How You Know You’ve Found Your Teaching BFF

Happy Friday!

Summer is just around the corner!  BTS has some great travel games.  You will want those kiddos busy - especially in a long car trip.  Or while sitting in a hotel room in the evening before bed.  Check out our travel games.  We also have quite a few in the store.

Power of Positivity

Power of Positivity has a great little video...
https://www.facebook.com/powerofpositivity/videos/10153371618922371/

The Summer Slide

To keep children focused and in touch with what they've learned throughout the school year, BTS suggests the Summertime Learning Books.  They are designed to help kids prepare for the next school year, while allowing them to enjoy their summer vacation. Short lessons are presented in a daily schedule for 8 weeks. The Monday-Thursday lessons cover a variety of grade-appropriate subjects.  Friday's lessons are fun, brain-teasing kinds of activities.  All of the lessons can be done in about 30 minutes, leaving children with plenty of time for play.  Each book includes over 300 stickers that can be used to track progress and reward good work.  Stop by the store today to find out more or to view the books we have in stock.

Recipe

Missouri creating new education guidelines.  Check this video out from KSDK...
http://www.ksdk.com/news/education/missouri-creating-new-education-guidelines/144965577

Meaningful Art Projects Parents Can Fit Into a Busy Day 

Meaningful Art Projects Article

Best has an array of art supplies both in store and online.  Here is the link to some of the art supplies online.  However, if you look to the left of the screen after clicking the link you can search many other art supplies that Best carries online.

Autism Awareness Month is here! Landon, a 6-year-old with autism, wants everyone to be informed that “having autism means being unique”! 

View the video here.

Great story about Holt alum - turned Cincinnati pitcher - reaching out to a current Holt student.

Hummel: Reds' Melville helps others understand unique surgery

Coming soon!

For more information click here.

Sliding through the week like...

Watch this cute video.  Some weeks this is the case!

https://www.facebook.com/theCHIVE/videos/10154170354916742/

Outdoor Play

Active and/or outdoor play is such an important part of a child's life!  Best Teacher Supply offers some great active play products.  If you don't find what you need online, please give us a call!  We can order products for you.

active play products

scooters

Fundraiser!

Avoid the Summer Setback.... The Award Winning Summer Bridge books are a great tool to keep your students Math & Reading skills sharp and prepare them for the next year.

We work with schools in several different ways...

1) Schools purchase books using school funds and offer them free of charge to some or all students.

Do you have Grant or Title 1 funds? We work with many schools that use Title 1 funds.
-Ask about special savings for schools using Title 1 funds or offering summer school programs.

2) The most popular program is offering the books for sale to the students parents. This can be done
as a Fundraiser OR many schools choose to offer them as a service and just sell them at cost.
Typically run by the PTA or school staff.

Whether you choose to offer as a fundraiser or just pass the savings on the the parents, we have a solution for you

TWO Easy Ways To Participate When Selling To Parents...

	Self-Service (Easy)Most Popular!	Direct-to-Home (Easiest!)New... Parents order online
Your Cost...	$9.99	$12.99
Savings Off Reg Price of $14.99...	$5.00 (Save 33%)	$2.00 (Save 20%)
Sell To Parents For...	You Choose...From $9.99 to $14.99	You Choose...From $12.99 to $14.99
Fundraising Profit OR Savings for Parents...	Up to $5.00 per book	Up to $2.00 per book
Delivery...	Free delivery to your school	Free delivery to thew child's home
Parent Flyer / Order Form...	Free custom design	Free custom design
Payment Handling...	Orders returned to school YOU process all payments	Parents order online & WE process all payments
Order Tallying...	YOU compile & total orders	Parents order online & WE compile & total orders
Sort books by student / teacher...	YOU sort books for delivery home	WE mail orders directly to the students home

Need something different? We can customize a program for you...Just let us know your thoughts and we'll do everything we can. Request Information Kit Here

SELF-Service option: The best value & an easy program to run. You handle processing of the orders and distribution of the books. This is the Most Popular option.

DIRECT-TO-HOME option: The easiest option. Requires very little work on your part... all you need to do is send the order forms home with your students. Parents then order and pay online. We then mail the books directly to the student's home within a few days.

Sample Timeline (Self Service)...
Day 1 Send home order form to parents
Day 5 Send Reminder / last chance to order to parents
Day 7 Collect orders and send everything to us
Day 28 Books delivered to your school

If you are not sure which to choose or have any questions at all, please feel free to call at 866-496-9894 or use our contact form. We can walk you through everything and give you a suggested timeline.

We accept purchase orders from public & private elementary schools.

We do not carry and will NOT send you the old 2010 version like many other suppliers.

For more specific details on the Parent Sale options request our downloadable Information Kit.


Want to maximize sales? Consider offering a small prize to students who return their completed books at the beginning of the next school year.

(Ask us for special pricing on large bulk orders over 200 books)

To Our Current & Future Customers... 
You are the most important part of our business. You are not dependent on us, we are dependent on you.
You are not an outsider in our business -- you are a part of it. We are not doing you a favor by serving you...
You are doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so.

Thank You!!!

Unifix® Cubes

Unifix cubes are colorful, interlocking cubes that help children ages four and up learn early math and reading concepts. The smooth feel and great fit gives students hands-on experiences to develop these critical skills.

Unifix Math Cubes:

Teach a variety of math concepts including: Patterning, Counting, Addition/Subtraction, Multiplication/Division, Measurement and more!

Unifix Letter Cubes:

Available for CVC, Blends, Onsets, Rimes, and more!

Teach concepts including Phonemic Awareness, Word Building, High-Frequency Words, Sentence-Building and Spelling.

Shop Unifix® Cubes

Click here for the recipe.

Click here for the recipe.

Kagan products

There are several Kagan workshops coming up in the St. Louis area.  Check them out here:

workshops

What is Kagan?  Here's a video that explains just that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yzgJtgVrg

We have many products both in the store and online.  Check out the products we have online:

Kagan Products

hall passes

We have a wide variety of hall passes.  Click on the link below or visit us at the store!

Shop for hall passes here.

Join us for our annual Anniversary Sale! We will have gift bags for the first 25 customers, sidewalk sale with up to 75% off, the entire store is on sale, and amazing raffles!! We hope to see you there!

Click here to find out more!

15 Sparkling Drinks for Entertaining

Happy Spring!