ROUND TO IT!

Do you keep saying to yourself, “I’m going to get around to that before school starts.  I’m going to be more organized this coming year.”  Well, here are a few tips for you!

If it’s something you have not used in a year…

THROW IT OUT!           

SHARE IT WITH ANOTHER TEACHER! 

HAVE A DRAWING AND LET STUDENTS “WIN” IT!

Organize materials by…

         THEMES OR UNITS

         MONTHS

         CONTENT (music visuals, math games, reading activities)

         *Color code with dot stickers (green beginning of the year, yellow

         middle, red end of year)

                 

Store materials in…

         Plastic tubs, crates

         Cardboard boxes, baskets

         Zip bags, file folders

         Hanging garment bags, shoe bags, skirt hangers

         Suitcases (Sharon MacDonald gave me this idea.  She buys old suitcases at Good 
         Will and uses them to store materials.  They stay nice and flat and stack on the 
         top of shelves.)

Hint!  Cover messy shelves with curtains.

         Spray paint or cover cardboard boxes with contact paper for uniformity

         Label boxes and tubs with contents

Planning Tubs

Planning tubs are another idea that will help you stay organized this year.

You will need 5 plastic tubs for this organizational idea.  Label each tub

with a different day - “Monday,” “Tuesday,” etc.  Put daily lesson plans, worksheets, props, games, books, words to songs, and so forth in the tubs.  Everything you will need for each day is in one convenient place.   By doing this Friday afternoon, you’ll be all set for the upcoming week.  It’d be great for a substitute teacher, too.