tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85185107037643617152024-03-18T03:16:02.817-07:00Time 4 OrganizationA blog for classroom organization and more...Tiffanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098431585176199630noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518510703764361715.post-20589079692717592902015-01-27T11:57:00.001-08:002015-01-27T11:57:15.411-08:00Bulletin Board Border StorageGood afternoon sweet friends! I hope that you are not in the area of the US currently affected by all the snow and storms! Here in the south is it pretty cold and windy (for us Southern folks)! <br />
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I stole an idea shared by a friend that I have to share with you today. Anyone who knows me would tell you that I am very organized. For the most part I agree with that statement, but there are some areas that I just get plain tired and lazy so I throw the items in a box and pretend it isn't there. One of those such items would be bulletin board border. I HATE IT! Border never stays rolled or once rolled slips from the inside. I've tried lots of organizational methods in the past, but for me ... shoving it all in a box was so much easier!!! Am I right???<br />
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My friend Mary is a genius! She stores her border in icing containers! Brilliant!!!<br />
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How many of those containers have I thrown away in the past? I don't want to know. Guess what? I won't be throwing them away any more! They will go in my school closet with my border rolled nicely inside it! I love that the containers are clear enough where you can see what the border looks like too!</div>
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Another option to border storage is Dollar Tree round Tupperware boxes. I like this method, but free is better so I will probably stick to the empty icing containers! </div>
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So simple and so practical! I've stolen this idea and I am sure that Mary won't mind if you do as well :)</div>
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Hey friends! I'm Meghan from <a href="http://keepingupwithmrsharris.blogspot.com/">Keeping Up with Mrs. Harris</a> and I'm going to share with you all how I organize all of my center games, activities, and unit materials. So for my first 4 years teaching, I thought I had the perfect system. I would start a unit and then as the unit went along, I put an extra copy of everything in a file folder labeled with that unit. Then at the end of the unit I put all the items in the same folder and pushed it into the filing cabinet. <br />
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This is an exaggeration of the reality, but you get the idea. After years of pulling through the same files and crumbling up dice and other center necessities, I decided that there had to be a better way!!!<br />
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Who loves Target? (My hand is raised!!! Ok, both hands are raised!!!) I do my best thinking at Target. While walking the aisles of the organization section, it hit me! The perfect protection for all of those odd shaped center activities would be a Tupperware box. No cramming, wrinkling, or shoving! So I started with the three units that I was teaching that week: Nouns, Short Vowel Words, and Measurement. I purchased three buckets ($4.50) and as the week went along, I gently placed all the WS copies in a folder at the bottom of the bucket and when the unit was complete, I put all of my center games in as well. It worked perfectly!!! I was so excited. So I then purchased tubs for my next few units and so forth. It literally took me a year to get everything in their boxes, but it was so worth it!!! Here's what my unit buckets look like today (3 years later)!</div>
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I used the cheap shelf rack things and zip tied them together in a way that worked for me below my guided reader buckets. I threw in seasonal buckets as well for those activities that really save a teacher's life!</div>
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Here's a closer look! I have all my reading bins together, ELA, and Math. I decided to keep my Science and Social Studies units in the filing cabinet, because they don't have as many centers and crushable pieces as the other three subject areas do. As you can see some bins are full and others are not near as full. I think if I return to the traditional classroom in the future, I will probably divide out some of the buckets. For example addition will be split addition with single digits, double digits, etc.</div>
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Now that I am out of the classroom, I still have my bins set up for checkout by other teachers. I can't tell you how many times this year my bins have already been used by fellow teachers who need a little extra supplemental materials. </div>
