http://www.organizingbyallison.com/my-classroom daily 0.75 2015-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692882672-H5NNBRBUAWRHUX6I0UBV/IMG_0372.jpg My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet In my classroom closets, I'm all about using storage bins! They make life much easier for storing and accessing all of my materials. This closet houses all of my instructional materials and games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692882672-H5NNBRBUAWRHUX6I0UBV/IMG_0372.jpg My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet In my classroom closets, I'm all about using storage bins! They make life much easier for storing and accessing all of my materials. This closet houses all of my instructional materials and games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692886603-EI022WKWDMJU3WZZ4R50/IMG_0376.JPG My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet All of the materials are separated by subject and/or skill. This makes it so easy for me or one of my classroom assistants to locate different items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692885301-0TUQIIF33QW4N79UNV0E/IMG_0375.JPG My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet I made labels for each bin so that I or any of my classroom assistants can easily locate items. The labels were made on the computer and then laminated for durability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692881268-XE8E8SEUVPURRKEKV56M/IMG_0374.JPG My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet All of the materials are separated by subject and/or skill. This makes it so easy for me or one of my classroom assistants to locate different items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692876342-N3NOWEIJBZQ5XTC60HK8/IMG_0373.JPG My Classroom - Classroom Storage Closet All of the materials are separated by subject and/or skill. This makes it so easy for me or one of my classroom assistants to locate different items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448652560900-019IBSY43GHKDRHLUQOU/IMG_1836.JPG My Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSET | BEFORE I am embarrassed to say that this was one of the closets in my classroom. The rest of my classroom is neat and organized, yet somehow this closet just became a catch all and was neglected for far too long. It is where I store all of my supplies, including: glue sticks, paper, markers, crayons, paper clips, file folders. So... a pretty important closet that I need to access at least twice a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448652748987-ZEHQWHEVLREYRA33PTHR/IMG_1838.JPG My Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSET | AFTER So. Much. Better. I was able to sort through all of the supplies and store each in one location. I had most of these systems in place beforehand, but I didn't stick to it when I got new supplies at the beginning of the year. I re-worked some of the storage options so everything worked together. Now I'm not embarrassed every time I have to open this closet in front of someone else! :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448652771036-TK6M069QRSOC6YRJ09PI/IMG_1839.JPG My Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSET | BEFORE & AFTER http://www.organizingbyallison.com/beth-art-studio daily 0.75 2015-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234108935-6HRQG60XE5P7L54RJAD1/IMG_0851.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | Before The storage room in the art studio was very overwhelming, with supplies in multiple spots. This made it very hard to locate different items and know what was there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234108935-6HRQG60XE5P7L54RJAD1/IMG_0851.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | Before The storage room in the art studio was very overwhelming, with supplies in multiple spots. This made it very hard to locate different items and know what was there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234052691-QR2WXXZ8ORQSUKCRWZVV/IMG_0841.jpg Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | Before The storage room in the art studio was very overwhelming, with supplies in multiple spots. This made it very hard to locate different items and know what was there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234104604-E9QKLBPSA533WA0344XM/IMG_0847.jpg Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | After This section of the shelving holds instructional books and a few more art supplies on the top shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234103792-Q19EOS0R0TRTFNR14US3/IMG_0850.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | Before & After This area in the studio will now serve as the central location for the table supplies. Each table has six cubbies assigned to it (two baskets and four buckets). The baskets contain marker boxes for each seat at the table. The buckets contain scissors, pencils, and erasers. This area will be so functional when students arrive in August! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234113879-AMWMZBAK4H31GLP8L8LU/IMG_0854.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | Before & After We weren't able to get all of the paper done today, but it already looks so much better! We moved one of the shelves down so the paper could stand up, making it so much more accessible and easier to get out when needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234109140-8ZF3SLMIC5Y32ZH6FHQA/IMG_0852.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | After The office supplies are now in a central location. We used boxes and storage baskets that Beth already had so no outside purchases were made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1436234113905-TVN6NGPNFLUBUHLK157N/IMG_0853.JPG Beth Art Studio - Elementary Art Studio | After All of the art supplies are together in one area. The boxes and baskets are all labeled with very few items in front of others, thus making it easier to see what is there. http://www.organizingbyallison.com/elizabeth-classroom daily 0.75 2015-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692200567-7I871THKJ6NEIYFU2F2H/IMG_0383.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Shelves | Before Before getting to work, the shelves in the classroom housed various instructional games and materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692200567-7I871THKJ6NEIYFU2F2H/IMG_0383.