Like most parents, as a teacher I am always pursuing the great back-to-school sales and bargains to stock up my classroom. I can't tell you how many students show up to class, from the first day of school and on, without ANY supplies at all. No pencil. No notebooks. No binders. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. So these great steals and deals really help me help my students who don't have school supplies for whatever reason.
This year I will be focusing on purchasing back-to-school supplies to help support local Massachusetts students whose families are unable to acquire school supplies. I encourage you to also look into helping others in this small way. No child should be unable to work to his or her fullest potential simply due to lack of supplies.
Here are several organizations in Massachusetts that are collecting school supplies to help local students. Feel free to puruse these organizations or find one in your own area to donate to.
If you decide to donate, I'd love to hear your stories and even see photos. I will keep you updated in my endeavors.
My goal: purchase and donate $100 worth of supplies (at a much more frugal rate of course!) to one or more of the following organizations.
Staples for Students - Read more about the Plymouth, MA area's local efforts here.
Operation Backpack - Help homeless children; this is out of Jamaica Plain.
The Boston Project - Through the Boston Project's Neighborhood Youth Ministries program.
Various organizations - including Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA's, Girls Incorporated groups, etc. all through United Way.
Ways To Save:
Office Depot$0.10 protractor
$0.50 glue sticks
$0.50 poly binder
$0.10 ruler
$0.50 BIC correction tape
Staples
Staples Pink Cap Erasers $0.01 wyb $5
Staples Ruled 3″x5″ White Index Cards $0.01 wyb $5
Sharpie Accent Tank Highlighters 5 Pack $0.50
Zebra #2 0.7 mm Mechanical Pencils $4 (Free after Easy Rebate)
Pentel RSVP Ballpoint Pens, Fine Black $4 (Free after Easy Rebate)
Staples8.5″x11″ Multipurpose Paper 500 Sheets $5.99-$6.99 ($1 after Easy Rebate)
HP Everyday 81/2″x11″ Photo Paper $8.99-$9.99 ($1 after Easy Rebate)
**See my previous post about Staples, including a $5/$30 order coupon!
Target
Up & Up 100 ct Ruled Index Cards or Vinyl Pencil Pouch or Box $0.49
Crayola Colored Pencils 12 ct $0.99
Up & Up Pink Erasers 2 ct or 1-Hole Pencil Sharpener $0.49
24 ct Pencils, 40 Sheet Drawing Paper, 96 ct Construction Paper- $1.00
Printer Paper 400 ct , 3 Subject Notebook 1 1/2″ Binder $3.00
Elmer’s Glue 6 ct $0.99
BIC Mechanical Pencils 8 ct $0.99
FREE Embark Lunch Kit wyb a Select Embark Jartop Backpack $22
-$3 Embark backpack Target printable coupon
Up & Up Filler Paper 100 ct $1.50
Mead Folders, Notebooks and Composition Books $0.99
Sticky notes (400 ct) or invisible tape (3pk)- $2.00
Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Scientific Calculator $9
PaperMate Pens $1.00
-$1/1 PaperMate Writing Utensil Target printable coupon
Walgreens
Paper Mate Profile Pens 4pk or 300RT 8pk – $1.99
Wexford Retracable Gel Pens 10pk or Mechanical Pencils 30pk – $2.99
Wexford Highlighters – $.19 *Limit 6*
Wexford or Penway Mini Memo or Composition Book 50-80 sheets – 5/$1 *Limit 10*
Wexford or Penway Cap Erasers 15pk or Pink Erasers 2pk – $.29 *Limit 3*
Sharpie Marker, Wexford or Corner Office 5 Tab Divider, 10pk Sheet Protectors, Wexford Sticky Notes 280pk, 2 Pocket Portfolio, School Glue 4oz or Jumbo Glue Stick – $.39
Walmart
3 ring Binders Plastic cover 1 inch – $0.74
3 ring binder 1 inch – $0.92
BIC Crystal Pens 10 ct.( Black, Blue and Red) – $0.97
Calculator – $1.00
Composition Notebook – $0.50
Crayola 24ct. crayons – $0.50
Crayola 10ct. Markers – $0.97
Crayola Colored Pencils – $0.97
CraZart Brand Crayons 24 ct. – $0.25
CraZart Brand Glue Sticks 3 pack – $0.25
CraZart Brand Washable Markers 10ct. – $0.50
Dixon 8 count pencils – $0.47
Elmers Glue Stick Singles – $0.10
Elmers School Glue – $0.50
Elmers 2 pack glue stick Disappearing Purple – $0.50
Glory Water Colors 16ct. – $0.50
Hole Punch – $0.97
Index Cards 3×5 Ruled 100 Count – $0.48
Paper Folder (All colors) – $0.15
Paper Folder With Prongs (All Colors) – $0.25
Paper wide ruled filler 150 sheets – $0.75
Pencil Box – Assorted Colors – $0.97
Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts
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