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Who knew $1.50 at a time could literally change my school life! That's all the boxes cost at any given store. Don't get the shoe size, they are a little too small and will bend the WS! If you are interested, the labels for the top and front of the boxes are in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Keeping-Up-With-Mrs-Harris">TPT store</a> that you can check out <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lets-Get-Organized-Classroom-Labels-Set-700438">here</a>. Thanks for reading and I'm so glad to "meet" you! Comment below so I can get to know you!</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so excited to share with you for the very first time! Thank you, Tiffani, for allowing me to join Time 4 Organization. My name is Stacey from Teaching Ever After. I have been blogging there for just over 2 years, but I have been teaching for almost 10 years. Where does time go?! I </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">currently teach 1st grade, but have also taught 2nd for the greater majority of my career. I hope you enjoy my organization tips between my classroom and home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> This idea was shared with me years ago from a seasoned teacher and I have to say it is absolutely brilliant. I joined a team who liked to be ahead of the game. This meant stacks of papers everywhere! This eliminates the stacks completely and you are organized for a whole month of teaching. Can you say AMAZING! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have 32 file folders in my file cabinet. They are labeled 1-31 for the days of the month and one says "Sub Folder". As my team makes copies I throw them into one of the dated folders where I think I will be using them. For example, I know I do my reading comprehension test every Friday. As my teammate makes copies of the tests I am able to pop it into the dated folder. NO MORE STACKS!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "Sub Folder" contains my generic lesson plans, class list, seating chart, extra work, and important information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The best part is it is so easy to prepare for a sub or if you have an emergency you can send a teammate over to your room and direct them to the file folder for the day, week, or month if need be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did originally post this as a bright idea on my blog and I have received some questions. I want to be absolutely clear that I do NOT have my entire month planned in advance. I simply have all of my pre-copied items organized as I receive them. I am an organized person, but never could I plan out a month in advance. LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy this organizational tip and it is helpful as you begin your new year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're about half way through the school year and the newness of the year has worn off off. Our desks are messy with papers to grade, parent letters to answer, and post-it reminders to complete. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">And if your class is like mine, your students's desks are not in good shape either. Papers are getting shoved into desks, notebooks are being pulled out at the wrong time, and work is getting lost. Does this look familiar?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This desk wasn't even the worst of the worst. I would be too embarrassed to show you that one! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Well, first things first. Make sure that small supplies are put away being put back into the desk. That seems easy enough, right? Yes, but so many kids need a reminder to do that. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Also, if you notice in the "before" picture, this student had a few pairs of scissors in her desk. One day, her desk was so messy that she could not find her own scissors and had to borrow a pair. Well, that pair got sucked into the messy desk vortex too! Make sure they only have their own materials in their desks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Something that is very helpful is color-coding for subject areas. I know it is common practice, but if you're not already doing it, I highly recommend it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In our school, we use <span style="color: blue;">blue for Social Studies, </span><span style="color: red;">red for Math, </span><span style="color: #ffd966;">yellow for ELA,</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green for Science,</span><span style="color: red;"> </span>and<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">purple for the Take-Home Folder. </span>That might seem like a lot of folders, but having a folder for each subject really combats having random papers floating around inside the desk. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">We have our students keep spiral notebooks for each subject as well. The notebooks are difficult to tell apart when looking into the desk. To solve that problem, I have students color the edges of their notebook so they can see the color from the side. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This prevents students from having to pull out all of the notebooks while searching for the correct one. It wouldn't be much of an issue but the other notebooks usually get shoved back into the desk in a hurry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to have student stack all of their folders and then all of their notebooks on one side of their desk. Notice how easy it is to tell which notebook is used for each subject!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another quick an easy trick is to write the subject on the text books. This makes it much easier for students to quickly grab the right text. This is especially helpful for textbooks that look similar. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, Voila! A neat and clean desk! A place for every paper. A spot for each pencil. Everything is easy to access. It makes me feel so much better to see a clean desk!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, if students would automatically <i>keep </i>their desks clean! Ha! I'm pretty sure that is NOT going to happen...unless you make it a priority. Simple verbal reminders can go a long way. Also, setting aside time to straighten up once a week is helpful.