Basic teaching supplies are those items that almost every teacher requires to effectively instruct a class. The list includes fine-pointed and thick-pointed markers, crayons, white and colored chalks, pens and pencils, glue sticks, scissors, staplers and hole punches, rulers, pencil sharpeners, erasers and transparent tapes. Basic teaching supplies are available at any school supplies store. They can also be purchased online.
Maps are useful for children studying different subjects, including geography and history. Maps are used to illustrate physical locations of places. Maps provide a visual reference for any location and can be used to facilitate students' understanding of continents, countries, islands, peninsulas and other geographical structures.
Flash cards are employed by teachers of different subjects, including math and history. Math teachers can use flash cards for teaching basic mathematical functions like addition or subtraction. Reading flash cards help to improve students' reading skills. Flash cards are also used to improve a child's vocabulary.
All teachers, irrespective of the subjects they teach, make use of books and other reference materials while instructing the class. Some teachers also use movies to demonstrate a particular event, location or concept. For instance, history teachers can use video clips to explain the difference between autocratic leadership and democratic governance. Teachers also use different software programs to instruct the class. For instance, MS PowerPoint is used to prepare class presentations.