Welcome to The Teachers' Lounge™
The Teachers' Lounge is St. Louis' finest Parent/Teacher Store. We pride
ourselves on having the best customer service and product selection in the
industry. Our team members are happy to assist you in finding the perfect
educational product for your classroom or home. We carry over 6,000 of the
best educational products on the market and also have a selection of over
30,000 products in our on-line store. Stop by and visit us today!
03/31/2009 Newsletter: Center Solutions Games Are Here!
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We just received a shipment of the newest games from Carson Dellosa from their new CenterSOLUTIONS line! To introduce these new games, Carson Dellosa is running a special rebate: Buy any 2 CenterSOLUTIONS games from April 1st-May 31st and receive a $5 mail-in rebate. Don't miss out! Click here for details
 The original CenterSOLUTIONS games are just what you need for small-group, self-directed instruction. Each set includes four individually-boxed games that focus on a specific skill. These sets are available in Language Arts and Math in grades K-2.
 The CenterSOLUTIONS 2 Big Games include a double-sided LARGE floor-sized game mat. Each game is designed around a particular theme and skill. The game mats are laminated and fold for easy storage. Try Colors and Shapes Robot Race, Counting Quest, or Earth-Friendly Mission. These games are perfect for students age 4 and up.
Upcoming Events March 30th and April 2nd: Birds with Feathers Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Spring is coming and the birds know it! We will read A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins and Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim and Barbara Reid. We will decorate bird eggs and see what hatches! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
April 6 and April 9: Bunnies and Baskets Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Easter is right around the corner! Join us as we read The Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow. We will make our own bunny hats and baskets and hop around the store to find Easter surprises! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
Creative Class Games to Reach Every Learner Workshop
April 15th 6:00-7:30 PM and April 18th 1:00-2:30
Only a few spots remain in each session!
Calling all teachers in grades 3-8! Join us for a spectacular workshop dedicated to fantastic classroom games. Learn how to make engaging hands-on games to encourage whole class and small group review of material already covered in class to prepare your students for upcoming tests. Take time to play some of the best educational board games and card games and learn how these can be easily incorporated into your classroom curriculum. Every participant will leave with a make-n-take game, an idea book, and a certificate of participation.
The cost for this workshop is $15.00. This cost will cover all needed supplies for the make-n-take project plus every attendee will receive a $10.00 voucher to use toward a purchase of $10.00 or more the night of the workshop! That's right... pay for the workshop and receive $10.00 worth of free in-stock merchandise from The Teachers' Lounge! Call 314-894-7000 to reserve your spot today because space is limited.
Engaging Preschool Games for Every Learner
April 18 10:00-11:30 AM: Only a Few Spots Remain!
April 22 6:00-7:30 PM: Sorry, this workshop is now full.
Calling all Early Childhood Teachers! Join us for a spectacular workshop dedicated to the early childhood classroom. Learn how to make engaging hands-on games to teach basic preschool concepts such as letter recognition, counting, color recognition and more! Take time to play some of the best preschool board games and card games and learn how these can be easily incorporated into your classroom curriculum. Every participant will leave with a make-n-take game, an idea book, and a certificate of participation.
The cost for this workshop is $15.00. This cost will cover all needed supplies for the make-n-take project plus every attendee will receive a $10.00 voucher to use toward a purchase of $10.00 or more the night of the workshop! That’s right... pay for the workshop and receive $10.00 worth of free in-stock merchandise from The Teachers’ Lounge!
Demo Bar Item of the Week It’s the math game with a forward/backward twist! In Zoom™ players add cards while watching out for wild cards that can send their scores zooming forward, backward, or stall a turn. This great card game helps to build multiplication skills, reviews addition skills, and applies probability strategies. It is recommended for kids ages 9 and up.
Survey of the WeekThanks for all the great responses to our questions last week about Comb Binding. Thanks to your input, we are buying a binder and will provide binding as a service along side lamination! More details soon.
For this week, we are asking about products we carry especially Melissa & Doug. Click here to take this week's survey. Thank you for your input! 03/23/2009 Newsletter: Two New Workshops Announced!
Join Us For Two Exciting Teacher Workshops We will be hosting two NEW teacher workshops during the month of April! Space is limited for our workshops, so please call soon to register. Our last workshop filled up very quickly, so don't miss out on these!
Preschool teachers can join us for "Engaging Preschool Games for Every Learner". In this workshop, teachers will learn how to make engaging hands-on games to teach basic preschool concepts such as letter recognition, counting, color recognition and more! Take time to play some of the best preschool board games and card games and learn how these can be easily incorporated into your classroom curriculum. Every participant will leave with a make-n-take game, an idea book, and a certificate of participation. This workshop will be offered on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00-11:30 AM and Wednesday, April 22nd from 6:00-7:30 PM.
Teachers in grades 3-8 can join us for "Creative Class Games to Reach Every Learner". Teachers will learn how to make engaging games to encourage whole class and small group review of material already covered in class to prepare students for upcoming tests. Take time to play some of the best educational board games and card games and learn how these can be easily incorporated into your classroom curriculum. Every participant will leave with a make-n-take game, an idea book, and a certificate of participation. This workshop will be offered on Wednesday, April 15th from 6:00-7:30 PM and Saturday, April 18th from 1:00-2:30 PM.
The cost for each workshop is $15.00. This cost will cover all needed supplies for the make-n-take project plus every attendee will receive a $10.00 voucher to use toward a purchase of $10.00 or more the night of the workshop! That’s right... pay for the workshop and receive $10.00 worth of free in-stock merchandise from The Teachers’ Lounge!
