Hi teachers! I have more ideas for you! Let's organize!
Tip 1) Have as much set up before the school year as you can! You can always add to your room and change it, but my "Monthly Weather Graphs" were so much easier to do through the year when it was up and ready! (No need to run to the filing cabinet during Morning Meeting because you forgot it was a new month... not that I know from experience...)
Other "through the year" items might be a word wall and students' birthdays.
Tip 2) Have bins ready for Back-to-School Night. Your school might do this differently, but our students brought all their school supplies on Back-to-School Night. I labeled the bins to what I wanted inside and the students filled them up. Then, the weekend before school, I could sharpen some pencils and put the rest up on a shelf, set out other needed materials and put the rest away.
For things that belonged to them/they needed in their desk, I put on tables and during the first day of school they would collect their items and put them away.
Tip 3) Pencils in bins. This was a great way to keep students from getting too many pencils in their desks. I allowed 2 pencils in their desks and they could get a sharp one from the bin when needed. Then they put their dull pencil in the according bin. At the end of the day, a student had the job to sharpen as many pencils as he/she could.
What's your problem area? I'd love to give ideas!
Happy organizing!
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