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Shelves | Before Before getting to work, the shelves in the classroom housed various instructional games and materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692201307-IG69WZSYUMCW1NQJ9VQZ/IMG_0384.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Shelves | Before Before getting to work, the shelves in the classroom housed various instructional games and materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692209823-HR2RRFKXI8MP7ZUINBHD/IMG_0388.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | Before Before working on this area, this closet housed various items. There was not a set system of organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692210742-160NU8FZPCDA04Y0ZUZA/IMG_0389.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | Before Before working on this area, this closet housed various items. There was not a set system of organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692217735-8A7XXKCDPFQ3ZA3P0TMY/IMG_0390.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | Before Before working on this area, this closet housed various items. There was not a set system of organization. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692237806-2BVA1JKEB9LBQJGOK5AZ/IMG_0399.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom | Before This space is located behind the classroom morning meeting area. It quickly became a "catch all" for materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692226050-D526CUJVEQBNCFTDF84Y/IMG_0397.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Sink Area | Before This area of the classroom served as a "catch all." There wasn't necessarily a system for where different items were stored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692229285-VFNP4MUVUHQH7V22GLQS/IMG_0398.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Sink Area | After This area of the classroom served as a "catch all." There wasn't necessarily a system for where different items were stored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692255013-E5GQKZ20OH9VM2X5QBEF/IMG_0414.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Shelves | After After moving the items previously housed in this area to closets, we put a tub into each cubby. This will now act as a storage hub for student materials. Each student will have an individual tub where he/she can store workbooks, reading books, art supplies, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692245908-P0ANP3ATQW45DK1EYJHH/IMG_0413.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Shelves | After After moving the items previously housed in this area to closets, we put a tub into each cubby. This will now act as a storage hub for student materials. Each student will have an individual tub where he/she can store workbooks, reading books, art supplies, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692220203-6NO96JOEQA0EQ36CN8LX/IMG_0393.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | After After going through all of the items in the closet, we were able to purge a lot of items and move them into other closets. We were able to put storage bins containing math manipulatives so that all of the items were in a central location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692253321-RHZ1T6S8IK42E708H6A6/IMG_0415.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | After After going through all of the items in the closet, we were able to purge a lot of items and move them into other closets. We were able to put storage bins containing items the students could access to use for recess. So helpful to have all of those items in one location! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692263957-13C8WCE278NBFIIF6A7F/IMG_0418.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom | After All of the materials were either purged or stored in the closets. The space is now clear with the exception of this tub that houses anchor charts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692236036-M0R2KOWCF4Z6J1JCNG34/IMG_0402.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Sink Area | After This area now serves as the storage for Ziploc bags. When students come in August, it will likely be full! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692247067-FHUI34JA1HN1LIQS7A1B/IMG_0403.jpg Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Sink Area | After This area now serves as the storage for tableware (plates, napkins, cups, silverware). It is much more accessible and convenient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692262441-1B8IPLG5EEX9SRYRAS72/IMG_0416.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Sink Area | After This area houses the hand sanitizer and cleaning materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692453731-2F6YMLINC91YTY6W7Z8T/IMG_0596.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Supply Closet | Before & After This closet is so much more accessible now. All of the supplies are stored in different baskets and storage bins. Everything has a place and very few items are stacked in front of others so you can easily locate items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692453779-N4LR3BSXUHP4LXYPKKX6/IMG_0597.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom | Before & After This area is now clean and clear. All of the items were either purged or stored in different areas of the room. The only thing stored here is a tub that houses anchor charts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692456054-HY20UULVNAMVOKVNVPQ1/IMG_0598.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Math Closet | Before & After This closet is so much more accessible now. Elizabeth already had a system in place before I came in. I was just able to help clean the space and purge items so everything is separated by different mathematical skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692455888-35OUJROAPNYJG7AOMMEA/IMG_0599.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | Before & After This closet looks so much more clean now! All of the items in the closet previously were purged or stored in a different closet. These tubs are very accessible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692458875-9Q3PGMXS2OPJAJA71CRQ/IMG_0600.JPG Elizabeth Classroom - Classroom Closet | Before & After Many of the items in this closet needed to be filed. We also decided to store Elizabeth's instructional books so they are all located in one central location. http://www.organizingbyallison.com/leah-nursery daily 0.75 2015-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639449822-SNLTD95SEBGZRDU0PDRJ/IMG_0639.