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The prompt for this week is to share any organization tips you have. Please check all the blogs that link up
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Previous Posts on Classroom Organization:
Last Spring I ordered a kidney table with some voucher money I had from mentoring another teacher. Unfortunately the person who was supposed to order the table never did so I came back to school this August to discover it had never been ordered.
It finally came in a couple weeks ago and I had to figure out how to organize things so I would be able to use it for small groups (the whole point of ordering the table), but also have necessary supplies at my fingertips.
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| I <3 this table! |
I can fit five students around the table which is the maximum size of a small group I would pull. I love that when students have questions now they come and sit right down at the table. This is for sure my favorite piece of furniture in my classroom.
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| My planner, MATHia folders by class, other files |
I keep my desk pad on the table and put everything out at the end of the day to get ready for the next morning.
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| Desk pad, Seating Chart/Class List Binder, Daily File |
I struggled with where to put my daily files, but decided I needed them right near me because throughout a lesson I will grab what I need from the file and that way I never misplace anything important. I love my pop up post-it holder, I am constantly grabbing a post-it to write something down. I now need to stock up on pop-it post its because despite my vast collection of post-it notes I have very few pop-up notes. If you know me, you know I love any excuse to buy post-it notes. LOL I also keep a stapler close by.
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| Daily File, Stapler, Pop Up Post-Its, Supply Caddy |
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| Mailbox, Passes, etc |
I knew I needed some sort of caddy for supplies. I bought this at Office Depot/Max and I am loving it. My favorite thing about it is that it spins around. Everything that I consider a necessity is at my fingertips. It doesn't hold my full marker collection, but it's a start.
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| Pencils, Highlighters, Ruler, Scissors, Eraser, Passes, Binder Clips |
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| Classroom Key Chain, Paper Pads |
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| Paper clips and Post-Its |
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| Birds eye view of my spinning organizer |
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| Nameplate, paper, mailbox |
I have a small trapezoid table next to my corner bookcase where I keep absent work files, kleenex, and the electric pencil sharpener. I need to get some hand sanitizer ASAP based on the amount of coughing in my classroom lately. Some days I feel like I'm teaching in a petri dish full of germs. I put a fun little pumpkin decoration on the table. I'm going to do a separate post this week on all the cute fall/Halloween decor I've put up in my room.
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| Absent work files, kleenex, pencil sharpener |
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| Close up of the absent work files |
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| Turn in basket and Extra copies file |
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| Another view from behind |
I'm looking forward to reading everyone's posts on organization. I'm always looking for tips to make myself more organized so I can maximize my time at school.
So ... I thought I was organized until I read your post ... hmmm will have to take a different approach for my blog :)
ReplyDeleteDitto - you should read my post! ; )
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