Save yourself time: sort out construction paper by color at the beginning of the school year! Don't have time in the midst of beginning of the year chaos? Have students help you do it!
Students love their classroom, they really do. Let them take ownership and help with a classroom job. Whenever it is time for students to "sort objects by color", this is my FAVORITE lesson to do! I teach students how to work together in a group; model how to place one paper down at a time; show students how to create neat stacks.
The students LOVE doing this! They are always bummed when we run out of paper. It is amazing to watch my five year olds work together as a team (and get our paper sorted at the same time).
#ThinkSmarterNotHarder #ColorSorting #OrganizedClassroom #TeamWork #TeacherHacks
How do you keep track of students who are absent and their work? Create absent folders! I got these from TPT years ago (can't find who made the file :/) but these are so cute. It has a little message for the student about what to do when they come back to school. Since I have Kinders that may not be able to read this (also don't have graded work), I mainly use it as a visual and a placeholder for their stuff.
I love this folder/system for two reasons.
1. Since I made mine into yellow folders, they are very visible. I set it on the student's table/desk in the morning and it stays there all day long. When it is attendance time, I can quickly and easily see who is absent!
2. It keeps the student's work safe in one location. When I am passing out student work, I stick the absent student's work in their folder and it is there until they return to school. Simple, easy visual, helps you keep track of attendance, helps you stay sane with organized paper!
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