggies or GLITTER past this point!!’

[@MilkyWhite1]

1:52 Literally, was my favorite pastime in the classroom when I was bored. I'm 33 now and still remember it fondly. 😂😂

[@luckdragongirl]

1:23 As a teacher, let me give you the ultimate dry erase marker. It is not Expo. It is not going to be at Target or Wal-Mart. You gotta go to Amazon for these bad boys. They have the longest name possible, but here you go. They're called Pilot V Board Master BeGreen Refillable Dry Erase Markers. They make them in 5 colors (black, blue, red, green, and orange). I use black and blue more than the others, but they're all good. Let me give you the low-down on why they are superior: 1. How they write: Crisp, clear, and bold. They only start to fade when they're running out of ink (and we're getting to that part). 2. How they erase: No smudges. The ink kinda flakes off, so you have to clean the tray on your board every once in a while. However, this means you are not breathing in any of the chemicals that make up the ink. Expo markers disperse in the air when erased, if they make it off the board (because they mostly smudge). 3. Longevity: They last a long time. A refill will last you a while. Longer than Expo. 4. Eco-friendly: Less waste 5. Ease of use: You just get a new refill (they're in individual bags), you unscrew the bottom of the marker, you remove the empty cartridge, you push the new refill cartridge in, screw the end back on, flip the marker upside down, and set aside while the ink fills up the felt. 6. Cost effective: Now it will cost to start these up. 1 of each color costs about $8 for the set. Or you can buy a pack of 12 for $18. Then, you have to buy the refills. I buy the box of 12 refills and keep them in the classroom. The refills, just watch the prices and get them when they've dropped. The refills are less than $1. So, the refills are cheaper than buying a pack of Expos at a store. Unless you're buying a bulk pack on Amazon, of course. And a little tip: Chisel tip is the best. I do like the bullet tip, but the chisel is good because you can use scissors to trim off the felt to "resharpen" the tip. Pilot says they can only last 3 refills. Lies. My first 4 markers are still going. They have to have had about 6 or 7 refills each by now in the 4 years since I made the switch. I got fed up with Expo.

[@scarlett7915]

WOW

[@danastokes4146]

Fun fact: In 5th grade we were "required" to carry around those monstrous binder briefcase things because the regular plastic ones "broke too easily". Needless to say, the peer pressure from seeing all my classmates wandering around with those monstrosities finally made me convince my mom to go out and buy me one - just to figure out I didn't have nearly enough room to shove all my notebooks/handouts for each class into a single one anyway.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

It was required at my school during 5th and 6th grade. Luckily we always had plenty of room in the ones we had to get.

[@jessicapartee443]

Zipper binders were the epitome of cool in my day! And no backpack. Messenger bag at best. 🤣🤣

[@charlizeparedes6358]

Two more things teachers might as well absolutely hate are those tin pencil boxes. They may look cool, but they are noisy as hell and don't even fit much in them unless you get the really big ones that don't fit in lockers or bags. One of my teachers personally hated school trolley bags since they had to be wheeled around everywhere and were just too big. When I was in elementary there came a rule where trolley bags were banned since they occupied all the aisle space in our small classrooms.

[@sassytjw]

OMG! You are hysterical. I am a teacher and everything you said is so true. Love it!

[@BroadwayDuchess13]

"Better than Kristi Yamaguchi on ice!" I'm dead!

[@grace.duchess]

ok but for middle school those massive binders are kinda a necessity. we got 6 folders, 6 notebooks or more, computers, pencils cases, water bottles, and textbooks to carry up the stairs. we need em real bad.

[@davideffiong1198]

The glitter thing is so accurate. Though one English teacher I had called it "classroom herpes" because it can start in one corner on the first day of school from one project and she could still find pieces on the other end of the classroom on the last day of the year.

[@shelleyjohnson6375]

I have to say, I used to ask my students to get the pencil sharpeners with the catcher. It was like nails on the chalkboard when the students would sharpen their pencils with the class sharpener.

[@wendybarnes1423]

I love you! Thank you for making me laugh through the day to day annoyances. Every job has them, but teachers have love and humor along with the peeves like no other. You are the best!

[@AZCanner]

As part of my other job duties, I ordered office supplies for 150 people. One section in particular was always asking for White Out. After about 8 months of ordering all this White Out, I asked the secretary why. She said they were using it to correct their timesheets, a legal document! I told them no more White Out and never ordered another bottle for the remainder of my working there, 7 years. Amazing.

[@Kylieisbetterthanyou]

Ik not a teacher. But... 🤣🤣🤣 those words to describ them! Liie ironman trippin over and hittin the floor! 🤣🤣

[@llamasugar5478]

Red drinks and glitter are both works of the devil. Not even kidding.

