Shopping! or Ode to Walmart

I get to combine two things that I really love: shopping and school supplies.  In recent years, I have not had to buy a lot of school supplies because I have so many supplies stockpiled.  Now I get to buy supplies for being a teacher and  some for all of my students! I have been looking for cheap individual white boards and I finally found some for $1 at Staples.  BUT, they only let me buy 2 at a time and they ran out after I only got 8 of them (4 trips total).  My friend told me about a wonderful place called Wal-mart.  They matched Staples' special price and I was able to pick up a lot  of other supplies there too! 

Tomorrow, I am making my first trip to a school supply store! My sister is coming to help me decide what I want on my bulletin boards.  I am thinking of doing a travel/expedition theme in my room.  Hopefully, that will fit in with my school and 8th grade class.  I also am making plans to start building my Smartboard in my room! For a definite anti-Math person, the making of a Smartboard is going to be very interesting and challenging!