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Why Do I Use DOCUMENT FOLDERS? WHY? WHY? WHY?

Don’t YOU just LOVE it when something WORKS?

I am a PINTEREST JUNKIE!

I know. I am.

I saw these on PINTEREST and 

 I HAD TO HAVE THEM!

IRIS USA 12 by 12-Inch Portable Project Case, Slim

(I got mine on Amazon…FYI)

What are they (you ask)?

DOCUMENT  HOLDERS!

How do I use them? and WHY?

I have taken ALL of my MONTHLY MASTERS

Crafts, Reading, Writing, Math, etc

and I have ONE COPY..

YES..

ONE COPY

of each page 

in a clear document holder.

NO more HANGING FILES!

They take up too  much space!

*disclaimer…even though they have clips that hold it closed…

I use an “OLD SCHOOL” rubber band around it..

Just to make sure my papers don’t end up on the shelf!

Then I took SHARPIE PAINT PENS

 and wrote the month on the spine.

It has freed up SO MUCH SHELF space!

All of my HANGING FILES for my MONTHLY papers

(You know…they FUN THINGS!)

are now in one EASY TO CARRY HOME, folder!

I can take home the entire month of ideas

when I do my lesson planning!

EASY  PEASY!

Can you say…DECEMBER!

DONE!

I am trying to “get it ALL together”…

I think it might be my New Year’s resolution!

If so….DONE!

I Have an OBSESSION!

I have an obsession
I used to think it was only a “hobby”.
I  thought I only had a “few”.
I was using them for good.
I can give them up at ANY time..right?
Well…I have heard the first step
to a
 CURE
is to
ADMIT
 you have a
 PROBLEM.
I am OBSESSED by…
STERALITE  DRAWERS!
You know… you have done it!
Amazon, WalMart, Target…
We walk in…they have them stacked so neatly.
They are EVERYWHERE!
YOU…Yes YOU…
YOU need to be ORGANIZED!
Classroom, kitchen, bathroom, office, bedroom, etc, etc.
OK.
Here is my WORLD.
My Classroom.
Don’t judge. 🙂

Where I “FILE” my “STUFF”.

After I got rid of my  teacher desk…
YOU gotta have a place for the “little things”!

Guided Reading Drawers…I use them daily!
If you need some guided reading resources…
check out my

Word Work “EXTRAS”..
I am noticing a trend. ( “STUFF, “EXTRAS,…”)
I think I need to PURGE!

More “stuff”…
you know…stickers, scissors, boxes of “stuff”,
TAPE! LOTS of tape!
BTW…I LOVE  washi  tape.
Might be ANOTHER obsession!

I KNOW… more stuff.

And I could NOT LIVE without my curriculum drawers!
Centers & “stuff” for each month!
Both MATH (Dark Blue)  &  ELA Blue/Green
Skills & Standards for each MONTH!

OK.
I might have a LOT!
BUT…
They keep my “Stuff” where I can find it
AND
THEY LOOK SO GOOD!
If  YOU are in need of some
ORGANIZATION…
( I can help spread the LOVE)
So I have and ORGANIZATION obsession.
I guess it could be worse…
Could I be a hoarder, too???
Nah!
I just have a lot of “STUFF”,
 I might need some day!
What teacher isn’t??  🙂
Enjoy!