Check out my favorite places to save on supplies for my classroom.
Naier
I found this site during my last years in the classroom. See Naier’s description of their Teacher Program below:
NAEIR’s Teacher’s Program is a great way to help teachers stretch out-of-pocket expenses on classroom supplies by providing materials such as arts and crafts items, pens and pencils, highlighters, scissors, incentive items like stickers, and so much more.
Items available through the Teacher’s Program can be located by clicking the Shop NAEIR button in the upper right corner of the NAEIR Home Page. Teachers have access to Educational Supplies, Best Values, Clearance, Specials, Deal of the Day, and Overstock products.
Individuals that join the Teacher’s Program pay nominal processing and handling charges to receive the products – shipping is free.
In most cases, participants in this program pay less than a third of what the products would cost even at the lowest prices available at deep discount stores.
The only drawback for me when I used the site was that I could not use a purchase order with them. Depending on the purchasing rules for your school or district, you may be able to be reimbursed for orders from the site.
My favorite items to order were laminating pouches, felt-tip pens, highlighters, sharpies, and sticky notes. I used the items for my classroom, welcome bags for teachers, and giveaways during our monthly department meetings. For a relatively low cost, I had plenty of items for the entire year.
