The idea for SproutClassrooms.com came about while helping a fellow teacher clear out old materials from her classroom. During the purge, we found a collection of Magic School Bus units on water conservation (a treasure!). But neither of us had the subject in our curriculum for the year. What a waste! Couldn't SOMEONE use these amazing resources? These days, too many perfectly good resources end up in our landfills rather than in the hands of students. Sprout Classrooms has been created to help. We receive quality used classroom resources from retiring teachers, teachers who are changing grades, and schools who are cleaning out their classrooms. We then put these wonderful resources on our website and allow teachers the thrill of finding the items they've dreamed about - for much, much less than purchasing new. At Sprout, we understand teachers and homeschooling families. We track down the items they want and stay on top of the trends for what their students' top title choices are this year. We understand that many teachers spend their own money on classroom materials, so we price our items as low as possible. The founders of Sprout work tirelessly to bring educators the items they've earmarked in those catalogs but thought they could never afford. Help us help teachers by spreading the word to every educator and school you know! - The Sprout Team