Amazon Prime Day Deals and Steals

Are you a teacher looking for the best Amazon Prime Day deals and steals for your classroom?  If so, you are in the right place!  We are keeping an extra close eye on it all so you don’t miss out on anything!  Before we go any further, here are some must-know tips!

What is Amazon Prime Day?

Prime Day is a global shopping event where Prime members can shop hundreds of thousands of deals sitewide, with new deals starting as often as every five minutes.  Amazon has officially announced that Prime Day 2019 will begin on Monday, July 15th and will run through Tuesday, July 16th.

How do I shop Prime Day deals?

All teacher and classroom deals will be found and posted right here on this post.  We will continue to come back and update this post throughout the day to keep you up to date on everything!  You do need to be an Amazon Prime member to shop these deals so if you aren’t already, you should do this today and receive a 30-day trial.   Some perks to being an Amazon Prime member includes free two day shipping.  You can also benefit from their free music and videos to use in your classroom!

Shopping Tips & Tricks

• Download the Amazon app to get a $10 credit the first time you sign in
• Join our Facebook group to see what other teachers are finding
• Add lightning deals to your cart before the sale is live
• Add items “to your list” and you’ll be notified when the sale goes live
• For the deepest discounts jump on Spotlight Deals before they’re gone
• Follow Amazon on Facebook and mark that you’re attending Prime Day

Current Classroom Deals

Here are the deals I’ve found so far (may be expired or sold-out):

• AmazonBasics Thermal Laminator– I use this for everything!
• Thermal Laminating Pouches– 100 sheets!
• Ultra-Fine Red Sharpie Marker Pens– perfect for grading
• Elmer’s Glue Sticks– save 21%
• EXPO Dry Erase Markers–  so fun and affordable!
• Smarty Pants Bulider’s Blocks–  save 60%!!! (AMAZING!)
• Extra-Wide Pocket Chart– perfect for math AND vocabulary
• Paper Mate Flair Pens– I use these all year long!
• Gaiam Stay-N-Play Balance Ball– Great for flexible seating
• Osmo Genius Kit for Amazon Fire Tablet– save 50%
• Double-Sided Book Shelf– mobile and adorable!
• Eficentline Laminator with Paper Trimmer/Corner Rounder– save 36%
• Small ARTEZA White Boards– Perfect for all subjects save 24%
• X-ACTO Paper Cutter– save 47%
• Assorted Color Metal Stools– save 20%
• Avery Hi-liters (Assorted Colors)– great for everyday use
• Brother Labeler and Tape– I use this for bins and organization
• Assorted Color 2-Pocket Folders– pack of 25
• Hp LaserJet Pro M15w Wireless Laser Printer– save 20%
• 15-Drawer Organizer– save 20%!
• What Do You Do With An Idea?-Book– such a cute and important message
• Ish-Book– teaches kids that it’s ok to not be perfect
• You Are Not Small (Box Set)-Book– save 61% perfect for students learning to read aloud
• Wireless Doorbell– 20% off coupon (not a prime days deal but still great!)
• WuLoo Wireless Doorbell– save 45%
• Wire bins– great for books or math resources!
• BIC Highlighters– save 36%
• Scotch Kid-Friendly Scissors– pack of 12, save 41%
• ARTEZA Dry Erase Markers– pack of 52, save 45%
• Purple Paper Mate Flair Pens– pack of 12
• Scotch Tape with Tape Holder– save 37%
• Cricut with Basic Tool Set & Two Vinyl Samplers- save 31%

2018 Amazon Prime Day Deals:

These may or may-not still be deals this year but I wanted to give you guys the chance to check them out!

• Girl, Wash Your Face (not a teacher book but one of my favorites!)
• Elephant & Piggie Books– LOVE these!
• Rosie Revere Engineer– great for STEM
• Cricut Explore Air 2– save 30%
• Laminating Sheets– 100-pack, 3 mil, 8.9 x 11.4 inches
• Vintage Laptop Backpack– so cute and affordable!
• Astrobrights Paper Pack– $13.43 for 500 sheets
• iPad Charging Station– save 33%
• 12 Bottles of Elmer’s Glue– save 65%
• Expo Dry Erase Markers– $11.53 for 12 bottles
• Magnet Building Tiles– save 50%
• 9×12 Dry Erase Pockets– save 27%
• Fruit Infusion Water Bottle– save 65%
• Echo Dot– save 40%
• Box of 192 Mr. Sketch Markers– save 67%
• Electric Crayon Sharpener– save 48%
• Extra Wide Laminator– save 56%
• Flair Pens– save 60%

Wishlist Items

The teachers in our Facebook group have come up with a wish list of items that we are crossing our fingers and hoping to be on the sale.  Here are some things we have our eye on:

• Laminating Sheets-one can never have too many of these!
• Astrobrights Paper– give me all the paper.  This paper is perfect for those bright, eye-popping centers, posters, and handouts for the classroom.
• Cricut– It can cut vinyl, paper, card stock, etc. It can do any fonts you own to make banners, bulletin boards….almost anything you want.
• Instant Ink Printer– there are specific printers that are compatible with the HP Instant Ink program which is how I print EVERYTHING!
• Microphone– teachers have been loving these for their classroom…great way to increase engagement! (I am on the waitlist for this one!)
• iPad Charging Station– the cords drive me crazy so this is a great solution
• Pencil Holders– these are nice for those rolling pencils that end up on the floor all day
• Finger Lights– spice up read to self time with a little finger light and dimmed lights…so fun!