Get the Most Out of Your Materials
How do I save money on materials for our afterschool program? It seems like we’re always running out.
Materials are always a struggle for afterschool programs. You want to get good materials for your students but they are expensive and your budge it limited. When you do spend the money the materials disappear in less than a week and you are right back where you started. You already know about shopping around for bargains, so here are three more strategies to help you make the most of your supply dollars.
1. Repurpose
Find ways to use the same materials for different activities. For example if you purchase a specialty item like a set of pastel chalks you can have your students can use them to draw mountains when you teach a Geology theme and again to make leaf rubbings when you teach a Plants theme. Read more…
