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Homework Drop Box : A Routine To Organize Homework Collection

• Classroom Management , Classroom Organization

One of the most exciting parts of being a teacher is having the creative freedom to experiment with routines and procedures that work best for you and your students. The little tweaks we make in our classroom throughout the year create an environment that is more functional and exciting for students.

The Evolution of Homework Collection

One of the classroom routines you may find yourself tweaking frequently is homework collection. Those first few minutes when students walk into the classroom are filled with a lot of hustle and bustle…and an occasional unexpected surprise. Homework collection should be quick and seamless, but finding an approach that works best for you may take some time. Here are a few approaches I’ve tried in the past:

Turn In Bin

Students place their homework in a turn in bin. The pros? Homework submission is quick for students. The cons? You may find nameless papers and it takes time time to sort through the pile to figure out who’s missing their assignment. Check sheets or classroom jobs can make this approach a bit easier.

Corner of the Desk

Students place their homework on the corner of their desk before starting their morning work. You walk around and collect homework from each student. The pros? You are able to greet each student at their seat first thing in the morning. It’s also easy to see who has their homework ready to submit on time. The cons? This collection process can be time consuming and placing homework on the desk crowds students’ work space.

Stack on the Station

Students place their homework in a pile at a central location on or near their table group. You walk to each group’s “turn in spot” and thumb through papers to see whose work is on time. The pros? Homework collection is fairly quick. The cons? Less organized students who benefit from visual cues and don’t take note of the flat stack of papers piled near their seat consistently needed reminders to turn in homework.

An Efficient Homework Collection Routine

The routine that has been most efficient for my students is very similar to the group station routine with an added layer of organization. The Homework Drop Box makes turning in assignments quick and easy for students and teachers.

How It Works

At the end of each day during Tidy Up Time, our Teacher’s Assistant places a drop box at each table group.

When students arrive the following morning, they walk to their group drop box, find the file folder with their name on it, and drop their homework inside the folder. Students place their assignments in their folder standing tall in portrait-style rather than laying down in landscape-style. This allows the teacher to quickly walk to each station, thumb through each folder and instantly see who has and hasn’t turned in homework.

The teacher can then grab the top of all the papers at once and pull the assignments out into a neatly organized pile.

In my classroom, the Teacher’s Assistant then moves our drop boxes out of the way until we need them later in the day, or until the next school day.

Having a smaller file box at each group, rather than a larger one for the entire class eliminates the problem of a long line to turn in homework. This means students settle into their seats and start their morning work without wasted time.

Although some of the changes we face as teachers tend to throw off our equilibrium for a moment, focusing on smaller changes that benefit our students helps bring us back to a more balanced and efficient groove in the classroom.

Ready To Bring This Routine To Your Classroom?

If you are interested in trying the Homework Drop Box routine in your own classroom, grab my free Homework Drop Box Labels here and my favorite sturdy file bins here . (This is an affiliate link for which I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase.)

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Where can I find these bins?

Hi Katie, you can find them here (affiliate link).

Hi Laura! I was reading about your homework drop box’s and I love this! Homework collection has been crazy with me so I can’t wait to try it. I was curious though, it says that the teacher’s assistant places the bins on the desk. Is this a student that has that job for the week/ month? Or do you actually have a teacher’s assistant with you? I ask because I am gaining a teacher’s assistant next year and I am looking for ways to improve their organization to have a smooth transition into my class. Thank for all of your great ideas! – Meghan

Hi Meghan, thank you for reaching out. I noticed your comment got lost in the shuffle, but it just caught my eye when I was updating this post. 🙂 You are so fortunate to be gaining a teacher’s assistant! Mine is a student job. 🙂 I hope you are enjoying your school year! Warmly, Laura

I love this idea of the homework drop box. I am currently observing in a first-grade classroom and I can see how crazy homework collection can be. As a preservice teacher I love reading blogs like this. Being organized is a very important part of classroom management. The homework drop box is such a creative, yet efficient way for students to turn in their homework. The homework drop box allows students to place their homework portrait-style rather than landscape style which is beneficial for the teacher. This way the teacher can notice quickly who has and has not turned in their homework. I hope to use this efficient homework collection technique in my own classroom one day.

