Optimum Organization: Word Wall and Writer's Workshop

 I'm linking up with Kristin at Ladybug Teacher Files and Fun in Room B to share a couple more organizational tips!  

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Monday Made It: Customized Dry Erase Sign!

I'm linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for...

  One of my favorite tips I have found on Pinterest was to make a custom picture frame dry erase board for my classroom.  So fun!  

I used the same scrapbook papers from my clipboard crafting, cut it to fit inside a picture frame, and voila!  The glass inside the frame becomes a dry erase surface where I can post messages to my students.

I use this one as a stand up sign to label the trays near my classroom entrance.  Next school year, I am going to get a bunch of smaller color coordinated frames to label several areas of my classroom, post directions for centers, etc.  I love it when something so simple can have such a big impact!

Optimum Organization: What's Next? Signs

 I'm linking up with Kristin at Ladybug Teacher Files and Fun in Room B to share another organizational tip!  

Ever notice that sometimes it is the simplest thing that solves a problem?  Even when my directions were explicit and clear, I still had students asking me, "What am I supposed to do next?" 

Here is how I answer that question:

I made some simple signs to attach to my white board that clearly spell out the order of work that must be done, making priorities clear.  If there are options within a step, I just list them as bulleted items.  Since I use magnetic tape (love that stuff!) to attach the signs, I can just move them up or down to make more room.  Student know right where to look to keep organized.  Simple but effective!

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Made it Monday: Cute Teacher Clipboards!

I'm linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for Made it Monday!

I love clipboards and have them hanging in handy locations all over my room.  I keep everything from checklists to observation forms on them.  Plain old chipboard clipboards just don't get it done for me so...

I made them pretty with scrapbook paper!

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 Here is the scrapbook paper pack that I used.  So cute if you love the school theme!  I bought it at Joann Fabrics.