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Classroom Organization 2025!
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items As a Type B+ teacher, I need all the help I can get to keep my elementary classroom organized and running smoothly. Bins, baskets, color codes, and labels have saved my sanity! Here are all my favorites with examples of how I've utilized them.
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This is the perfect storage system for shared supplies that students can access (with training!!!!). I've also made a daily classroom job to keep this area organized. I use the bins on the bottoms for pencils, crayons, colored pencils, dry erase mark...
Guidecraft EdQ Shelves and 10 Bin Storage Unit 30" White: Wooden Kids' Classroom Bookshelf with Cubbies and Organization for Home
This beauty lives right next to my desk and has become an (organized) catch-all for everything I need to put down! No more piles of clutter on my desk. I label the 5 larger drawers with the days of the week - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri...
Costway 15 Drawer Rolling Storage Cart Tools Scrapbook Paper Office School Organizer Multicolored
As an elementary teacher, I don't personally use this for cell phone storage (although I think that would be a great use!). My students all have numbers associated with their last name alphabetically. So if my last name is Appleseed, I'm #1. I keep t...
Infinite Curiosity 30-Row Burlap Cell Phone Holder for Classroom, Hanging Pocket Organizer for Phones, Calculator Caddy, 23.6 x 31 In
I LOVE that these are color coded and I love that they stack! If you teach all subjects (hello, elementary teachers), you can organize your copies for each subject by color!
Bright Creations Set of 6 Rainbow Classroom Turn In Trays ...
I keep these on hand and use them to easily and quickly label everything imaginable. They are great for student journals, folders, and workbooks. I also use them to label student bins and baskets and also label the bins in my classroom library!
128ct 1"x2.75" Rectangular Labels White - up&up™
Okay this may seem silly, but one of my worst Type B teacher traits is forgetting to update the date on the board. I solved this problem with two student jobs. One student flips this little cutie on my desk every morning, and another student copies t...
Rubber Wood Desk Calender Natural Wood - Threshold™: Office Supplies Desk Organizer, Brown Rubberwood, 7.5" Width
This little guy lives on my desk and is the perfect storage for my pens, paper clips and binder clips, post it notes, push pins, staples, etc!
Pen+Gear 7-Drawer Organizer, Sky Blue, 6.38" x 9"
My 5th graders are obsessed with stickers. I buy them in bulk and use them as cheap and easy rewards and motivational tools. My collection has grown quite large. I used to have a big basket of stickers my students could dig through, but I found that ...
Blue Smile Emoji Sticker Station by B2C
Another cute sticker display option! No more endless digging through prize bins. And yes, it comes with stickers!
Pink Flower Emoji Sticker Station by B2C
These are PERFECT if you want to put up a "permanent" display on your whiteboard that won't easily erase. Great for unit headers, essential questions, monthly calendars, and anything you don't want smudging off easily. Just use a wet paper towel to e...
Expo 12ct Wet Erase Fine
Organized Student
I am a departmentalized 5th grade teacher, so I teach two groups of students per day. Because our students rotate, we needed an easy system for them to bring their materials with them from class to class. My whole team labels these baskets with stude...
Bright Creations 6 Pack Plastic Turn In Trays Classroom Organizer for Paper, Colorful Storage Baskets for School Supplies, 13.5 x 10 In
These little guys make material management a breeze. They are perfect for shared supplies like crayons, glue sticks, and scissors. They are also great for small game materials like spinners, dice, and playing cards!
Bright Creations 12-Pack Small Plastic Classroom Storage Bins for Organization, Baskets for Kids', 6 Colors, 6.2 x 4.8 x 2.4 inches
I know what you're thinking...a shoe organizer? For my classroom? YES! At the time I'm posting this, these are only $7! Grab two and use them for water bottle parking or headphone storage! This could also be a great option for shared materials like p...
Over-the-Door Shoe Organizer Clear - Brightroom™
I keep these at every student table so pencils don't roll onto the floor and into the void. This also provides a good drop spot for when students find pencils on the floor!
Infinite Curiosity 12-Pack Pencil Holder Trays and Organization Baskets - Plastic Caddy for Desk and Elementary Teacher Supplies
One of my favorite and easiest ways to prevent the never-ending "I need a pencil" problem! I also appreciate the student accountability with this system. If my students still have a pencil in their spot by the end of the week, they earn a ticket towa...
Preplabs Pencil Parking Pocket Chart Classroom Wall-Mount Pencil Parking Pocket - 30-Slot Pen Dispenser Organizer for Teachers & Homeschool
These are PERFECT for game storage. They are big enough for standard paper, so you can store game boards, game directions, dice and spinners, game cards, etc! Easy material management because everything you need for the game is safely stored in this ...
IRIS USA Fits 8.5" x 11" Plastic Portable Project Case ...
Classroom Library
I have 4 of these side by side against a wall! I keep the taller picture books alone in the cubes with backs and I store smaller chapter books inside of book bins (see my other rec) with labels on the bins.
11" 6 Cube Book Shelf White - Brightroom™
These bins have endless uses! My favorite way to use them is to organize books by genre (or reading level!) in my classroom library. I've also used them as individual student bins before. They are durable, washable (reuse for years), and can be easil...
Plastic Storage File Bin, File Organizer, Classroom Organization Storage Basket, Desk with Storage, Desktop Organizer, 6 pcs Foldable Desk File Folder
Another option for student bins or library book storage (2 per cube on a cube shelf)!
Pen+Gear Plastic Desktop Book Organizer Bin, Emerald Green, 6-Pack
This is my rotating seasonal/themed book display. If we are doing a unit on something like weather, all my weather books would be featured here during that unit. I also make the upkeep of this display a student job since I'm not so great at rememberi...
Guidecraft EdQ Book and Bin Display - Natural: Kids' Wooden Book Rack, Storage Bookshelf with Tiered Shelves for Home and Classroom
I love this bookshelf in particular because it's made of steel and plastic. Lightweight for the inevitable move to a new classroom and super easy to wipe down with a Clorox wipe at the end of the day (or week...or year, who am I to judge?)
Kitcheniva Bookshelf Cube Storage Organizer DIY ...