Yard Sales!

Okay, I'm going to admit I've never been one for second hand/used purchases before. But now that has all changed! Going to local yard sales every Saturday morning has become one of my favorite things to do. I get more excited about getting bargain priced items for my classroom than if I had a 100 dollar gift certificate to my favorite retail store. I scored all the items in the picture below for $10.00, YES $10.00 on my latest year sale run. If mention you are a teacher shopping for your classroom, most people will give things away to you for FREE. FREE is my favorite word to hear when I'm shopping. I highly encourage all teachers to hit up as many yard sales as possible over the summer, you can get so much good stuff. I also scored a free overhead as part of my latest haul. I don't really need it for school since we have document cameras and other new technology, but who could pass up a free overhead, I'm planning to use it this summer to paint quotes on the walls!