How do you get free teaching supplies?

There are many ways to find free teaching supplies online through sites such as Craiglist.com and Freecycle.com. Additionally, try posting item requests on Facebook or other social media sites to request donations of needed supplies from various networks, or send request notices home with students.

Ask the community to donate clean recyclables, such as paper towel tubs or milk jugs, to use as craft supplies. Consider hosting a supply drive to collect items from the community, or create a fundraising page online through a site such as Gofundme.com so that parents and other community members can donate to the classroom supply fund.