Excellent tup! Thanks so much for the idea, sharing the labels, and link for purchasing the boxes! This will be a game changer for me this year! How do you go about collecting finished and unfinished work and absent/make up/corrections? I need ideas for this paper management area as well. I have kids who are pulled consistently out of class for different support and managing the work is a real struggle. Thanks so much!

Thank you for reaching out Ashley. 🙂 To collect finished work, I’ll either use these same drop boxes, or have students place the work in a pile on their station (the white shelf at the end of each group). Sometimes, I’ll have finished work placed on station 1, and unfinished work placed on station 2. Any makeup work for absent students is submitted to the drop box the morning it is due. Warmly, Laura

Are these the small size ones through the link or do you use a bigger size? Love the idea!

I use the small file boxes. 🙂

I love your white cabinets with the green trays that appear to slide in and out. Where can I find those? Thanks

Hi there! They are from IKEA.

Hi! I love this idea for the classroom. My school is departmentalized so I have three different classes per day. Do you have any suggestions for implementing this strategy in a departmentalized classroom? Thanks! 🙂

Hi Taylor, thank you for reaching out. Is there time during your first few minutes/class warmup when you could quickly check what work has been submitted?

Hi Laura, I would love to implement this in my classroom this year, but struggle with my students tearing out the pages correctly without ripping their work up. I want to send the math book home because I have had numerous comments from parents that it helps to see the work we did together. That means that students have to too out at school. Any ideas for me? Thanks, Kerri

Hi Kerri, You could get the larger hanging file bins and have them turn in their whole workbook with a paper clip on the page they complete the previous night so you can quickly flip open and check their work. Warmly, Laura

Do you use EnVision? Our school uses EnVision and those sheets look awfully familiar haha. If so, do your enrichments match the curriculum?

Hi Amy, yes we use EnVision and yes the enrichment math units are very nicely aligned. 🙂 Warmly, Laura

Wonderful news! Thank.you for.your quick response!

I LOVE this idea! Homework is one of the banes of my teaching existence. We give weekly homework Tuesday to Tuesday and it’s a nightmare. It’s one sheet and 90% of students don’t turn it in. After Friday, they forget about it. Even though they have a week, it doesn’t take that long. I’m going to work this out this summer and use this idea if I can. Are you open to making these labels editable? I love that it’s free, but I use “Table 1” and so on and save Group 1 for small groups and would like consistency and no confusion on names. Thank you, Jennifer

Hi Jennifer, glad you found a system that might helpful as you get organized for next school year. 🙂 I will make note that an editable version will be helpful for any potential future updates. Warmly, Laura

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1. The Homework Folder

Homework Helpers: 

2. Communicate With Parents

TIPS TO TELL PARENTS:

•  Find a place to keep your child’s Homework Folder in your home.  Have a shelf, basket, or bin that it goes in every Monday or keep it in your child’s binder if that is easiest for your family.
•  I will only check homework on Fridays.  If it is not turned one week, I will expect to check two weeks of homework the following week.
• There are 4 activities in each week of homework.  These activities can be completed each day OR in one sitting…it is up to you and your child.
•   If a Homework Folder is lost, it is you responsibility to replace the folder.  I will replace the labels for your child.
•   If the packet is not inside the Homework Folder it will not be checked.  I offer a reward for students that complete a month of homework, so it is important that their packet be kept in the folder.

 3.  The Homework Packet

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10 Creative Ways to Organize Your Classroom Turn-In Bin

Don’t let papers take over your classroom.

Classroom organization can quickly take a turn for the worse when you start adding student papers to the mix. But you can keep it under control with a little preparation and the right turn-in bin. Here are some of our favorite turn-in bin ideas, courtesy of K–12 teachers.

1. Use washi tape to organize any set of bins.

Aliceson from Sew Crafty Teacher explains to us how she quickly makes a turn-in bin using washi tape. You can easily customize this to make it work for you.

