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You are here: Home / CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT / HOW TO ORGANIZE STUDENT WORK (Paper Organization Series)

HOW TO ORGANIZE STUDENT WORK (Paper Organization Series)

Classroom organization can be challenging! Read this blog post to learn how to manage and organize student work in a very easy way.

Your students work at different paces. They work on differentiated assignments. They are pulled out for various services. It can be a lot to manage! BUT I have tried and true solutions for you below. Check it out!

This blog post will…

  • offer ideas for organizing student work
  • suggest the strengths and weaknesses of the ideas
  • provide an easy tip for organizing student work

Ideas for Organizing Student Work

  1. Unfinished workboxes: For the past few years I have been using “unfinished workboxes” in my classroom with great success. To create the system I used a literature sorter. Mine is made of wood and I spray painted it to match my classroom color scheme. I also have a cardboard version that I use as student mailboxes . The cardboard is fine for that purpose because they only use them once a day, but since the unfinished work boxes are accessed throughout the day several times I highly suggest investing in a quality piece.  Each slot is labeled with a student number so I don’t need to relabel them each year. If a student has work that needs to be completed I have them slide the assignment into their unfinished mailbox. This allows me to see at a glance who has work to finish and also how much.  I really prefer this system because of the ease at which I can see who has unfinished work. 
  2. Work in Progress Folder: In the past I used a “Work in Progress folder.” I used different color folders for different subjects, but didn’t like that system for a couple reasons. Many students developmentally could not keep track of their work and their folders and it wasn’t convenient for me to keep on top of who was done and who was not. The folders became a black hole of tasks that needed completing.
  3. Work in Progress File: A cheaper option would be to have a hanging file crate with hanging files. Label each file with the students’ names or numbers and have them place their unfinished work inside. The portability of the crate would allow you to move it around and you could easily flip through the hanging files to check on the status of your students.
  4. Fix and Finish Folder: I found that some students needed additional time outside the classroom to complete assignments. My teaching partner and I also decided that we wanted to put more accountability on our students to produce work that reflects their best efforts. Therefore we recently implemented “fix and finish folders.” These folders are for work that wasn’t completed in a timely manner and also assignments that need redoing to demonstrate proficiency. We send them home as needed or ask the students to come in before or after school to work on the assignments.

Easy Tip for Work in Progress

  • Must Do May Do: I use a Must Do/May Do Board for helping the students stay focused and become independent with their work expectations. That, in conjunction with the unfinished work boxes and turn-in bins on the work shelf really make it easy to stay on top of their status.

Also shown in photo…

1) Shoot for the Moon Bulletin Board

2) Clock Number Labels(blackline printed on any color)

3) Hand Signals Classroom Management System

4) Common Core Math Vocabulary Cards with Visual Cues

5) Must Do / May Do Board for Managing Student Assignments


Classroom organization can be challenging! Read this blog post to learn how to manage and organize student work in a very easy way.

Category: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTTag: classroom procedures and routines

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