Every week, Julie will push out a new topic, you blog about it and submit your blog post using this Google Form. On Sunday, there will be a huge list of awesome blogs to go read! :) YAY!
As always, this is a no pressure blogging challenge, so if you don't feel like blogging, that's okay! But since one of my yearly goals is to blog more, this is a great way to get myself back into the groove!
Organization tends to be one of my strengths. I'm excited to share some of my favorite organizational tools and strategies and then go read about yours! :)
I picked up this hanging file YEARS ago at Big Lots in their Back to College section. This photo is really old - mainly because I forgot to take a picture of it when I was at school tonight. :)
This Hanging File holds my Attendance / Seating Chart folder (bottom pocket), my notebook for each course (the middle pockets), and our Advisory Sign-Out sheets (up at the top).
This is one *must-have* item for my classroom!
Some of this has changed slightly, but not much. Along the bottom are file crates that I picked up at Target and these hold student files. I am horrible about passing papers back to students or sometimes they will have a paper that isn't going in their notebook, so all of those papers go in these crates.
On the top shelf, you will see baskets from Dollar Tree for Extra Handouts. I typically make 2-3 extra copies just in case a student misplaces their copy, and all of those get stored here. You'll also see the Table Buckets on the right top cubby, but those have now changed... (see below!)
Here's the new version of Table Buckets and the contents. Each group has a set of Red/Yellow/Green cups, a tape dispenser, glue sticks, scissors, dry erase erasers, Response Cards (Always/Sometimes/Never and MC), and a baggie of markers (Regular, Dry erase, and Highlighters). Having all supplies handy on their desk at all times is a HUGE timesaver for me!
This is an idea that I stole from Sam Shah and I *love* it. Each of my classes has a color, each table has a folder. This folder is how I pass out papers for their notebook, collect and return assignments, and organize missing / absentee work. This is an old photo, but because it's purple, I know it's a 6th hour folder. On the left you can see student work that is being passed back, plus 3 papers that we will be using in that day's lesson for their notebook. During the beginning of the year, their name tents are in these folders as well, because I'm still learning names. :) If a student is absent, their papers are gathered up and paper-clipped and left in their folder for them to pick up the next day.
I've blogged before about my planner, but I definitely couldn't get through the day without it! I combine my lesson plans with my personal planner to keep everything in one place. This is always open on my desk and helps me keep track of meetings, to-do lists, blog ideas, and my lesson plans! The monthly pages also have a habit tracker that I love. I think the only thing I really should add is an hydration tracker, but to be honest, I rarely have time to drink water during the day! :)
This isn't the best photo in the world because I haven't really had time to straighten up my cabinets yet after pulling out all of the stuff that I stored over the summer. In the mini file crates, there are about 10 of the index card boxes. Each box contains the cards for an activity, such as a card sort. On the far right is vertical storage for the task mats. Inside the 3 drawer container are things that don't store easily, such as inflatable globes. :) You'll also see tons of dice both on the left and in the drawer because we use a lot of dice in AP Stat! I decided to snap this photo as I was pulling out the Types of Bias card sort for Monday in AP Stat, so that's why there's a set just sitting out. :)
I can't wait to read about the organization hacks from your classroom!
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