Individual White Board Erasers
Free Alternatives
At Lowes or Home Depot teachers can purchase a sheet of flat white tile board for under twenty dollars. Often, store staff will cut the board to ‘personal size’ for free if they know it’s for educational use. Also, small pieces of carpet are available as free samples and work perfectly as erasers.
Another option is to purchase black or navy children’s sock. The sock are just the right size to hold a marker inside. The dark color keeps them looking nice longer. I put the white board, one sock and a dry-erase marker or erasable crayon in a Ziploc food storage bag. Students can store the bags in their desk or they can be stored all together in a milk rate It’s an efficient way to distribute the board and markers.
Some teachers shared that they use the Mr. Clean wipes. Others have shared a concern that they could be toxic. So, do be careful with what students use to wipe off their white boards.
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Susan,
My team of teachers all have individual white boards we had cut at Home Depot. We live in the Carpet Capital, and no one has even thought of using carpet samples as the erasers. I will be doing that next week when we return to school.
The beauty of the white boards, is that each student answers with more than just an A, B, C, D (like with Student Response Systems) so the “assessment” can be more accurate. I use them as a way to brainstorm, to do a quick reviews of daily goals, and in games…Geopardy (I teach Social Studies/Geography). All students answer all questions, while for points only the student whose turn it is qualifies for team points. I can make adjustments for future lessons, based on the answers I see on the white boards. The stress of a “test” is gone, and yet I still know what needs to be re-delivered in upcoming lessons.
Anyway…great to find you. Thanks for your comment on my blog. Keep up the great work and service.
Ric