2. Make a spot for every subject.

SOURCE: Mrs. Heeren’s Happenings

Jessica writes on her blog that she’s had these bins for more than 10 years. She instructs all of her students to turn the papers in nicely and neatly, all in the same row and direction. It’s simple and effective.

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3. Here’s a built-in way to check for understanding.

SOURCE: Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

These self-assessment bins collect work, keep it organized, and help this teacher know what her students need.

4. A crate is simple and genius.

SOURCE: Lone Star Classroom

This isn’t exactly a turn-in bin, but it could be! Plus, it’s no doubt a genius organization system for holding extra worksheets, games, and activity sheets for those early finishers. All it takes is a simple crate and some folders. You can learn more about how this teacher labels her crate (and where she gets her labels) by heading to Instagram .

5. Your morning routine just got easier.

SOURCE: Glitter in Third

Kelly from Glitter on Third is a big believer in the morning cart. She writes on her blog that it really has changed her morning for the better, helping her class stay organized and start the day out right.

6. When you have multiple class periods, give yourself extra room.

SOURCE: Unknown

These bins on wheels have lots of room and are clearly marked for students coming and going in different classes. This could be a smart solution for middle school and high school.

7. Be sure to make a teacher turn-in bin, too!

SOURCE: Surfin’ Through Second

This is a turn-in bin for you! Stay organized and keep your desk tidy with a simple bin that helps you easily keep track of what you need to get done.

8. Add baskets to your walls.

SOURCE: The Kindergarten Smorgasboard

We love these wall baskets from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard . They’re held onto the wall with little hooks, and you can put them anywhere you have the space.

9. Create a turn-in bin for library books.

If book organization is a challenge in your classroom, then consider this approach. With this idea, all students have a number and corresponding bin, where they store their books.

10. Keep it nice and simple with a single bin.

SOURCE: The First Grade Parade

Maybe you don’t need lots of shelves, bins, or slots. Instead, you just want to keep it simple and have a nice big turn-in bin. We like this one, especially its handles, from The First Grade Parade. There’s no mistaking what goes where because there’s only one spot.

Come and share your classroom turn-in bins and other classroom organization tips in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group  on Facebook.

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21 Free Classroom Organization Labels and Tags

Find great ideas on how to organize your classroom with printable labels and organization tags. These cute printable classroom organization labels and functional organization tags are all shared free generously from teachers across the internet.

They will help you keep your monthly materials together, your lesson plan materials ready at hand and even your math and computer materials organized too!

Click each one to find out where they came from and download them from the original source.

Classroom Organization Labels and Tags

1.  Monday-Friday Lesson Plan Labels – If you like to lay out your materials by day for the week, then these labels in rainbow colors are perfect for you. I think adding a simple label makes it perfect to be able to describe when leaving materials for a sub or for a student to grab for you.

Classic style and beautifully done!

2. Tags and Matching Labels  – You’ll feel like you hit the jackpot  when you find these classroom organization printables. My favorite from the list offered are the name tags and matching labels.

Have a coordinated set to please the eye and you’ll love the choice of nature, Dr. Seuss themed, stripes, dots and more.

3. Labels – If you like storing your daily teaching materials in folders, then this organization set may be for you.

These labels are a jungle theme are include the days of the week and most categories you’d keep close at hand to your desk.

4. Crafts  – Get the perfect solution for remembering how to make your favorite crafts or craftivities when you organize them with this tutorial.

You’ll get the free printable to organize by month and it’s also a perfect solution to always have an example handy when you need to pull one to have for sub plans.

5.  Classroom Supply Tags – These labels are great for organizing teacher materials and utensils, especially if you teach in the upper grades. This teacher also includes labels that just may work to help consolidate the growing piles of papers and help you get them filed!

6.  Ketchup and Pickle Time (Schedule Cards, Art and Library too) – You’ll love the idea of using these two labels that are perfect for organizing classroom time.

If you find yourselves in need of some “catch up” and “independent time for students, then you’ll love ketchup and pickle time. Read about how this teacher uses these two labels to organize her classroom plans once a week.

She also includes monthly labels to organize your closet.

