Must-Have Teacher Supplies – Plastic Sheet Protectors

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This next item is a multipurpose resource.  That resource is a pack of plastic sheet protectors.

 

I like to keep binders to store my lesson plans and handouts to reference in the future, so I put these papers in plastic sheet protectors.  Even though I have digital versions of everything, I find it convenient, though old-school, to have a physical archive to revisit and flip through.

 

The sheet protectors help to maintain the condition of the papers and aid in the prevention of tearing, hence surviving for years - well, until I give those lesson plans the boot 😊


Plastic sheet protectors can also serve the role of makeshift lamination of papers.  One example, which I have done, is to "laminate" instructions at learning stations that (ideally) needed to remain durable for several days.  These plastic sleeves do the trick of preserving the instructions, at least the directions remain legible enough for all classes to complete the stations.  

 

Keeping on topic with the “lamination,” these plastic sleeves can be used to display objectives (that always need to be visible to admin), reference materials related to the course of study, class rules and expectations, and much more.

 

Plastic sheet protectors and students

 

These plastic sleeves can also be used as makeshift whiteboards.  Simply put any color of paper in one of the sheet protectors and write on the sheet protector with a dry erase marker.  Erase the marker using either a tissue/towel or a dry erase eraser, same as on a whiteboard.

 

Plastic sheet protectors can even be adhered to a wall or a bulletin board.  This provides the perfect way to showcase your students’ work and leave their masterpieces free of small tears from pesky staples or peeling marks from where tape once resided.  As long as their work is no larger than 8.5-inch x 11-inch pieces of paper, students’ creations can slide in and out of the sleeves.

 

If your students are required to use binders, you can distribute plastic sheet protectors for the protection of particular papers, such as each student’s schedule or your class syllabus.

 

Storage of plastic sheet protectors

 

As for storing those "slide-y" plastic sleeves, I use a binder.  Any size binder will do the job.  That binder is dedicated to storing those plastic sheet protectors until they are called into action for any of the ways listed above!

  

Final thoughts

 

I hope you found these uses of plastic sheet protectors to be helpful.  What are some other uses for plastic sheet protectors?  Feel free to share below!

 

Check out my Teachers Pay Teachers store for a variety of versatile products for all grades and subjects!   

 

Leave a question, comment, or suggestion below, in the Comments Section!   

 

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Peace.  Love.  Reading & Writing.

 

💗 Miss M

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