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Today I started cleaning my classroom…

because I usually put it off and then it’s the last day of school and I’m like “Fuuuuuu-“(sidebar: totally cursed in front of students today.  Not the F word, but a serious curse (Crucio? No)  In my defense we had just dropped a puddle of dye on the classroom floor and only a few students were there.  It’s my one.  Let’s pretend it never happened).

ANYWHOZZLE: I have a lot of crap in my classroom.  My goal next year is to be more organized.  I always get caught up on the least important kinds of organization, though.  I’m like, “I MUST label all my paper bins so that students know what paper goes in what bin.”  Meanwhile, I have a mountain of ungraded projects where my desk supposedly is, but hasn’t been seen since October. 

I really am determined to cut down on loose papers and random piles next year, though.  Part of the problem in my classroom is that there isn’t a lot of space.  I end up piling things up or throwing them in a drawer/cabinet.  So, any tips (real ones, not just a link to 5001 ways to stay organized, please) for ways to get, and more importantly, STAY organized in the classroom?

Posted on Tuesday, May 22 2012. Tagged with: classroomsorganizationteaching
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  3. aimingforpretty answered: My student teaching classroom has a low bookcase filled with colourful labelled shoe boxes. Students can find everything and it really helped
  4. kristiny1088 answered: I have labeled bins labeled by block numbers so kids know where to turn in their work. It works well for middle school!
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  9. footiegrl15 answered: Once you have some sort of a system (for which I have no suggestions) maybe you could have a “student chore chart” to maintain the order.
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  13. roughdrafts1 answered: Don’t be afraid to immediately recycle or throw stuff away. Seriously. Check it off, let it go.
  14. sweep said: anuge is not a word I meant “a huge” :)
  15. sweep answered: At the end of every day I set a goal to get one part of my classroom clean/organized anuge piles of paper everywhered that way I don’t get h
  16. amusedpanda said: I teach in CT also and I like to use those vertical file sorters, “to be graded” “to be copied” “differentiation/extension” and then sort by subject area as well. They don’t take up much room and help to sort based on topic.
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  19. tomesaway said: Target has colorful hanging file folders that fit most teacher desks and file cabinets, and when you run out of labels (they never give you enough), get some Post-It tape which works better anyway. The more I work on organization, the easier it gets.
  20. vxmp answered: Buy a binder to organize your paperwork. Find one that you really like since you’ll carry it with your everywhere. Use dividers labeled “cale
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