Organizing Your Classroom

Organization in theclassroom is very important for a number of reasons. An organized classroom will keep children organized classroom will keep children focused not to mention it will keep the classroom clean.  I have looked through a number of websites and classrooms and collected some of the best ideas to organize you classroom.

Putting up mailboxes in the classroom is a great idea.  By having a mailbox for every child, it will make organizing things that are supposed to go home much easier.  It also makes it easier on you to make sure every child is receiving the papers they need.  Mailboxes are also a great idea to communicate with the parents you don't get to see at the end of the day.

Instead of throwing all your books on a shelf and calling it a library, buy some bins and label them.  Organize your books into "ABCs," "colors," "shapes," "animals," or even into "Dr. Seuss," "Eric Carle," etc.

Binders like this are a great way to keep your lesson plans organized.  Keep binders organized monthly or even weekly to keep your curriculum arranged and make it easier on you in the future to look back on previous lesson plans.

Bins will be one of your best friend when organizing your classroom.  As stated before, you can use them to clean up your library.  You can also use them to organize toys or various other things around the classroom.

Use bins to organize your craft materials like markers, crayons, glue, scissors, etc.

You can also use bins in the children's cubbies to hold their extra clothing, sunscreen, etc.