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Helpful ideas no matter what grade you teach!
Of course, they are thin and may rip a little if students are always pinning and unpinning papers, so you could use two layers of the plastic tablecloths if you wanted. Read more about this dollar-store high school board here.
Get more classroom organizing tips and tricks here.
You can get the questions along with the full tutorial here.
Spray painting is totally optional — you could even let your class decorate the outside of their own folders. Get the full tutorial here.
Wait, this is so brilliant. If you wanted to make the sheet protector stiffer, you could insert a piece of 8x10 cardboard behind the computer paper. Read more here.
If you hate the sponge look, you can cover them in fabric. Get more dollar store ideas here.
If you're worried about how stable they'll be, just put some small self-adhesive rubber nubs (like the ones you'd use to keep furniture from scooting around) on the bottom of each tray where it would touch other trays. Read more about it and get more ideas here.
Learn how to print out and make this magnetic game for yourself (for free) here.
Not that you'd ever really lose a student, but you might appreciate this come a particularly busy day. Read more about it here.
This trick could also be adapted for math practice — read more about it here.
Or whatever appropriate dollar-store container you find. Get the how-to here.
It could potentially help the passes get a little less germy, because they can easily roll up on a student's arm. Read more about them here.
It's easy to see at a glance that there are the right number of crayons for each group. Read more about it here.
A classic, of course. This tutorial updates it to go along with a specific "daily 5" routine.
Then of course keep each collection in plastic bins, so it's super quick to grab everything you need. Read more classroom organizing tips here.
Kind of like an abacus but not. Read more about the idea here.
Learn more about how it works here. Although (coming from a former student whose teachers had these), it might be helpful to remind students when they're back in class to go check the bin!
At the end of the day, it's easy to use that clip to bring the stack of papers in that bin home, if you need to. Get more classroom organizing ideas here.
They're a great spot to stash supplies. From here.
You could also use cheap plastic tablecloths for this, as long as you secure them well. Read more about it here.
It keeps the date in clear view and gives students a chance to turn in their books when they're done reading, before they forget. From here.
Read more about this activity (plus an activity for an egg-hunt math worksheet) here.
No more hunting for the markers on the other side of the room. Get more dollar store tips (plus some dollar store don'ts!) here.