During the summer I found out that I was getting to be part of a Classroom Design Fellowship through KVEC (Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative). This is basically a fantastic opportunity for teachers to redesign their learning spaces to better fit the learning styles of todays students. I was given $1000 to spend and I want to share how I stretched the money to make my classroom a little more engaging for the kiddos.
The first thing I did was make my own dry erase table tops. A dry erase table goes for around $300 if bought new. We made our own by going to Lowes and buying some dry erase board ($16 a sheet but they were very nice and gave us a 50% discount since it was for school use). We bought polka dot duct tape to tape the dry erase board to the table tops. We laid the dry erase board on the tops of the tables and crawled under them to trace out the table with a pencil. We then used a skill saw to cut out the table and duct tape to tape it to the edges of the table. No glue was involved at all, therefore, no damage done to the tables. $50 pretty much covered all 5 tables in my room. 4 tables are shown in the picture below, We came back and did the 5th one a few days after this.
So if you want some dry erase table tops and don't want to break the bank, here is a cheap and productive way to go!
The first thing I did was make my own dry erase table tops. A dry erase table goes for around $300 if bought new. We made our own by going to Lowes and buying some dry erase board ($16 a sheet but they were very nice and gave us a 50% discount since it was for school use). We bought polka dot duct tape to tape the dry erase board to the table tops. We laid the dry erase board on the tops of the tables and crawled under them to trace out the table with a pencil. We then used a skill saw to cut out the table and duct tape to tape it to the edges of the table. No glue was involved at all, therefore, no damage done to the tables. $50 pretty much covered all 5 tables in my room. 4 tables are shown in the picture below, We came back and did the 5th one a few days after this.
So if you want some dry erase table tops and don't want to break the bank, here is a cheap and productive way to go!