Call 314-894-7000 to reserve your spot today because space is limited. Payment is required to reserve your space. Cancellations must be made within 48 hours of the workshop to receive a refund.
Upcoming Events March 23 and 26: Crazy Weather Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
It is that time of the year when the weather can get crazy, but not as silly as in these two books! Join us as we read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and Storm Is Coming! by Heather Tekavec. We will create our own weather picture as we explore how crazy weather can be! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
March 30 and April 2nd: Birds with Feathers Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Spring is coming and the birds know it! We will read A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins and Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim and Barbara Reid. We will decorate bird eggs and see what hatches! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
Demo Bar Item of the Week All Trend Match Me Games are being featured at our Demo Bar this week! These great matching games come in a variety of topics and can be played three different ways. Stop by the store today to see our full selection and enjoy 10% off of all in-stock Match Me Games this week!
Survey of the WeekA new feature for our newsletter will be a weekly survey. These surveys will be tiny and quick. Like we said when we opened our store, this is your store! We aim for top-notch service to satify every need our teachers and parents have. This is your turn to help us make the best store possible for you! If you could please take a second and fill it out this week's survey, this one is on comb binding.
Click Here 03/15/2009 Newsletter: Spring is Finally Here!
Spring Items Have Arrived Be sure to stop by the store to check out all of the cute Spring items now available on our seasonal wall. Choose from Easter items, ducks, flowers, bugs, butterflies, umbrellas, and more! Shop early for the best selection!
Upcoming Events  March 16th and 19th: The Luck of the Irish Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Everyone is Irish this week! Come and listen to the tale of Clever Tom and The Leprechaun by Linda Shute and a book by Tomie DePaola, Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato. You will walk out of the store looking Irish after this story hour! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
March 23 and 26: Crazy Weather Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
It is that time of the year when the weather can get crazy, but not as silly as in these two books! Join us as we read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and Storm Is Coming! by Heather Tekavec. We will create our own weather picture as we explore how crazy weather can be! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
March 30 and April 2nd: Birds with Feathers Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Spring is coming and the birds know it! We will read A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins and Have You Seen Birds? by Joanne Oppenheim and Barbara Reid. We will decorate bird eggs and see what hatches! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
Demo Bar Item of the Week! Try All Around the USA at the demo bar this week! 10 questions, 10 seconds, and countless learning opportunities! Players study the pictures and facts side of a state card for 10 seconds. Then, flip the card over to see how many of the 10 questions about the state you can answer. Can you name the state capital? How many stars are on the flag? What river flows through this state? Brush up on your state knowledge. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
 
St. Pat's Items on Sale! It's the Luck of the Irish! All remaining St. Patrick's Day items on our seasonal wall are 25% off this week!
03/09/2009 Newsletter: Great NEW Teacher Tools Are On Their Way!
Ed Expo 2009We just returned from Dallas where the National School Supply and Equipment Association held Ed Expo 2009. It is a huge convention for teacher stores where various companies showcase their new products for the Back-to-School season.
We are so excited because there are a ton of terrific products coming your way! Plus, we learned many creative ways to use the products to extend their versatility in the classroom. You'll be seeing everything in our store this summer plus we'll be planning workshops and store events to showcase all of our vendors' great ideas.
Here is a small sample of what we saw at the show...
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A Friendly Reminder We just wanted to send out a friendly reminder to all of our Lounge Lizard Club members. Please be sure that we have your most up-to-date contact information (especially your correct address). We have recently had a lot of reward cards returned in the mail because of incorrect addresses. We want to be sure that everyone is receiving their reward cards. If you have recently changed addresses, please stop by the store or give us a call. We would really appreciate it!
Upcoming Events March 9th & 12th: Be A Book Detective Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Join us as we read, What's Missing? and What's Silly? by Niki Yektai and What Are You? by Keith Faulkner. We will look at all the clues in the books to figure out all of the answers. Then, we will create our own clever pop-up books to take home! Story hours are always FREE, but space is limited. Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register for story hour.
March 11th and 12th: Big Book Extravaganza Workshop
5:30-7:30 PM
Only a few spots remain for these two workshops!!!!
Join us for our next workshop, "Big Book Extravaganza". If you are an early childhood teacher in grades PreK-2, you will not want to miss this creative class which will focus on two spectacular make and take Big Books that you can take right to your classroom.
Each attendee will use accents and bulletin board sets to create their own Big Book copies of "Skip Counting" and "Colors, Critters, and Cars". We will also discuss other innovative techniques that will allow you to make a variety of other Big Books personalized for your class and your curriculum. Also receive great extension activities that can be used with the Big Books in your classroom. Each attendee will leave this workshop with a great idea book, two of their own Big Books, and a certificate of attendance.
The cost for this workshop is $25.00. This cost will cover all needed supplies for this workshop plus every attendee will receive a $10.00 voucher to use toward a purchase of $10.00 or more the night of the workshop! That's right... pay for the workshop and receive $10.00 worth of free in-stock merchandise from The Teachers' Lounge! Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register. Limited space is available.
March 14th: Big Book Extravaganza Workshop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sorry, this workshop is now full.
March 16th and 19th: The Luck of the Irish Story Hour
10:30-11:00 AM
Everyone is Irish this week! Come and listen to the tale of Clever Tom and The Leprechaun by Linda Shute and a book by Tomie DePaola, Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato. You will walk out of the store looking Irish after this story hour! Story hours are always FREE, but space is limited. Please call the store at 314-894-7000 to register for story hour.
Demo Bar Item of the Week Stop by the demo bar this week to see Froggie Checkers. This cute checker game is full of cute froggie characters that any child would love. The magnetic board and pieces help even the youngest of players keep their pieces in position on the game board as they play.
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