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Posted by Tyne Brack

Must-Have Classroom Supplies from Ikea

7 Jul

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Noelle and I recently took a trip to Ikea to scout for items for my classroom. We did it with a nine-week-old and almost-two-year-old. Are we crazy? The answer is yes! Crazy for classroom supplies! We did have a great time walking around, snapping pictures, and letting our creativity run wild. Without further delay, let’s take a look at the goodies we found.

Sidenote: We know that Ikeas are not a quick drive away for most people, so we have provided Amazon links to similar items. Ikea does ship, but if you have Amazon Prime, well, you can’t beat two-day shipping.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

MUST-HAVE CLASSROOM SUPPLIES FROM IKEA

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

Organization    Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com1. Variera Flatware tray | Similar here

If you are lucky to have some drawers as storage in your classroom (or even some drawers in your desk), this flatware tray could organize the small stuff. Think: dice, erasers, sticky notes.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

2. Drono Box | Similar here

3. Kallax Shelf Unit | Similar here

Like many teachers, I have this shelf system (two 2×4 to be exact). Not only do they function as storage (without taking up too much floorspace), but they also provide a perfect spot for the pencil sharpener, the tissue box, and the stapler. I also have the Drona Boxes, which house my whiteboard clipboards, functions as my prize box, and stores other random supplies.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

4. Fjalla Magazine File | Similar Here

These magazine files could help organize a classroom library or your Scholastic magazines.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

5. KVISSLE magazine rack | Similar here

I use wall storage as my turn-in paper bins. I am a big fan of keeping paper off of horizontal surfaces because that is how piles form. I like these because they are sleek and have a smaller footprint than my current setup.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

6. Kvissle Letter Tray | Similar Here

This letter tray will prevent paper pile-up on my desk this year and make it easier to find that one piece of paper. The trays will organize papers like this: hard copies that need to be copied, hard copies that need accommodating, late or absent work that needs grading, and a miscellaneous tray.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

7. Sjadis Pegboard

I don’t think I say this enough: I LOVE VERTICAL STORAGE. Ikea now sells different pegboard sets depending on what you need to store or hang.

Decoration

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

8. Avskitlig Rug | Similar here

Cute, neutral, and inexpensive rug. Enough said. If you crave more color, Ikea also has this colorful one.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

9. Solivenden Lanterns | Similar here

These Ikea lanterns are solar-powered, so they would do best near a window, but how fun are these? I think I would tape rainbow-colored crepe paper to the bottoms for a fun twist on hanging table numbers.

UTILITY

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

10. SOLLEFTEÅ Standing Lamps | Similar here

I already have one of these in my room, and it gets used daily. Not just as an additional classroom light, but as the perfect “night light” when students ask to have the fluorescent classroom lights off during movie clips or Drop Everything And Read time.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

11. Marius Stool | Similar Here

For the price, your can’t beat it. If you want to dip your toe in the flexible seating pool, these stools are a low-risk start.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

12. Blaska Dust Pan | Similar Here

If you haven’t had a use for a dustpan in your classroom yet, then your students are much cleaner than mine.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

13. Tolsby Frame | Similar Here

Use this frame to display problems for stations. It’s double sided, which makes problems more visible to students than hanging on a wall or setting on a table.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

14. RÅSKOG Rolling Cart | Similar Here

I use this cart for my small group space. See it here. It stores extra dry erase clipboards, dry erase markers, number lines, and multiplication charts. Lastly, it has wheels, so it can move wherever I decide to hold small group that day. I need to buy another one to use at my personal desk space.

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

We know it is still summer, but we love dreaming for next year’s classroom. What are your go-to classroom supplies from Ikea? What did we miss? Anyone else already planning for their next year’s classroom?

Add these classroom supplies from Ikea to your shopping list! Get your classroom organized and decorated for this school year with this helpful list. Amazon links are provided if you don't live near an Ikea. | maneuveringthemiddle.com

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  1. Anne Matolyak says

    September 10, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    I bought the cart – but I also bought the small white basket containers that can hang off the cart. Those little baskets are filled with markers, highlighters, pencils, erasers and such!! Can’t do without those.
    I also love my stools! IKEA rocks!

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