The Internet is an exciting tool that puts vast information at your fingertips. Shopping online offers lots of benefits that you won't find shopping in a store or by mail. While shopping online, be very careful. Make sure that you use a secure browser and keep a record of all the purchases you make online.

Following is a list of some websites offering shopping for educational supplies online:

• Ace-Educational Supplies Online - The website offers resources ranging from bulletin boards, flannel boards, charts, games, chalkboards, furniture and equipments and so on.

• Lakeshore - From language and literacy to science and mathematics, Lakeshore offers a variety of school supplies, teaching materials and classroom tools for early childhood, elementary, high school and adult education.

• Scholars choice school suppliest: A range of products belonging to categories such as video, music, software, multimedia, books and so on.

• Discount school supplies from ABC Teacher's Outlet - ABC Teacher's Outlet offers a complete on-line resource of discount school supplies for early childhood through elementary school as well as Home School, Library and Parents.

• Kaplan Early Learning Company - The website offers a wide range of educational supplies including products designed for children with special needs.

• EduMart teaching and school supplies - The website offers a wide-ranging collection of school supplies, educational products, teaching materials, and services for educators, parents and children.

• Classroom Direct - This is an online shopping for arts and crafts supplies, lesson plans, educational software, and student materials.

• Childcraft Education Corp. - This website offers furniture, storage cabinets and shelving, curriculum materials, and classroom supplies for early childhood professionals.

• eNASCO - They are distributors of school supplies, educational teaching aids, arts and crafts materials, health education supplies, and laboratory sampling products.
  
  
• Early Childhood Manufacturers' Direct - They offer furniture, equipment, supplies & teaching materials for home schooling, public & private preschool and childcare.

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