Teacher materials I have collected over time that make my life easier. Items either help me stay organized or make projects less time consuming.
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How I organize my student center materials to make it quick and easy to switch them out. How to fold a tablecloth around a table for extra storage. This is my trick for "I don't know what to do now, I'm all done." Each month my students complete a file folder report. This is how I color code the teams and groups in my classroom for classroom supplies. I also have a video of where students keep their work. Thank you to Beth Newingham, Phillip Martin and the Two Sisters for inspiring my Reading Area. OK so this is the very first blog I have every done, and honestly I have no idea what I am doing so bear with me. I found a website a while back called the Clutter Free Classroom. Honestly I found it a LONG time ago, but I figured making a blog would be a little difficult for me. Now she is has created a clutter-free classroom challenge. I typically try to keep my classroom clutter free.....but I really like a challenge. So here I am, going from just creating a blog, to being inspired to create an entire website. Thank you Clutter-Free Classroom! Each week there is a challenge, and I am very late to the party so I decided to start on Week 4 with my teacher desk. I know a lot of people want alternatives to a teacher desk. I have tried that in the past. I got rid of my desk and kept everything underneath my horseshoe table. I hated it! I could see bins underneath! So I decided to cover it in fabric to hide them. I had to bend down constantly to get materials I needed underneath the table and the students kept getting caught in the fabric or tearing it off. Sooo....back to my teacher desk OF COURSE- my desk still needed help. I thought what do I use my desk for other than art? I also keep stacks of copies for the day, as well as papers that need to be sent to the office and scholastic book orders. Most of the time my papers were giant jumbles. |
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AuthorI am a fourth grade teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I teach English Language learners; which I believe is the best job because they bring an inspiring and unique outlook to every lesson. I come from a long line of educators so teaching is in my blood. I love to teach because I get to be creative and silly every day. I feel like teaching is 30% teaching 20% acting and 50% creativity. |