[@Rob12408]

This woman is an absolute treasure !

[@karinaestrada6802]

“Greg from accounting” “Satan’s dandruff” 😂😂🤣😂

[@ilwilson16]

LOVE THIS! Thank you for saying what I've been saying at the start of every school year.

[@JillRhoads]

What's even better than needing to sharpen pencils?!?! Mechanical pencils!!! Every math teacher loves those things...just make sure you have a good erase as well.

[@KaylaPearlCPNinja]

Yes! I agree.

[@melodythemassagetherapist6957]

Hahaha!!! Love this!! Except I do LOVE Elmer’s glue!! I remember putting it on the back of my hands!!! Peeling it off was sooo cool!! Thanks for being teachers!! 💕

[@kuro.hitsuji]

Honestly, with school rolling around in the next 2 weeks, this was incredibly informative! Thank you!

[@MsTexas73]

Satan’s dandruff. 🤣🤣🤣 I agree with most of this. BUT I want my kids to have their own pencil sharpeners because it’s better than them getting out of their seats a gazillion times in a class period. Mine know I don’t do pencil shavings on the floor. I have three garbage cans in my room. There’s no excuse for a dirty floor. I also want the spiral notebooks. We do interactive notebooks.

[@MsTexas73]

@Therealruvysvat That I can agree with. But in my class, I still sharpen the pencils because if I didn’t my electric sharpener would be broken all the time.

[@perlaplha8159]

You are awesome, I have so much appreciation for the human beings that have to tolerate our kids for more than half of a year. Very grateful for teachers!!

[@Tonica1231]

Love this and other videos you’ve made!!! I agree with your opinions on supplies. My two cents... 1. I hate cheapie dollar store pencils, love Ticonderoga! Cheap ones break immediately. 2. I love plastic or the thick Mead/Trapper Keeper-style folders, hate the cheap 10 for a dollar paper folders. They rip once you put anything in them. 3. In general, while I love Crayola, I hate any markers of any brand. They bleed through any paper and get on to the desks. Also I am not a fan of those 128 or even 64 count crayon boxes that Crayola makes. It just results in more mess and other kids wandering the room borrowing them. Parents should be required to watch this video before they shop. I heard comedian Dimitri Martin say that “glitter is the herpes of craft supplies”. Indeed!

[@heatherm2140]

You must be a great teacher.... teaching me while keeping me laughing the whole time! 🤣

[@alishajames533]

This lady is a hoot, love it! Some of these are so relatable even for middle schoolers. Some days I feel like I'm teaching early elementary haha

[@katherinecaswell9760]

I've never heard anything more accurate!!! Lolllllll!!

[@sarahdoanpeace3623]

You can’t generic school supplies….Crayola all the way; for the win, every time!! God Bless teachers everywhere!!!

[@SetonGirlMara]

Brand new fresh colored pencils. That's my favorite. Honestly, I prefer them over crayons for the upper elementary grades.

[@tinabastarache2674]

in all my school years i always got fresh crayola everthing well 48 color crayons, 12 pack colored pencils, packs of broad and fine tip markers. teachers def wanted crayola only for coloring.some assignments i preferred one medium over others. them things stayed home in middle and high we didn't color in class if any homework where need to draw and color well it was home

[@SetonGirlMara]

@@tinabastarache2674 Right now, I'm hating markers because it bleeds through the paper and onto the desk. My students like to draw on paper towels while I'm trying to teach. The number of paper towel drawings I had to confiscate was unbelievable.

[@tinabastarache2674]

lol kids i am sure that will be my nephew in few years he is 4 right now. idk i would put paper towels away during teaching time and bring out to clean and tell the kids that paper towels are for cleaning. seen other threads hear about glitter and scented glue first i thought scented glue cool not long thought to myself oh yes it be great for kids to go home to parents and told them they were busy sniffing the glue. yeah don't sound right at all scented markers crayons and colored pencils are one thing but glue. i mean when i was in 1st grade til like 3rd grade i ate the paste we used it was mint flavored and just flour and water. it was good. never ate chalk though. i wasn' t the only kid either. oh and scented markers should def be used only in art class because when i had art in elementary it was fun and only place to make a mess. i remember getting scented stickers scratch and sniff those were awesome and very appropriate for sniffing in class every so often during day.

[@EH23831]

“Satan’s dandruff”!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pams5446]

This was so much fun! I have never heard the phrase "Satan's dandruff" before, but it literally made me "LOL" in my living room!

[@wunderbarmutti5221]

That list is 100% right. But now there are scented glue sticks?! Why?

[@mieander]

to get the kids to use it as chapstick. :D

[@acutee2]

Yes to all of this, but my teacher friends call glitter craft herpes.

[@carollee6963]

I LOVED already sharpened pencils. It doesn't waste class time and the learning process is always occuring!!