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In the past, I have conducted random "desk checks" after school and left a note on the desks that didn't pass inspection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi! My name is Nicole Chavanne and I am so excited to join this wonderful blog! I am a mom of two littles and a 5th grade special education teacher. My life is busy so I try to keep it as organized as possible. I've had to let some things go since becoming a mom, but I try to think of little hacks to make life easier and more organized. I can't wait to share ideas and to learn a lot along the way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a special education teacher, I have worked with my fair share of behavior charts. I have a love-hate relationship with behavior charts. I LOVE them because I have seen them make a huge difference in the behavior of some kids. I hate them because I hate clutter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to keep behavior charts because they can show me patterns. Maybe a student always has trouble on Tuesdays. Maybe most of their behaviors come out on days they do not have Occupational Therapy. It is so much easier to recognize patterns when I can see the data. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">But, I like to send behavior charts home. Parents need to know what is happening in school and often, the parents I work with have worked out a home consequence for good/bad days at school. It is so wonderful when I get to work with dedicated and supportive parents!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">So, my choices are:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">1. Make copies each day before sending home so I can keep a copy for my records. This choice is terrible because I need to waste precious minutes during the most hectic time of the day to go to the copy room. Not to mention, I would be killing so many trees!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">2. Send the original home and have the parents sign then return. Well, this is terrible because sometimes the behavior chart doesn't come back and I lose that day's data. Also, it prevents the parents from being able to try to keep track of patterns. And what about the parents that want to celebrate a GREAT day by hanging that puppy on the fridge?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">3. Chart the results of the day's chart. I used to have a table set up where I would enter the number of points a students would earn for the day and a small note. It was never enough to really get a picture of what happened during the day and I was always having to tuck pieces of paper with notes in the back or make a copy of the behavior chart on really bad days. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">No matter what method I tried, I always ended up with a huge pile of unorganized behavior charts from multiple kiddos because who has time to organize them into a binder right away? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Not great choices. </span><span style="font-size: large;">But that is what I've done for YEARS! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Another thing I have done for YEARS is have a home-school journal with some kids. Each day, I would write a short (or long if it was one of <i>those</i> days) blurb about the day. Each day, the book go home and would come back the next day. That notebook held a wealth of information! Hmmm... That got me thinking! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ta-da! I just took a bunch of blank behavior charts and bound them into a book! Then, the book can go back and forth between school and home. There is a wealth of data in one place and I don't have to worry about organizing loose papers each day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is simple (I like simple) and it solves my problem (I LOVE that!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Say it with me, "No more behavior chart clutter!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">To see some of the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-Lab/Category/Behavior-Tools">behavior tools</a> I have used in my classroom, check out my other <a href="http://nicoleslearninglab.blogspot.com/">blog</a> or my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-Lab/Category/Behavior-Tools">TpT store</a>.</span><br />
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Today I'm pulling over an older post from my other blog <a href="http://www.time4kindergarten.com/">Time 4 Kindergarten</a> With the new year approaching it is a great time to start getting a handle on the pile of papers.<br />
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Finding a way to keep track of the papers you need to copy can be challenging. Depending on how you keep your files can either assist or inhibit they way you plan. Like most teachers when they first start out, I had the file cabinet. You know the one, it's beige, has four drawers and can tip over if you open all four drawers at once. Soon that file cabinet became one hot mess. I'd pull out papers and place in my <i>To Be Copied</i> Folder, make my copies, then what??? I never had time to put them back, so I'd place them in a basket on top of the file cabinet to file later. Eventually that basket became so full, that I had no other choice, but to shove them in a box.<br />
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It was a vicious cycle that I'd pay for at the end of each school year as I sat there filing all those papers. Thanks to a good friend and colleague, my paper chaos came to an end about 6 years ago. With a small investment in some plastic sleeves and 3-ring binders, my mess became less and less. Anything new goes straight from the printer tray to a plastic sleeve.<br />
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Now when I do my planning, all my resources are at my finger tips. My binders are divided into themes, months, skills; you name it, I just might have it in a binder.