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Closet | Before Nursery Closet before being organized. A bit cluttered and overwhelming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639449822-SNLTD95SEBGZRDU0PDRJ/IMG_0639.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Closet | Before Nursery Closet before being organized. A bit cluttered and overwhelming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639456713-JCWXUP5600Z35O2EX3TA/IMG_0640.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Closet | After Nursery Closet after being organized. We took off the closet doors and purged some of the extra items. The closet and all of the items inside are much more accessible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639444489-92JS27UY50IDY9LRYD5W/IMG_0625.jpg Leah Nursery - Nursery Closet | After Another shot of the closet. The bags on the top shelf are separated into different sized clothing that the baby has outgrown. The closet is so much cleaner and more accessible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639461799-ACZ8Y7ZTPG2MUU4PK1FN/IMG_0641.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Dresser Drawer | Before & After We used IKEA drawer organizers to help give the dresser drawers a cleaner look. All of the clothes are folded so that whomever is dressing the baby will know exactly what he or she is pulling out of the drawer! It is so much more accessible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639463387-DDVDOORQ0DOGOETJSD92/IMG_0642.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Dresser Drawer | Before & After We used IKEA drawer organizers to help give the dresser drawers a cleaner look. All of the clothes are folded so that whomever is dressing the baby will know exactly what he or she is pulling out of the drawer! It is so much more accessible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639426990-JKIAWC61361MQDKJUA9H/IMG_0609.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Dresser | Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639458209-3JOFQ1IOF9N9CS255P6A/IMG_0627.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Dresser | After This is the changing table/dresser area after we re-vamped the space. All of the items that will be needed for the late nights are easily accessible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639429514-308ZVAV8UZPJJYLYUQTY/IMG_0606.jpg Leah Nursery - Nursery Changing Table | Before This area housed all of the extra diapers, wipes, and other toiletry materials. There was a system of organization already in place; however, some of the materials were difficult for the parents to access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435639441269-5L7DTPZGBNKVEKXKTLTQ/IMG_0626.JPG Leah Nursery - Nursery Changing Table | After This area now makes all of the necessary materials easily accessible. The parents will be able to access the needed materials whenever they need to. There is also extra space available now for new items to be stored. http://www.organizingbyallison.com/abby-bedroom daily 0.75 2015-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692677433-7OXN79M6RPH4ZTX19N5D/IMG_3560.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | Before Abby was moving home from college for the summer, which meant double the amount of stuff was going to need to be stored in her bedroom. All of these items needed to find a home or be purged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692677433-7OXN79M6RPH4ZTX19N5D/IMG_3560.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | Before Abby was moving home from college for the summer, which meant double the amount of stuff was going to need to be stored in her bedroom. All of these items needed to find a home or be purged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692696550-1N7YPZE6CVXQPZJ417J2/IMG_3561.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | Before Abby was moving home from college for the summer, which meant double the amount of stuff was going to need to be stored in her bedroom. All of these items needed to find a home or be purged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692695087-NPYGYH04IQX515DYX41S/IMG_3562_2.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | Before Abby was moving home from college for the summer, which meant double the amount of stuff was going to need to be stored in her bedroom. All of these items needed to find a home or be purged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692704799-5TZH6RXKC60CYSG0MZ3X/IMG_3563.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | Before Abby was moving home from college for the summer, which meant double the amount of stuff was going to need to be stored in her bedroom. All of these items needed to find a home or be purged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692703220-XIE0EV3HQ4NHI8CO6M16/IMG_3566_2.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | After Abby and I worked together to sort through all of the items. We then decided what items should stay and which could be tossed or donated. Bins were purchased for storage under her bed and in her closet as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692713721-7P8VA8OQH86ZEU7BCCRS/IMG_3568.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | After This space is now clutter-free! Everything has a home, making it much more welcoming! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1435692711064-SSF3F0EFD51VORFP6MJB/IMG_3567_2.jpg Abby Bedroom - Bedroom Organization | After Abby and I worked together to sort through all of the items. We then decided what items should stay and which could be tossed or donated. 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Many of the other items were simply placed on the other shelves, making it hard for her to know what she had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448639433396-54ZVMKOTK9N7B69FMBZU/IMG_2231.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | BEFORE Shirley expressed that all of the pans on the bottom shelves were very hard to access because there was too much on each shelf. In order to access something in the back, all of the pans in front of it had to be taken out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448639455674-AXAX2A44OT1M5YMSZ656/IMG_2232.