Bargain Hunting:
Book Boxes
I have been on the lookout for book boxes since the beginning of summer. Like most new teachers I went back and forth on cost verses sturdiness and really struggled on what to buy. Our school uses Daily 5 throughout all of the grades so I wanted to take into account that my fifth graders would be accessing their boxes everyday, multiple times a day! This means a lot of wear and tear very quickly! I have been in a constant struggle between spending the hundred plus dollars for good plastic ones or going with the cardboard style that usually run about a dollar per box.
Here was what I narrowed it down to:
The card board style book boxes that ran around a dollar each: (Below: Ikea's)
Or the durable plastic book boxes that ran around $3.50 each (Below: Really Good Stuff)
Well obviously I wanted the durable plastic book boxes but as a brand new teacher this was a little steep for me. I was at a loss at what to do. I knew that the cardboard ones would be broken within months, maybe even weeks, with how often we would be accessing them. I decided to start looking around to see what I could find.
After walking around Big Lots, I stumbled upon these:
I know what your thinking: that looks pretty similar to the plastic book box from above. Except I found this in the kitchen area of Big Lots for $1.50 each! This is technically called an ICE BUCKET, but I am proud to call them my fifth grader's book boxes!!
They are the perfect size for books, plus very durable and the best part is I was able to get 32 matching ones for half the price of the real book boxes.
*Numbers are from:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Classroom-Decor-1367909
Have a great week, I know many teachers are back with their kiddos! I am starting my first week of in-service and am looking forward to finishing a few things up for my classroom reveal!
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