[@bark1231]

I started choking when you said satans dandruff LOL

[@emilysullivan7810]

Also....why are they making scented glue sticks!!!! I have at least 3 kids that are sniffing glue all day!

[@sarahspindler2914]

I know what you meant, but you might want to be careful who you say that to because they might think they're talking about drugs!

[@seadragon1456]

they really are out here making berry scented glue, playdough, foam, etc.... I dont get it.

[@KatieCottingham]

So a new teacher I worked with when class went back into session last month, she bought a bunch of threw Mondo Llama crayons, and they're surprisingly good. Not Crayola good, but it's pre-school.🤷‍♀️

[@tinabastarache2674]

that brand is also actually pricier than all the other brands.

[@choux8372]

If you have a Daiso store in your area, go there for school supplies. They got everything under the sun for school supplies and a lot of it is both cute AND functional!! They even have an eraser that balls up the shavings so you don't have a big mess.

[@johannawestin5277]

as a crafter i call glitter a crafters herpes, it may not show all the time but it will always be there and show up from time to time 😅

[@melissajones1246]

😂 ALL TRUE! Especially Satan’s dandruff.

[@mebeachgirl1]

This is priceless I just love your style girl.

[@Living4YHWH]

I'm a homeschool mom so I completely understand where she's coming from on most of these... That being sad, my kids are absolutely most definitely not getting Crayola because they are irresponsible and like to leave caps off of markers and leave crayons and colored pencils on the floor for the cats to get ahold of and just toss them wherever! Cheap, difficult to use art supplies are what they get until they become more responsible! LOL. This lady is spot on and hilarious! So glad I found her!

[@katherynedarrah4245]

In this case, that's perfectly fine.

[@annaalva2320]

So true y'all! 🤣 As a parent and a former kid, don't bother with cheap crayons. One time my kids got those from a restaurant and left them in the car...I never got that melted wax out of the back seat. The crayola ones don't melt so fast. Plus you cannot get cheap crayons and markers out of clothing for anything. You save a buck on a package of crayons, and then you gotta trash a 20 dollar hoodie. But the thing with the sharpeners, while true is still necessary because teachers never let you sharpen your pencil mid day.

[@758mt]

I love you, spot on. Who said kids needed bottled water on their desk. However I take their white glue and I use it, it takes an extra 2 minutes but so worth it. Fancy pencil: that paper does ruin my electric sharpener. I use the "emergency sharpener". It's that plastic one you hate, if I'm super busy and can't get to the electric one this is our go to. They also manage their own glue sticks. They need to show me if it's used up and they get one from their own box. This is crucial. Some mom's send in tons of glue and some don't. Really not fair. Some when i send a note : your child is on their last glue stick, I get notes and it's annoying. This way every one is on their own. Sharpened pencil makes me so exited. They put used pencil in a cup and take a fresh one from the sharpened pencil cup. Did I mention I am a Kindergarten Teacher? 31 years on the job. Retire in 2 years. I will miss it. Bored Teachers makes me laugh. And these days we need laughter. Good luck this school year. BTW I bought all my own school supplies first week of July. It's August ...my spelling and puncuation suck, lol. I dont'even know what day it is!!

[@paveschooloftheartsdances7999]

In 4th grade my teacher only gave us the NECESSARY school supplies and all the school supplies our parents bought for us we had to take back

[@samanthamatuszak1201]

And this video goes for all children. Including high school and college kids. Trust me folks, these kids take these bad habits beyond and into adulthood. 😆

[@Bluejean-pq7ng]

"It sounds like Iron Man tripped over something and bumped his head on the floor." I love that quote because I always imagine Iron Man doing just that and it makes me laugh every time

[@pandora4037]

Thank you for the tips. It's honestly very helpful to know what to send.

[@vanessab.6682]

Paper mate gel pens...is it just me or does it really affect your handwriting depending on what pen you use (and even your posture affects writing, in my experience, but the brand of the pen too)?

[@anniezinovenko6357]

Glitter is not only an environmental issue but a classroom who-ordered- this- supply issue? Parents don't allow it in their house so why sprinkle it around my classroom? Other useless supplies: pom-poms & pipe cleaners! Glue doesn't know what to do with either. RoseArt candles! Yup that's right!

[@abigailryan4927]

I am not a teacher, but I do a lot of writing and 110% agree on the Papermate pens. Great quality and lovely colors!

[@jackiestumer1478]

I totally agree with pencil sharpener. I had a 2nd grader who would always throw stuff on the floor. So, I asked the entire class of 15 students to get in a circle and sharpen their pencils; then I asked the student to clean the mess with a broom. He took it as a game & did a great job cleaning it. It worked like a charm. Since then he never did it again!!!!