As a teacher, it is a constant struggle for you to come up with creative ways to engage your students, without breaking your budget. One great way to save money while coming up with unique and stimulating lesson plans, is to use discount packaging supplies as learning tools! Here are several ways to use packaging supplies to help educate your students.
Bubble Wrap
The satisfaction of popping a bubble of bubble wrap is something that simply cannot be denied. Whether as a toy to increase sensory perception in very young children, or as an art medium for your students to create interesting sculptures, bubble wrap makes for a great learning tool. Finally, bubble wrap can be a great tool if you’re doing the famous “Egg Drop” lesson plan.
Boxes
Corrugated cardboard boxes, especially in different sizes, can be a handy tool for discussing concepts of space and volume in mathematics or science classes. Consider having your students measure the boxes and calculate the volume and surface area of each one. A great lesson plan would be for them to explain what box should contain which items, based on fit and volume.
Mailing Tubes
Whether as a way for you to store and organize bulletin board materials, or as a learning implement for students, mailing tubes are a great addition to any classroom. It can help students learn to deal with circles and cylinders, or help students with a wide variety of arts and crafts projects.
Kraft Paper
Laid across a grouping of desks, kraft paper can be a great method to encourage students to work as teams to solve problems. Students will love the concept of simply writing directly on their desks rather than in notebooks or loose sheets of paper.
