Oftentimes when we think of handwriting instruction we think of grabbing a workbook and starting on page one. Page one usually is Aa. But that is actually not where to start when teaching kids to write their letters and numbers. In fact, you don’t even need those workbooks for quite a while, you aren’t even going to start with letters or numbers. So then, where do we start? Let me tell you.

School supply lists can get long. Pencils, crayons, glue, markers, the list goes on. But what are truly the unsung heroes in the early childhood classroom? Here are my top 10 favorite teaching tools that may or may not be on the traditional school supply list, but are used daily just like those pencils!