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | BEFORE Shirley wanted all of these items to be easier to access and to have a system for how they were stored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448639478629-N9II92SFKQUYFRU14Z8V/IMG_2233.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | BEFORE Shirley wanted all of these items to be easier to access and to have a system for how they were stored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448639498479-G7D1585CVX1QFQ805XE4/IMG_2234.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER Before I arrived, Shirley and her husband replaced some of the shelves that were warped and starting to sag. They also painted the shelves and doors to match the rest of the kitchen. This really helped to brighten the space and make it more inviting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643656132-QU0AFI1SYBISN8AS7T2T/IMG_2237.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER We used Omaha Stacking Bins from The Container Store to store most of the items. This will help the clients keep everything together and organized. The bins make everything easily accessible and are easy to slide in and out of the pantry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643614092-MK1O9862YOCT6L6XPG6G/IMG_2235.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER I love how clean and organized everything looks! The Omaha Bins allow for Shirley and her husband to see what is inside as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643634196-6MAMFCAWAXDWU8HKEVZL/IMG_2236.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER Shirley weeded through all of the pans and other appliances that were crowding the bottom two shelves. Now, she is able to see what is on the shelf and is able to easily access all of the items whenever she needs them! To organize the cans and kitchen wrap, I used the Gravity-Feed Can Rack and the Kitchen Wrap Organizer from The Container Store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643681288-EYE29H346T1Z9LVWNLB5/IMG_2238.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER In order to help Shirley and her husband keep their new pantry organized, I created labels for each of the bins. I created the labels on the computer and then printed them onto blue card stock to help with durability. I also laminated them so they would last forever. I tied each label onto the bins with twine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643705804-OLG72LIEODQ9882PALXC/IMG_2239.JPG Shirley Pantry - PANTRY | AFTER I love how Shirley and her husband are able to not only look at the label for guidance on what is in each bin, but they can also see inside without having to take each one off of the shelf. I am really pleased with how everything turned out! http://www.organizingbyallison.com/jennifer-classroom daily 0.75 2015-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643842011-E60282NNCB0YSY6TAEZG/IMG_2205.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | BEFORE Jennifer described this closet as her most important. This is where all of her office supplies are housed as well as activities and worksheets that she makes as she finds them. She then stores them on one of the shelves to use as she needs them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643842011-E60282NNCB0YSY6TAEZG/IMG_2205.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | BEFORE Jennifer described this closet as her most important. This is where all of her office supplies are housed as well as activities and worksheets that she makes as she finds them. She then stores them on one of the shelves to use as she needs them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643869697-72JH9GLE1EAQTSSH79I5/IMG_2207.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | BEFORE This closet housed some left over office supplies that did not fit in the other closet, binders and books with teaching resources, math station activities, and literacy activities. Many of the items were hard to locate and access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643984736-5MIUX9XFAS5ZPVT16CH1/IMG_2209.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | BEFORE This closet mainly housed books that Jennifer plans to give her students to take home over breaks so they can have access to reading materials when they are out of school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643999041-A752CUGF3XCCOQY19RIR/IMG_2210.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | BEFORE This closet stored Jennifer's math materials. A lot of the materials were organized by skill already; however, they were stacked in front of each other. This made it difficult for her to access items when she needed them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448643825162-AT0W1RMEDZTZR9MMCKGG/IMG_2206.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | AFTER This closet is now organized and ready for Jennifer to be able to quickly locate anything she is looking for. All of the supplies are together in one space. After sorting through everything, we had an extra shelf. She decided to move all of her books for the district reading curriculum to that shelf so she her sweet first graders aren't tempted to look through them and get them out of order. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448644162319-TJ5YNAF1ZZ0GH4UNLAEL/IMG_2222.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | AFTER This closet still houses all of her reference books and binders, literacy materials, and math station activities. We sorted through everything that was in the closet beforehand and got rid of items that she no longer needed or used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448644100596-WCHD3NIL7YMWIQECCLNA/IMG_2213.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | AFTER This closet houses a variety of materials. On the top shelf are all of the books she plans to send home with students. Hopefully by the end of the year, that shelf will be empty! I also stacked all of her construction paper, making it easier to access. Many of the other items in the closet are curriculum resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55887e2be4b076b6081cfabf/1448644009768-8RKQM3RIOAS4EPEEQLJY/IMG_2211.JPG Jennifer Classroom - CLASSROOM CLOSETS | AFTER This is Jennifer's math closet now. Since we moved all of the student books to a different closet, we had an open closet to turn into a math closet as well. This opened up a lot of space! 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