Have you ever been
searching for awesome classroom ideas on Pinterest when you come across a
classroom picture that catches your eye.
Well, that was me the other night.
It didn’t only catch my eye because it was super cute and colorful, but
it caught my eye because of how organized it was. I had a large amount of disbelief when
looking through the pictures on her blog.
Oh how I dreamed my room could be that clean and organized. I really must know who actually has a
teaching desk that looks like this. My
desk is a hot mess almost everyday throughout the week except for Friday before
I leave, when I get it all ready for next weeks plans only to be trashed by the
next Friday. So I came up with this
fantasy vs reality description.
oth the desks above are not
mine but I love both of them for so many reasons. I truly envy Miss DeCarbo’s desk and her entire
classroom at that. She is so organized
and I know she tried a few different things before she found what worked for
her. I love Mrs. Chennai’s desk too. Mainly because this is my desk through out
the week. My bookshelf isn’t colored
coded and cute, I have papers everywhere, and I do know where everything is
somehow. I really just need more TIME to get organized. I have decided to make this my sole priority
the next few weeks before school is out.
Here is where I am starting….
I always feel like I am
planning like crazy every year! Why?????
Well, that is an easy answer (I am terrible at organizing) ; ( I went to Target
and got 10 large storage bins and printed out months with my best friend Mr. Cricut and some pretty pink
vinyl. In the end they turned out super
cute and they will store all of my materials for RTI, centers, small group, or
lesson materials. This really is just
all the things that take forever to laminate and make, but that you love to use
and always seem to loose. I will post pictures of all of these later this week.
Until then here is a picture of my March bucket above.
My To-Do List this Week
-Clean out and organize my
teacher desk area
-Finish my monthly bins and
organize
I also started doing visual
plans in January and I can already tell you this will be a huge time saver next
year. I have a folder for every month
stored on my desktop. In the month there are copies of all my lessons for each
week PDF and PP for editing, a PDF copy of the workpages I used for each week, and
any website, PP, or Actvi Inspire Boards I
need. I am hoping I wont be loosing
anything next year!
What do you do to stay organized and what has been a life
saver??? Tips are always helpful!
On a side note to all my
ranting about my lack of organization, here is a freebie for you. Hopefully this will be helpful for you with
Spring in full bloom now!
Click the picture to download a freebie!
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