Back to School Night School Supply Board

I don't know about you, but on back to school night (open house) I always get a ton of questions about what supplies students should get. I decided that this year I would do something to help reduce those questions! Enter the "School Supply Board"! The board has examples of the supplies I would like my students to have.

I bought a tri-fold board and hot glued the supplies I wanted to that board. It was surprisingly simple and I am quite happy with the result!

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