I was inspired to go shopping by Fran at Kindergarten Crayons. I saw the lovely alphabet and number stamps she bought at Target and decided I needed to make a trip to town. Unfortunately, they were all out of the stamps.
I still hope to find some of the stamps she found, but since we live an hour from the nearest Target, I can’t spend $25 in gas to keep looking for dollar stamps. If anyone finds any extra at your store and you’re willing to buy them for me, I will pay you for them and pay for shipping. I would love to have at least two sets of each, but I will take whatever you can get. Pretty please!
Target: FREE (Two of the items I purchased from a transaction before gave me a $5 gift card, so I got all of these for free.) Otherwise, they would have all been $1 each.

• sports name tags for our 1st day of school nametag lanyards (Our PBIS Schoolwide Theme is Sports)
• monkey card (I needed a $1 filler.)
• alphabet puzzle cards
• animal action cards
• desk nameplates

I LOVED these animal action picture cards. We use HeidiSongs Elicit a Physical Response movements all the time for patterning, calendar time, counting, saying letter names and sounds, etc. I have the sheets in a sheet protector attached to our white board so I can access them quickly. The cards are two-sided and seem pretty durable. There are 40 animal actions.
I thought these cards would be perfect for transitioning from our seats to the carpet, lining up, etc. For example, hop like  kangaroo back to your seats or flutter like a butterfly to the carpet.

Dollar Tree: $10

• number magnets (2)
• jewelry links (2)
• shapes sticker charts
• numbers chart
• tiki ice cube trays (3)
• palm tree drink stirrers (10/pack)

Ideas:

• number magnets for a math work station, along with a small metal for comparing numbers, matching numbers, etc.
• jewelry links can be used for patterning, sorting by attributes, graphing, measurement, weight, etc.
• numbers chart-cut apart and mix up for students to put in order or for one-to-one correspondence using manipulatives
• The tiki ice cube trays will be used as ten frames with number cards and manipulatives for students to create a given number. These would be fun for making Play Doh manipulatives, too.
• Palm tree stirrers will be used as pointers during small group reading instruction.

Mardel: $10
Both sets below were on clearance for 50% off. Yay!

• Cat in the Hat bulletin board set - $5
• Carson Dellosa Tropical Palm Tree bulletin board set – $5

Ideas: pictures with students for Dr. Seuss celebration and measurement

Chicka Chicka tree to replace the real one I use to have that took up so much room.

What are some of your frugal finds this summer?