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I use post-it tabs to tab the pages I need copies. </div>
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How does this keep me from piling up papers that need to go back in binders? EASY PEASY as my kids say. I DON'T take the papers our of their sleeves. Instead, I use post-it tabs to tab the pages I need copies. After the pages are copies, I re-stick these tabs to the inside cover of the binder to reuse at a later date. <br />
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Yes, I might be bringing several binders to the copy room, (it keeps me from needing to go to the gym) and it keeps my file cabinet clutter-free. Yes, I still have a file cabinet- old habits are hard to break and there are some things that just won't fit in a plastic sleeve. I do find that I am using less and less of the contents of my file cabinet. Slowly I am weeding through it.<br />
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So where do I find my binders and page protectors. Costco. They have the best deals on both. I use the 1-inch binders for thematic days such as the Polar Express, 100th Day and certain holidays. I use the larger 3-inch binders for my bigger packets like my predictable readers and no prep monthly packs. Yes, at first it is an investment, but the time I was spending on always refiling is so worth the money. <br />
I didn't start this process all at once. Each week, I'd take home a small section of my cabinet and while I was watching TV, I'd place the papers in the sleeves. Little by little my binders slowly filled up.<br />
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I hope you found this helpful. Please check back often to see what other tips and tricks my blogger friends have to share.<br />
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I'm BACK!I've been MIA due to too many commitments- I need to learn how to organize my time a little bit better, or just learn how to say NO! between the two blogs, my two teacher stores- Teachers Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers, I am also working for Scholastic writing a weekly blog post for their Top Teachers section. A few weeks ago I wrote about getting organized for the new year I wanted to share the article with you. I think you will find some great tips. It is never to late to start organizing.<br />
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<b><u>Large Floor Puzzles</u></b><br />
The large blue containers are a much needed improvement over the cardboard boxes as you can see from my photos below. I salvaged the picture from the box and taped it to the inside of the lid, so students will have it to refer to. I labeled the front of the box with a number and did the same for the back of each puzzle piece. This way when I do find a random puzzle piece I will know exactly which container to put it in.<br />
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I really debated over what to do with these. As I said earlier I was using the wire rack, but the rack didn't work, puzzles always fell. Originally I bought smaller plastic containers to put them in and my intention was to label the puzzle pieces with numbers and write the corresponding number on the puzzle board. I would really like to use this system. However,the containers do take up more space,and I just don't have the room. Instead I stacked all the tray puzzles in one large plastic container that is kept on the shelf next to the big floor puzzles. I will rotate these puzzles for the kids to use.<br />
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Someday I may get super creative and take a photo of each puzzle and put it in a photo album with the puzzle number, for the kids to flip through and select their puzzle. Until then, they will just have to use the method I'v put into place.<br />
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Using the pencil box approach was great for older students, but kindergartners and first graders are messy and not all were capable of keeping track of their items. I'll admit that last year I did try the pencil boxes with my kindergartners and it was a huge disaster. Mid year I collected the boxes and brought out the shared table caddies. Having these little ones share supplies worked well. Best of all it taught them to SHARE and learn to WAIT THEIR TURN.<br />
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This year I'll use table caddies again. I found these last spring at Target and decided to save them for the new year. You can often find containers like these at the Dollar Tree or Target's Dollar Spot ($2.50), or pay more at places like Really Good Stuff and Oriental Trading. I've also found some similar to these in the auto department at Walmart.<br />
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To go with my new theme this year in my room, I've made table labels. I printed the labels onto card stock, used my personal laminator from Costco- only $20, and then I used my Xyron sticker maker to apply adhesive to the back. To keep the caddies clean, I am using frosting containers to hold everything. I know what you are thinking, that is a lot of frosting- Yes it was, but my kids make cupcakes all the time- we've been saving the containers all year.<br />
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I've joined the I Made it Mondays over at <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/">4th Grade Frolics</a></div>
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For over a year I've been using binder clips with push pins to hang things on my walls. One day while browsing the hook aisle at home Depot I saw thumb tacks and thought Hmmm maybe I could glue these to clips- thus "Clipins" was made. Below are a two samples of what I've made. The black flower thing is a wood flower bought in a pack of 10 from the Dollar Tree. I painted them with chalkboard paint that I bought at JoAnn's. Forgive the smeared writing. I only have large sidewalk chalk at home. The red polka dot pin is covered with ribbon. You could also use scrapbook paper. Now hanging items on my bulletin boards will be easy and I won't be poking holes in artwork or other important papers/<br />
