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[emilycarson]

Love the video even as a 3rd year teacher! Btw I couldn’t open your TPT link. 😕

[coffeeandcrayons]

Check your local library for book sales too. Our library sales are donation based, so I can go in and put in what I can spend and take as much as I want. Usually I make sure to do at least 0.10 per paperback and 0.50 for hardback. The money goes to fund their programming and they are constantly weeding amazing books to make space.

[raeannmiller]

Thank you! This is so helpful. My first year will be in two years and I already get overwhelmed thinking about these things because I am not an overly crafty/organized person like so many teachers are

[nancyeaguiar]

I got a Cricut Joy xtra for my classroom and I love it! It is small enough to keep in the classroom but powerful enough to get a lot of things done (personalized bookmarks for birthdays, prize stickers with their favorite characters, general decor, etc..). I use a hanging shoe /phone storage to hold my task cards. I label the outside clear plastic with the topic of the card… it’s practical and affordable.

[stephaniemiller]

For the photo box - I have 2nd grade math toothy task cards from TPT. I taught the kids to use it during independent time (early finishers, partner work, etc). It goes through every standard you teach per grade and it’s self correcting with the answers on the back! I pick the main ones I want them to work on depending on the unit and lesson. They put popsicle sticks with their names on it under the case they are using.

[jencgross]

For photo box- I do morning choice boxes! Some dominoes, erasers, hashtag things from dollar spot, 24 piece puzzles from dollar store, different little things they can pick through in the morning!!

[eeeeeeee]

My ten drawer cart is a life saver too! I am obsessed with the mini milk crates (99 cents at Walmart) to store chapter books!!

[dearkorina]

Omgosh I love the tool box. I'm not a teacher yet but I just ordered one of those - while watching this 😅 for my apartment. I was literally just thinking this morning I've got so many random small things all over the place that are driving me crazy. Thank yoou

[WeazelNewsLucid]

Took me 8 years to finally break down and get a teacher toolbox. It is now my #1 suggested item.

[stephaniesmith]

I'm a reading intervention teacher, so it will be used differently...BUT...I love the photo keeper boxes. I have a box for each group to keep things like pencils, markers, manipulative, flashcards, etc. inside. It keeps me organized.
Then I use my other ones for specific manipulatives...like I have a box for vowel magnet tiles, a box for blend cards, etc. I have boxes as spelling tool kits with things inside.. That way when we are doing that skill or I need them, they are organized and ready for me to grab for multiple different groups throughout the day. Hopefully that helps someone!

[stefalspaugh]

I buy indoor/outdoor rugs! I found that they are a lot more sturdy and at the end of the year I can take it outside and hose it down pretty easily :)

[itoldyouso]

I wasted more paper by making copies a week ahead of time. There are numerous times I didn't get finished with the weeks lessons-for numerous reasons such as: snow days, fire drills, assemblies, accidents, behavior disruptions, etc ) and had to carry it over to the next week and before you know it I had a MESS of copied papers all over my room. A lot of them I didn't even get to. I'm that teacher that makes copies the day before so I know exactly what I need for the next day. Which means I'm the type of teacher that doesn't move on to the next thing unless the majority of my students are ready to move on. Also:: I NEVER look at my lesson plans or my empty planner

[dianaguzman]

Please do a video on things in your classroom that you would like to change/ keep the same

[barbaragonzalez]

Thank you so much for this video!! Super helpful I'll be teaching full-time in 2023 and your videos have been extremely helpful ❤️

[heatherm]

I use my photo box but I have all the individual boxes out of the big box. I have sight words organized in them for students to grad during reading and writing. I agree the whole box stinks but having them out is much better and highly used

[michelled.]

I keep stuff I photocopy for the week in pretty flowery file folders labeled Monday-Friday.

[twiceyskz.]

Where did you buy all the stuff for you INFORMATION CENTER? The calendar. I Love it

[JLHerold]

I agree with the fluffy cute stuff and the voice level signs.

[mzzzzzzday]

idk what I could do without my hand signals. I hate hands being raised to ask me for water and the bathroom. I honestly hate when kids ask me for water and to go to the bathroom when we aren't at the carpet!

[RO-rvfj]

Do teachers buy all there classroom supplies and decor? Like the rugs etc? Your classroom is so lovely.