File Cabinet Rebellion -
Get your classroom organized!
Ditch the File Cabinet
Teacher Stuff
Diane Ferritto, GSRP Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Make the most of small spaces!
We understand not all classrooms have storage space like this!
Stacey Finstrom, Jr. K Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Katy Draper, 1st Grade Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Kelly Baas, Kindergarten Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Art Center
www.livebinders.com
http://pinterest.com/touwinga/ (Tiffany Ouwinga)
http://pinterest.com/keripowell20/(Keri Powell)
www.ouwinga.blogspot.com- Tiffany Ouwinga
www.planetpreschool4.blogspot.com- Keri Powell
http://queenofthefirstgradejungle.blogspot.com/- great classroom photos
http://differentiatedkindergarten.blogspot.com/- flexible grouping photos
http://reallyroper.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-center-signs.html- Center Signs
http://mrsriccaskindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/01/daily-schedule.html- Schedule Cards
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-box-label1- Library Box Labels
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prop-Box-Labels- Prop Box Labels
Katy Draper, 1st Grade Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Dramatic Play, Holiday, Sand/Water Table, OH MY!
- Here are some Prop Box ideas to organize your Dramatic Play and Holiday themes.
Kelly Baas, Kindergarten Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Katy Draper, 1st Grade Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
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Materials, Supplies, and Resources
How do you store everything??
http://teacherweb.com/MO/MillsElementary/MrsBondsFantasticFirstGraders/apt14.aspx
Organize your Books!
- Different way to organize books:
- Theme
- Month
- Author
- Units
- Using Numbers
http://www.CFClassroom.com
Resources
Classroom Library
There are a ton of ways to store your classroom literature! Here are a few ways that work great, and are SUPER organized!
Cute idea for student seats
- Take some time and organize your books in a way that would be easy for the students to use and for you to find what you need.
- Here are some great examples that we found:
Make-Over Ambush!
Meet Mrs. Jennings
Organize and Track Books in your library
http://www.mspower1.blogspot.com
Becky Fisk, Kindergarten Teacher, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Ways to organize your Work Station Groups
Work Stations
Management board options
Workstation Ideas
Binders
- There are many ways to organize Math and Literacy Station materials. Once you have decided how to group your students, then you will know how many stations to have.
- Here are some examples of ways to organize those stations.
How to Organize Workstation Stuff….
Use Binders for each thematic unit
or unit of study that you teach!
TIP: Only ONE binder per unit!
Put a flash drive with all your related
materials inside the binder!
TIP: Only put information on the flash drive that pertains to the binder you are using! You will be able to find your information much quicker!!
Don't forget to velcro it inside for safety!
- Label tubs according to Units and store in baggies.
Marsha McGuire, Kindergarten, Cadillac Area Public Schools
Free Choice
Anecdotal Notes
How to let children plan for themselves
AND
maintain classroom management/organization/control and order!
Instead of storing big work samples, take a photo of the art project or idea, and put it in your binder!
You will enjoy seeing the faces of students from years past - and it will save a lot of space and storage!
http://www.livebinders.com
File Cabinets get messy!
http://www.technologyrocksseriously.blogspot.com
They collect junk!
If it's not filed perfectly, it's hard to find!
You really can live without them!
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Stockholm
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Budapest
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San Francisco
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Notes
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Storage Solutions
- Prop Boxes
- Book Boxes
- Math Materials
- Language Arts Materials
- Art Center
- It can truly be open ended AND neat/tidy
Choose an area to clean and take it ALL out!
Make a good impression!