Currently in May

I am linking up with Farley @ Oh Boy Fourth Grade for her Currently linky party.

The random question this month is, if you entered a pageant what would your title be and what would your platform be.  This is an easy answer for me!  I absolutely love office supplies - gel pens, post-it notes, colorful paperclips . . . . you name it, I love it!  I always felt like my love of office supplies was my secret weapon to combat craziness in the classroom.  You know those times of year when your students forget every rule and procedure of your classroom.  Suddenly, their classwork regresses 2 years . . . ya!  that time of year.  When my students catch the craziness bug, I bring out my secret weapons - my prized office supplies.  I keep a school supply box of special gel pens, another supply box of glitter crayons, a box of glitter pencils . . . . you get the picture.  I bring out my special boxes with a flourish and then explain that the team or student who is showing "above and beyond" work will get to use my special supplies.  Other times I choose students who are working super quiet.  Suddenly, the quality of work increases and my room is so quiet you could hear a pin drop.  If your students have caught the "C" bug, you might want to try the special office supplies treatment, too.

I bought a set like these at Costco a few years ago.  Totally worth the money!

Target carries glitter pencils like these.

You can buy these at most stores.  To me, they break easier than regular crayons so you'll want to talk to your students about proper care of your special supplies.