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Classroom Organization: Designing Spaces to Maximize Student Learning

Today I want to talk to you about mindful classroom design and organizing your classroom--classroom organization that leads to efficient teaching and learning. We often get so caught up in planning lessons and activities that we forget that the space we teach those lessons in can really impact our teaching--and student learning! Every classroom is so different--it's hard to give clear direction ... Read the Post

Organizing Math Games: 5 Tips for Math Workshop

One of my goals for this summer was to figure out some systems for organizing my math games and math workshop materials. I didn't get everything accomplished that I wanted to, but I made some headway.  Let me tell you my thought process and what I did! First of all, I really wanted to focus on getting my intervention resources in a usable state--I have SO many games but I was always having to ... Read the Post

Math Workshop Organization…a few hints to help you out!

As we pass the halfway point in our school year,  one thing that is often a year-long issue is keeping all the math "stuff" organized!  If you are doing any small group work, you know that pieces and papers and parts can end up all over the place!  Here are a few tips that might help things run a little more smoothly-and save you and your students a little time and frustration. ... Read the Post

Bright Ideas: Exit Slip Storage!

Today's "bright ideas" post is the result of me having WAY too many papers floating around my room--especially the half sheet formative assessments I use ALL. THE. TIME.  Because they are smaller than the rest of my papers, they are constantly getting misplaced, stuck in piles, and so on.  Here's what I did! These little pesky buggers!  They are ALL over my room!  UGH! So, ... Read the Post

Math Game Organization for Math Workshop

Today's post is the result of me going CRAZY with all the math games I have been making for my students! I have tried everything from boxes to bags...and I still have them all over my classroom. I decided to keep using my gallon bags for games...but to streamline a bit. I decided to keep 10 games in circulation at all times--and I wanted a way to store them so the students could find them and put ... Read the Post

Classroom Visit Day 2! Classroom library improvements

It was back to my classroom for another half day--and my main goals were to get all my new fabric finished and to get my new labels on my book bins.  Mission ALMOST accomplished! The front is ready for "learning decor"!  Now...what to put there this year! This is one area of my library...I have most of these bins arranged by series, author, or topic--and I've been adding to some ... Read the Post