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I've already started organizing and redecorating my room for the next school year. While sitting at my desk the other night I looked over at my sterilite containers that hold my paper supplies and thought I should decorate these and take them to school. I grabbed some scrapbook paper, a paper cutter, clear adhesive and my laminator. Cut the strips to fit inside the drawers and secured them with roll-on scrapbook adhesive. The tops of these containers were yucky. One had a heart stenciled too it from when it belonged to my daughter. I laminated the pieces for the tops, secured them and I was done. The whole project took about 20 minutes. It took longer for me to decide which paper to use. These container hold the different papers we use throughout the year.</div>
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This can be a daunting task if you don't have a system already in place or you decide you need a system. It can be a bit of an investment too. First decide on how you want to sort your books. Do you want them by author, themes or reading levels. I personally have a little of each in my classroom library. Next decide on what you will keep your books in for easy movement from a shelf to the floor or tables. I use these. I've had mine for about 14 years. They are made by Rubbermaid.</div>
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I purchased them over 10 years ago at Walmart for about $2 each and they are still going strong. Every time I see one on our freebie table at work, I grab it. Check your Dollar Store for dishpans, they work great too. Although I like the look of the clear boxes, they do tend to break if dropped.<br />
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Once you decide on how to organize your books, you will want to make some sort of label to place on the front of each box. You can get my labels <a href="http://time4organization.blogspot.com/p/printable-labels.html">here</a>. Before you start making and printing your labels, play with the size of label you will be using and how you will be attaching it. Velcro or packing tape work the best, unless you are using Avery labels, even then, you may want to secure them with clear packing tape or clear contact paper, just to be safe. Laminate your labels for durability. They will take some abuse, especially if the boxes are being moved frequently from the shelves.</div>
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Label your books. Invest in a stamp mine reads- <i>This book belongs to Mrs. Mugurussa </i>or use address labels or make your own labels on the computer. Place inside the front cover of each book.<br />
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For the outside of your books decide how students will know where to return the book to when they are finished. I use a number system. Each box is assigned a number and every book in that box has a sticker on the upper right corner with the same number. You could also place the number inside the front cover of the book too, just incase the sticker falls off. <br />
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Some people use matching book labels and box labels. I too did this, however I found that the labels I made didn't adhere and students weren't paying close attention to the picture on the label. It could be that I was trying this method with kindergartners and the previous number method was with 2nd and 3rd graders. Check out my <a href="http://time4organization.blogspot.com/p/printable-labels.html">Labels</a> pages for some matching labels for your tubs.<br />
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Another idea to help students know where to return books to, would be to use alphabet letters. This works if you have no more then 26 boxes. <br />
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<b><u><a href="http://www.intelliscanner.com/index-classroom.html">Intelli Scanner</a></u></b><br />
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This little scanner allows you to scan the isbn number of your books in order to create a customized library list. Genius and not too expensive. I have hundreds of books in my class library. It is hard to remember all of the titles or the box they might/should be in.<br />
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For those of you with Smartphones, there are several apps that can do the same as the barcode scanner. It uses the camera on your phone to take a picture of the barcode then scans the web for the title. I've tried <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eleybourn.bookcatalogue&hl=en">Book Catalogue</a> for the Android. I can email the database to myself and make a print out out all of my books for quick reference. Within the database I can add notes such as the location of the books Being that my books are organized in numbered buckets, I can quickly locate the book, once I know what boon to look in.<br />
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With the right organizational supplies and some time, organizing the class library can be accomplished. Go slow, don't expect to be done in a few hours. Go through the books to see what types of books you have. As you browse, you will get an idea as to how you will want to group them. Once you decide how to croup them, start sorting in 5 easy steps<br />
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<li>If space is a concern know how many containers you will need- buy a few extra- just in case you need more.</li>
<li>Make your labels for the front of the books (either numbers or letters)- I used round sticky dots and a sharpie</li>
<li>Sort your books.</li>
<li>Add the labels</li>
<li>Make your book box labels and attach</li>
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Once it is complete- send my a picture- I'd love to share what you've done with everyone.</div>Tiffanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098431585176199630noreply@blogger.com6