Twitchetts - Another Great Website for Teachers

Some great ideas here!

I'll also be adding it to my list on the sidebar.

A Great Little Tool - Plastic Lacing Needles!

For so long, I've had to resort to bending paperclips in order for my students to be able to thread yarn through pasta, bells, beads, etc. That was until I found these neat plastic lacing needles. A bag of 32 ran me $4. The eyes are big enough so that the kiddos can thread it themselves, and the bendable needles will fit through the squirrliest macaroni!

A Neat New Teacher Tool! The Scissor Mouse!

I found this at Walgreens. It's called the Scissor Mouse by Westcott, and it comes in several colors. I often need to cut construction paper into strips, or the sign-in name pages into slips. Basically, you hold the paper down on the table with one hand, and sit the Scissor Mouse on the table next to the paper. With long, quick movements, I can cut what I want with very little effort, and it doesn't take much practice to get the hang of it. Darn thing is much better and faster than a pair of regular scissors.

"Pen on a Rope"

I can't rave about these enough. I adore pen necklaces, and I tell family members to give them to me on my birthday, and to put them in my stocking at Christmas. But I also tell them the pen part has to detach from the necklace, or else I'll be dragging my head down with it when I need to sign something.

But as a teacher tool, I never have to worry about looking for one when I need it!