If you’re a grade school teacher, you know how valuable stamps can be. For instance, a teacher who teaches middle school math classes might use a variety of stamps to grade assignments. On the other hand, a kindergarten teacher might keep a handful of stamps on hand for arts and crafts time. Regardless of the use, stamps are certainly a staple in the classroom. That’s why we’re talking about a few stamp uses that you can employ with the stamps we carry here at Fred Lake. We’ll be covering a few stamp ideas that are common for teachers, as well as a few more creative ideas that you might not have thought of. Let’s dive in!

Stamps for Arts & Crafts

As we mentioned, arts and crafts can be a classroom favorite. Kids love pulling out the construction paper, glue, cotton balls, popsicle sticks, you name it. Plus, they’ll love stamping their favorite shapes, animals, and more on their projects. Investing in a few stamps can mean hours of endless fun for your students.

Stamps for Cutouts

Along the same lines, you can have us create custom stamps that can be turned into guidelines for cutouts. Let us create a stamp that your students can use as a cookie-cutter guide for their scissors. For example, you could create a series of puzzle-piece shaped stamps to turn photos or drawings into a puzzle. Or, when it’s a student’s birthday, you could use a candle stamp to give everyone their own construction paper “candle” to color for the birthday boy or girl. The options are endless, so get creative with your cutout stamps!

Stamps as a Learning Tool

Stamps can serve as an useful learning tool. Consider a collection of alphabetical stamps. You can have students work on their spelling, or you can use the stamps to teach a lesson about anagrams. Or perhaps it’s time to teach math. You can utilize numbered stamps, and stamps that feature symbols to indicate adding, subtracting, division, and multiplication. Your stamps will enliven your lessons, and they can be used time and time again!

Name Stamps

Students love stamps that feature their name. Kick off the school year by giving each student an individualized stamp for their papers, or incentivize good grades by offering a name stamp as a prize for the best in class. Grade school children love seeing their own name in ink.

Stamps for Grading

Show your appreciation for your students’ efforts with personalized stamps. You can make a stamp that says “Mr. Anderson Gives Two Thumbs Up!” or “Ms. Applesmith Thinks This Is Awesome!” Your students will love that stamp of approval on their assignment. It’s like a little badge, or an award that they can take home, show the parents, and stick to the fridge.

Mark School Property

If your classroom is packed with school supplies that you continue to use year after year, then it can be useful to put a stamp on all of those items. Make a “This Belongs to Mrs. Garrison” stamp, or a “Property of Milner Elementary” stamp. Use your labeling stamp to mark books, rulers, magazines, you name it. Your students will show more respect for classroom items, and they’re less likely to wander off with a book or another item.

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