In December our local reading council has a Winterfest. It is a fundraiser for the reading council. This year I made and donated 4 baskets. One of the baskets was a Teacher’s Toolkit. I came up with this idea when I was remembering that a library volunteer called me a MacGyver librarian. That day I had wore a skirt that I ripped the lace ruffle at the skirt‘s hem. I did not have a needle and thread to sew it and I was going to a dinner after school. In my desk I found my fishing line, a needle and scotch tape. I was able to sew the ruffle back on my skirt and go to the ball Oops! Wrong story. I went to the dinner. Then, the volunteer called me a MacGyver librarian? Who or what is MacGyver? MacGyver was a TV series in the eighties and early nineties. MacGyver, the title character, was a resourceful secret agent. He solved his countless problems with his trusty Swiss Army knife and duct tape. The following is a teacher’s toolkit for those situations when a teacher or librarian had to come up with solutions very quickly. This toolkit would make a great gift for a new teacher or a holiday present for a teacher.

Teacher’s Toolkit

4 Glue Sticks
Masking Tape
Duct Tape
Fishing Line for displaying students’ work and decorating
White thread
Sewing needles to use with fishing line
Various sizes of Suction Cups
Super Sticky Apple shaped post it notes
Various post it notes
3 rolls of Magic Scotch Tape
1 Plastic Ruler
Wooden clip clothespins
Rubber Bands
Wedge erasers
Thumb Tacks
Push pins
Hole Punch
Scissors
Yarn in red, blue, green and white skeins
Green plastic (Toolkit/ Treasure Chest)