This school year we may need to change the way we are used to teaching at the drop of a hat! One day we might be teaching in person and the next day from home. Regardless of where you are teaching, having your teaching materials organized and ready to go will help decrease stress and make any transition easier. Get organized by using a 4 Tier ECR4KIDS Craft Cart, Confetti Book Storage Bins, and Small Storage Baskets with Handles to store materials that you frequently. This cart can easily be transported to and from school.
Write labels using the American Crafts™ A La Cart Chalkboard Labels & Marker. I love that these are easy to wipe off and change if needed. And the labels stay put since they are magnetic.
The La Cart Large Crafting Cup is the perfect size to add three Storage Cups to keep writing materials nice and neat. Inside the Storage Cups, I am storing Colorful Crayola® Take Note™ Dry-Erase Markers and Crayola® Washable Markers to easily grab during my lessons. The Mini Magnetic Dry Erase Board and Mini Dry Erase Eraser are perfect sizes to store in the La Cart Large Crafting Cup , too.
The La Cart Large Crafting Cup is not magnetic but I added an American Crafts™ A La Cart Chalkboard Label using a GlueDots®.
Another add on that I decided to use on my cart is the American Crafts™ A La Cart Crafting Cart Pocket. This Cart Pocket attaches very easily and is perfect for teacher writing materials, Apple-Shaped Sticky Notes, and even a substitute binder. You can see more about the substitute binder here.
To keep my weekly materials organized, I added two Confetti Book Storage Bins to the top tier.
Bin one contains materials that my students have at school or home. This allows me to easily grab and hold up the item as needed throughout the day. Items that are included in this bin are a Black & White Draw & Write Composition Journals, Composition Wide Rule Journals, Writing Process Pocket Folder, and a Half-Sized Composition Book.
Bin two contains any read alouds or printables that are a part of our weekly lessons. Each week, I quickly change out the materials in this container.
The second tier of my cart is all about reading! To keep items organized, I added a Small Storage Baskets with Handles and a Small Confetti Storage Bin.
Learning materials that I like to have at hand include Facts & Opinions Dry Erase Prompts, Reading Comprehension Cubes, 50 Reading Comprehension Activities and 50 Story Starter Activities.
I set up my math tier similar to the reading tier using a Small Storage Baskets with Handles and Small Confetti Storage Bin. If you are looking for other baskets that fit perfectly, make sure to check out the Neon Tall Baskets with Handles.
My math tier includes all things manipulatives! You can check out I use the Small Round Jars with Bright lids here. I love to incorporate Playing Dice and Place Value Dice in my lessons whenever possible. I've also been using the Word Problem Clip Cards, Number Rounding Clip Cards, and 50 Playing Card Activities into my small groups.
Having this cart has helped my space stay neat and organized throughout the day!
