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Even if you’re not a teacher hoarder, there is a good chance you have too much stuff at school. If you want to declutter your classroom you may be feeling overwhelmed. Don’t be. It’s simply a matter of knowing what to keep and what to toss and having a plan.
Don’t you love the feeling of an organized space? I love knowing that each and every thing has a purpose and a specific place. It is the best feeling as a teacher! An organized classroom is not only beneficial for teachers though. Your students benefit from this organization as well!
As a teacher, you know that not having the right containers makes it hard to properly store and access materials. For example, when things are stored in containers that are not transparent or labeled, it causes disorganization and may result in wasted time (looking for things) and money (rebuying things
Even with the best intentions, some people aren’t able to attain or maintain a clutter-free classroom because of simple mistakes they don’t even know they are making! These simple mistakes derail them or prevent them from reaching their goal. Read below to get a list of common decluttering mistakes so
In a blog dedicated to decluttering classrooms, it is mandatory that I begin by having you ask yourself the following question: Teacher “desks” often become teacher “offices” which take up a good chunk of the classroom. If you are short on space, you may want to consider doing away with
Remember how gorgeous and new everything was in your classroom on that first day of school? Most likely, that is not the case anymore. But, we still have a solid chunk of the school year left including the chaotic end-of-the-year months where schedules get super crazy busy. Changes in schedules
I am a National Board Certified Teacher. My heart still pounds when I think of that roller coaster experience. It was by far the most challenging and most rewarding thing I have done professionally. But holy cow…the paperwork! So not only do you need to be the “highly effective” rockstar
You are inundated daily with so many types of papers. The papers can quickly become overwhelming if you do not have an organization system in place. You could waste lots of time looking for papers and perhaps even miss some important deadlines as a result. We know documentation is important
Do you have a class set of dry erase boards? As you know, using dry erase boards is a great way to save paper and motivate kids. They sure do love writing on those boards. But managing them can be tricky. Read below to grab some tips on how to
Color pencils, crayons, markers, glue sticks, paint, paintbrushes, scissors… Art supplies are a necessity for every elementary classroom, BUT where can we store them? Read below to grab some tips for how to organize and store them. This blog post will… share some ideas for organizing and storing art supplies
Word study activities can take place as a whole group, in small guided lessons or as centers/workstations. The nature of building and decomposing words and letter chunks means lots and lots of little pieces to manage. No worries though! With good organizational strategies you can create meaningful learning activities that
Classroom storage of any kind is hard to come by! If you already had a chance to read my blog posts How to Store Thematic Units in the Classroom and How to Organize Science Supplies in the Classroom, then you pretty much have the social studies thing covered because those
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