7.  Picture Supply Labels – Finding labels with pictures is key for primary teachers. This way young readers can be supported by the picture until they can read the words.

This set contains a great list for most of the items students will need to use or replenish throughout the year like scissors, glue, markers, etc.

8. Lunch Box Label and Math Materials – Label your lunch crate or basket for lunch boxes with this colorful label. Perfect for organizing for your whole class, this link also includes a set of labels for math materials. (no longer available)

9.  Pencil Classroom Supply Tags –  These tags are all written in front of a pencil which is just perfect co complete that classic teacher theme.

The font is wonderfully bold which makes them easy to read from further away.

10. Book Bin Labels – These editable small rectangle labels will make you think of  a chalkboard since they are white text on a black background. You’ll love the cohesive look.

11.  Three Drawer Unit Supply Labels – Store your classroom items in small three drawer units and label them yourself.

These blue labels are editable so that way you can decide to call them whatever you like and organize whatever works for you.

12. Dot Labels – You’ll love the fact that there are six types of polka dot labels available in this free download.

If you like to decorate with polka dots then the mini square and rectangle items included here might just be the right fit.

13. Classroom Organization Labels –  Here is another set of signs with a black background and white text. You’ll love the modern circle shape that will be easy to cut out and fit most of your general classroom materials that you’ll have out on display.

14.  Days of the Week Drawers – If you like storing your stuff for the week in the three drawer plastic units, then consider these labels to organize your lesson plan materials.

These include a label for Monday-Friday and also for sub plans. Add some super cute scrapbook paper to make it match your classroom color scheme.

15.  Months of the Year Labels – Store your read alouds, writing ideas, projects and more with these labels to make your files easier to keep up with.

Return items to your monthly organization tubs when they have the matching labels and these can go on anything including file folders and sheet protectors for worksheets.

16.  Monthly Labels – These will coordinate with the monthly labels above to place on a binder, box or container for you to organize your materials if you like to do so by month. These are the larger size that makes a perfect coordinating piece to hold everything that has a smaller matching label on it.

17.  Art and Project Supply Labels – Thinking about organizing your closet or cupboards? This tutorial on labeling a ton of plastic inexpensive containers to make everything easy to find and fast!

These labels will include the more random, but handy things we store like ink pads, paint brushes, straw and yarn.

18. Computer Organization Labels/Cords – You’ll find these labels absolutely handy as they will help keep your computer cords neat and tidy.

Label the cords for power cords, mice and keyboards so that you can always find what you need and keep it organized with these tips on hot glue and zip ties.

19. Clean Cubby/Messy Cubby – Help your students know what organization looks like when you model it and keep it in front of them.

Take a photo of a messy cubby (or student space) and take a photo of the model. I even recommend labeling the photos with the attributes of what makes it messy or neat.

These labels and tags will be a great reference for your students to help keep their own spaces organized.

20.  Colorful Teacher File Labels – If you have more files and binders, then these labels will be a helpful classroom organization tool. Includes next week, staff meetings, student notes and committee meetings.

We all need to keep track of this type of things, now you can in an organized way!

21.  Organization Tags – Whatever your needs are for, these little labels can work for you.

In this teacher’s classroom she uses them to label both her math materials and her library and adheres them with ceiling fan chain and binder clips.

Thanks to these teachers for their free downloads and great organization tips.  Your ideas are fab-u-lous! Feel free to grab the “ I’m a Featured Teach Junkie ” blog button as your creations are definitely worth the shout out.

Ready to find creative and functional teacher organization ideas? Then be sure to read these  Teacher Organization Made Easy: With Supply Labels  tips.

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Free Printable Classroom Bin Sign: Turn in your work here!

Need a way to organize all those papers that your students complete? Grab a file folder bin and print out our cute  “Turn in work here”  sign. The marquee sign is big and bold, so your students can’t miss it!  Plus, teaching them to file and organize their own papers makes your life easier!

You might also be interested in our Marquee style   Library Labels , Classroom Center Labels , or Classroom jobs !

Download our  Free printable “turn in work here” sign  instantly!

We have lots of coordinating marquee items to keep your classroom organized and fun!

