Homeschool Essentials-Plastic Page Protectors

What IS it about office supplies...don't you love them, too? All those packs of pens and pencils? Tape, glue and adhesives? Composition books? Binders? ...I love 3-ring binders! Maybe that is for another post...but I can't live without plastic page protectors! They are SO useful!

I bought a box of 100 of the matte, flimsy ones in a futile attempt to save a few dollars-and they ripped! Now I get the glossy, heavy weight and though they make the binder weigh more when it is full, it is SO worth it. If I'm going to bother to put something in a protector, that means I actually want to view it at some point in the future and have the page PROTECTED...these heavy-duty ones do the job!

How do we use them in our homeschool? I have a huge 3" binder for each kid's writing and I use these page protectors for those. Sarah started a recipe binder-need page protectors! I also use them in my crochet journal where I store patterns and notes about each project...now I'm starting a sewing journal, too. I keep a box of these along with several different sizes of binders so when I need a new topic, I can grab and go!