Clutter free classroom

This post shares 35 things you can throw away from your classroom to improve your classroom organization + a FREE decluttering checklist!

Get advice on how to declutter your classroom, a free checklist for teachers, and tips for becoming an organized elementary teacher.

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Over the summer, I read Mari Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I was incredibly excited to try out her method, known eponymously as the KonMari method, so I immediately set out to declutter our small apartment in San Francisco with the aid of my husband. The main premise of Kondo's method is…

How to Declutter Your Classroom 2 comments Clutter-Free Classroom, Declutter Your Classroom, Organization, Stress Management Teachers have a lot of stuff. We use a lot of stuff. Sometimes that stuff stacks up. It piles up. It's always there, in our way. If you feel like clutter is taking over your classroom, then keep reading. In this post, I'm going to share my favorite tips for keeping your classroom clutter-free. The purpose of this post is to help you tame the piles of stuff scattered…

I wrote an article called Classroom clutter–what to keep and what to toss awhile back, in which I told the story of how for my first six years in the classroom, I refused to throw anything out because I might need it one day. I remember washing every plastic container that came into my household; empty butter containers, … Continued

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Calling all elementary teachers looking for the best cheap classroom decor resources & ideas available in stores & online! This Clutter-Free Classroom blog post identifies 7 stores for finding inexpensive decorations which include Amazon, Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Oriental Trading, Target & Walmart. If you are a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher who works with lower or upper elementary students, read the post & download the free decorating guide for more money-saving tips.

It’s that time of year to begin reflecting on our classroom practices and what we can do to improve upon the next year. Re-tweak our classroom management style, read some professional development books on becoming a better writing teacher, or rethink how we are managing and differentiating centers. But what about reflecting on the items […]