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Free School Folder Labels For Teachers

Back to School has us in a chokehold of classroom function, style, and organization. The organization fairies have been hard at work preparing new labels for student folders. Get your peel-and-stick fingers ready because it’s school folder frenzy time, and we are showing up with free school folder labels for teachers.

We have put together a free download of student folder labels . Each type of label listed below is housed on a full sheet, so you can print one or all of them. No need to print labels you don’t need.

List of Labels

• take home (two versions)
• morning work
• left at home/bring right back
• ketchup work (catch-up)
• mustard work (must do)
• math journal
• science journal
• social studies
• intervention

Shipping Labels

The labels we used are found on Amazon as Avery 18163 and at Walmart as Avery 6427 .  This is a great item to put on the amazon wish lists for back to school!

Let’s Get Labeling

Come sit in our tiny chairs as we gather around the student tables to label together! Let’s kick it off with our Take Home Folders. Many times, we have a school-issued label for our Take Home folders, but nothing is guaranteed so we created a couple just in case.

One of our favorite additions to the Take Home folder are the inside pocket labels. Not only do we get to practice left and right, but we can stay more organized. Parents can easily see what is expected, so there’s less confusion.

The resources pictured above help keep parent communication as simple and streamlined as can be.  The links below will take you to posts to learn about each resource.

• Editable Newsletters ,
• Editable Homework Calendars (available K-5), and
• Guided Math Home Connection (available K-4).

Morning Work Management

No matter what you choose to have students do during their morning minutes, you’ll be ready to manage any loose recording sheets, scratch paper, notes, or skill work. Our go-to resources for the morning trickle-in time are the Rise and Shine Binder , Daily Math and Daily Language , and Tub Tasks .

ALL THINGS ELA

Moving on to our ELA labels, we have four labels: literacy, reading, spelling, poems, and phonics.  These posts share our favorite resources for all things ELA.

• Structured Literacy
• ELA Stations by Standard
• Digital Literacy Warm-Ups
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• Phonics Posters

Our math folders hold our station work, skill pages, scratch work, exit tickets– all things math! We also use a math journal as a workstation- a student favorite. We will link more about all of our favorite math resources, too, of course.

Guided Math K-5

Math Journal

Math Workstations Resources K- 5

Workstations for Back-to-School

Science and Social Studies

Science and social studies most often take the form of interactive learning folding booklets. We use read-alouds, videos, hands-on lessons, and writing to explore our important topics.

Meeting Standards Through Science and Social Studies Themes

Fall Science

We also keep a science journal with a year’s worth of activities.

The crossover of science and social studies themes into our writing is a perfect way to cover a lot of material simultaneously and keep it seasonal and high interest too. We use a year of mini-lessons for writers’ workshop.

Create the ‘Write’ Climate in Your Classroom K-2

Class Pet Writing

Writing ToolKit Grades 3-5

Data, RTI, and Intervention

For progress monitoring, data, and all things intervention, we have the Intervention Solution .

Ketchup and Mustard Work

Making sure students keep track of must do (mustard) and catch-up (ketchup) work is way more fun with a pun. This label can be on a class folder or bin to housework that students may need to get to when they return from an absence or anytime assignments need to be made up.

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Here are two posts with fun freebies and ideas to get your school year going in the best direction.

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7 of the Best Bins for Classroom Organization

• August 31, 2021

Are you looking for bins for classroom organization?  There are sooo many options for bins for classroom organization, but I have compiled a  list of 7 essential bins that you need for your classroom!  Using bins for classroom organization will allow you to keep the things you need accessible and store what you don’t need.  

This list has great bins for classroom organization for your student and teacher materials! 

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Turn-in Bins for Classroom Organization

You probably have a place to collect papers in your classroom.  I like to have specific bins for different kinds of paper.  I always have a notes bin and a homework bin on top of my student mailboxes. 

My students empty their folders each morning and pass in any notes and homework before placing their folders in their mailboxes.  While students are arriving I look through the notes bin for any changes in dismissal or other important things to be sent to the office with my messengers.  

