About Us

At Tools 4 Teaching, we’re passionate about making learning fun! As a locally owned educational store in Evansville, IN, we offer hands-on toys, classroom resources, and creative supplies that inspire curiosity and help children thrive. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or lifelong learner, you’ll find everything you need to spark a love of learning here.

How We Came About

After being teachers in the local community for more than thirty years combined, my mom and I realized there was a huge need. Our local teacher store was no longer in business, and there wasn’t a place to buy teaching supplies and resources within a close radius. I wanted to have a more flexible work schedule to coordinate with my family schedule and spend more time with my kids. We made the decision in the fall of 2016 to open our own retail store. After many prayers and well wishes from family and friends, we found a popular location, a hard working construction crew, and began to contact vendors. After months of preparations and support from our husbands, we opened our store in the spring of 2017! We thank the local community and all of the customers for making this dream become a reality.

What We Sell

We are more than “just a teacher store” as the saying goes. We want to provide for teachers by providing educational resources and supplies for classrooms from infant to upper grades. In addition, we want to support learners of all levels. Being a parent of two children with special needs, there is a demand of being able to go to a store and find games, toys, puzzles, learning techniques, resources, etc. which will work at varied levels based on the individual child. We will also have an early childhood and religious section to reach the preschools, daycares, and churches. Our store is open to the public, and you do not have to be a teacher to shop with us!

About Our Team

It is just that…a team! It is more than a group of employees who go to work each day, but we are a team working to support those around us. Our goal is to make learning fun, and we can provide many opportunities to show you how that can be done! Many of our employees are former teachers, so we have lived on the front lines to understand what your needs may include. All of our team members bring their unique personality to the playing field and help to create a warm and welcoming environment. 

Julie
Julie
"All time favorite board game...13 Dead End Drive!"
Ryan
Ryan
"All time favorite board game...Sorry!"
Beth
Beth
"All time favorite board game...Clue!"
Cheryl
Cheryl
Beth
Beth
"All time favorite board game...Monopoly!"
Chase
Chase
Kiersten
Kiersten
"All time favorite board game...Life!"
Allison
Allison
"All time favorite board game...Clue!"
Andrew
Andrew
"All time favorite board game...Monopoly!"

through the years

September 2016
Company Founded
Our journey began with an idea and a passion for helping the local community.
September 2016
The Teacher's Aide store purchase
Assets from this story were purchased from the Owensboro, KY store. Everything inside the walls of the store was purchased and transferred back to Evansville, IN.
December 2016
Julie leaves teaching
Julie leaves her teaching job from Hebron Elementary School as a 3rd Grade teacher to run and operate Tools 4 Teaching.
April 2017
Grand Opening!
Officially opened our doors! (“No joke — we really did open on April Fools’ Day!” It was a backup plan as a joke in case we didn’t get ready in time)
April 11, 2017
First 5 Star Review
Thank you so much Phillip Seitz! 🙏 We strive to do our best for our customers.
2020
COVID
We had to pivot during COVID to make Survival Kits for Parents, adapting to curbside pickup and virtual shopping. This is when we started having Facebook Live Sales.
April 2022
5-year anniversary!
“5 years of helping teachers, parents, and kids learn through play!”
June 2022
Summer Bridge
We started our Summer Bridge Program where we incentivize kids to keep learning all summer long.
January 2024
10,000!
We reached 10,000 Facebook Followers!
Fall 2024
New Website
Updated our 2nd website at the time.
November 7, 2025
New Website Launch!
Our next big chapter — a fresh look, easier shopping, and the same family-owned passion. Our newly designed and self created Shopify e-commerce website.