Some of my favorites are pictured here:
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| Task cards from Teaching with a Mountain View |
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| Math Skills Scoot Bundle by Math Mojo |
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| Assessment Posters & Forms by 3rd Grade Thoughts |
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| Vocabulary Task Card Bundle by Rachel Lynette |
- Do you print in color or grayscale?
- At home, school, or even a copy store?
- Inkjet or laser printer?
- Do you laminate at home or school?
- Do you cut materials apart before and/or after laminating?
- Do you cut by hand, or do you have a favorite paper cutter or trimmer?
Please share your strategies and any specific products you use and love. We only have five weeks of school left, and I want to be sure to send her off with the best advice possible. :)
Dawn, I'm so glad you posed these questions because I've been thinking this same thing myself! In the last 2 months I've used up 2 whole color ink cartridges just printing goodies from TpT!
ReplyDeleteColor or Grayscale? Color for games, task cards,and anything I plan to laminate and use again. Grayscale for anything I'm going to make copies of for the students.
I do color printing at home and grayscale both at home and school.
I have a small color ink jet printer/scanner that I use just for color printing and then a Brother grayscale laser printer for everything else. The laser printer has been a great investment. I print until my heart is content and have only replaced the cartridge roughly 5 times in 4 years. Because of that I'm so tempted to buy a laser color printer!
I laminate at home and I cut before I laminate. I have a Scotch Thermal laminator (from Wal Mart) that I love!
I also use a fiskars paper cutter (from the scrapbook section) to cut most things.
Sorry to have written you a book here...I didn't realize I had so much to say about copying and laminating! I'm anxious to hear what others have to say.
Thanks so much for your reply. In my head, I had replied to you, and then realized today I never did! I'm going to repost this as part of Throwback Thursday to see if we can get the conversation going. :)
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