These two bins are right at the door, and are a lifesaver every morning!  Having bins for notes is so much easier than trying to check every student’s folder.  My first graders need some reminders at the beginning of the year to check their folders before putting them in their mailboxes, but once they have developed the habit, they can be independent with this morning routine! 

I also use a turn-in bin for general classwork that needs to be corrected.  When it’s time to correct the work I just pick up the bin and take it with me! 

At the turn-in bin, I have a sign that says “Stop, highlight your name before turning in your paper!”  I supply a jar of highlighters so that students can highlight their names, ensuring that they wrote their names on the paper in the first place!  It’s a quick hack that will save you from headaches later! 

Student Book Bins for Classroom Organization

Student book bins for classroom organization are my absolute favorite! I mostly use these bins for literacy centers and inside my students store their Ketchup Folders and books from our classroom library.  My students love their book bins because they make it easy to take their materials around the room.  

My students get to “book shop” from our classroom library once a week.  They are allowed to pick four books and keep them in their book bins.  Whenever they finish their classwork early they grab their book bin and read the books inside.  

How to Organize Your Classroom Materials

Bins for classroom organization are also so important for your teacher materials! I love using book bins to organize my daily lesson materials.  They are big enough to hold all the photocopies, books and other materials needed for my lessons.  They also come in my favorite color! Woot woot!!

I use these daily labels on my book bins.  There is also have a bin labeled for ‘next week’ where I put photocopies for future use.  I love how sturdy these bins are too!  They also hook together which ensures that they don’t fall over! 

Classroom Organization Ideas for Teachers Monthly Supplies

How do you store your monthly materials?  I used to use hanging folders, but I found that they didn’t hold things well enough.  I really like using these containers because they hold all of my monthly supplies.  

I can store books, craft examples, master copies, and monthly decorations.  I also use these monthly labels because organizing should be cute too! 🙂 

Rolling Cart Classroom Organization

Rolling carts can be uses for so many things in your classroom.  I like to store all my photocopies by subject in my rolling cart.  These rolling carts are great because each draw can hold a few stacks of paper.  

I also use a rolling cart to hold all of my math centers for the month.  Students can take the whole drawer with them to use the math center.  The drawers are deep enough to hold the math manipulatives and any papers that go along with the center.  

Pencil Bins for Classroom Organization

Students are always losing their pencils, or trying to sharpen them at their desk with those tiny pencil sharpeners… sweeping up those silly pencil shavings is such a pain!

That’s why I created a space for pencil bins in my classroom.  I have two bins for pencils.   One is labeled ‘sharp’ and the other is labeled ‘dull.’  

When students need a pencil, after they have checked for one in their desk, they can grab one from the sharpened bin.  If they have a dull or broken pencil they stick it in the dull bin.  

At the end of the day, I spend about 2 minutes sharpening all the pencils in the dull bin.  These bins have been a huge time saver for getting materials quickly and quietly during our lessons. 

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Classroom Organization Goals for Student Desks

Students have a lot of materials that are not shared in the classroom.  If your students have desks then I suggest using these bins .  I leave the covers off and the bins slide into the desk like a draw.  

I use them to store crayons, markers, glue sticks, highlighters, pencils dry-erase markers, and erasers.  In my opinion, they are easier to use than pencil cases because these bins can hold much more and kids don’t have to bother with a lid.  

Tip: Measure the opening height of your desks to make sure the bin will slide inside! 

These bins are also great because they can be carried around the room if students are working outside their desks.  The downside is that every once in a while the bins get tipped over.  But my students are quick to help each other out and get all the materials back into the bin quickly! 

Other ways to keep your classroom organized! 

Check out this post about Why is Classroom Organization Important for This School Year? 5 Daily Habits.   If you are setting up your classroom for the first time or just need a refresh then you’ll want to apply these 5 daily habits! 

Ketchup Folders are my favorite way to keep student work organized! Check out this post to see how I use them in my classroom. 

There are so many types of bins for classroom organization that I use!  This was just a short list of my very favorite bins for classroom organization.  

What is your favorite way to keep your students organized?  Do you have a favorite bin that you use for classroom organization?  

Happy organizing! 

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