Tried it Tuesday-Binderizing

I love this Tried It Tuesday linky! It's a great place for us to share little things that work (or don't work) in our classrooms. I've gotten so many great ideas from this little party :)

I'm going to share with you one of my favorite made-up words... "Binderizing"

My kiddos even know I call it this. My desk and cupboards are filled with binders. Why? Because it's how I stay organized! I love putting things in sheet protectors and into binders. What I do is first, print the cover of the product (if it's not a product I've made or purchased and it's just a group of lessons, I make a cover telling the topic.) I make sure to only buy binders that have the clear pocket on the outside to insert the cover. Here's an example of how I did this with my Reading Informational Text CCS Aligned Pack...

Next, I put a bunch of page protectors in the binder. I either keep each page, or each group of pages on the same topic in the page protector.

I love page protectors because they also can keep the task cards and center activities all in tact, too!

For this pack, I put the "I Can" posters on the front of each page protector, so I know what skill that page protector holds.

Another binder I love is my sub binder. It's also an easy way for a sub to find and stay organized!

Those of you that do Reading Olympians, I keep the orginals for each set in a page protector, along with the study cards I keep at centers. Keeps everything ready for next year and easily accessible! :)

Lastly, I also keep my weekly worksheets in this little file tub. So, when it's time to use the worksheets, I pull them out of the binder, make copies and put them in the day we will do them. Then, I put extras in the back so if a student loses theirs, they know where to look! Simple and works well!

 

Thanks for listening to my Tried It's that work :)

 

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a.) Covered in Glitter Giveaway

b.) Wild about 200 Followers Giveaway

c.) Under Construction, Building Followers Giveaway

d.) Blooming Spring Followers Giveaway

 

What do you think? :)