What to buy...what to buy...

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I don't usually have this problem but it seems I am stuggling to spend the last £200 of my class budget. I teach Year 4 anyone got any good recommendations?

Games for wet play?

Rarely have wet play any they are pretty self-sufficient playing Lego, teachers, origami etc. Thanks for the idea tho'

Whoops and not any..am tired.

Subscription to a site like URBrainy?
A cool bookcase? You know, like the ones in Consortium that teachers always go 'If only I had the money...'
A visiting workshop? Google STEM workshops near you - they are brilliant.

Subscription to Phoenix magazine.

Times tables songs CD
Some really cool books for your book corner pitched at the reluctants
Couple of bean bags for your book corner
Set of gear so they can all grow something?

Electronic pencil sharpener - best classroom gadget EVER

If you don't already have them, place value dice, a giant bead bar, place value sliders, lots of Diennes, double sided counters, subscription to Maths Frame - things to make your Maths lessons hands on.

Some good ideas here, thank you.

Classroom pet? Setup for a bunny, guinea pigs, fish, hermit crabs, etc?

Yes...numicon is having a renaissance again ...we have lots in school tho' sorry to hear you have no budget...I won't tell you what mine was to start with!

Pets are a good idea...my school not fond of them sadly.

Class budget - what's that?

We never get any money to spend on anything

Used to be £300 each, now it's bugger all

Sorry to hear that donkey...it seems my school is fairing a bit better than alot of others.