Some of our supplies were in a closet in the girls' bathroom. Some were in a cabinet in the boys' bathroom. Games, puzzles and misc stuff was on shelves in the "middle" room. Manipulatives were in another cupboard in the hallway. When we made our lesson plans and gathered up what we needed for the week, we had to check four different places at least once each, sometimes more if we couldn't find what we needed.
The Closet Challenge was to get it all into the "middle" room. But we had to empty the entire room first so that giant closets could be put in. The closet idea came from the higher ups; we had to work with it. But it was a starting point. Our storage would be inside the closets.
After purging everything we knew would not be used in any of the classes, we worked at getting all the like items together. The supplies in the girls' bathroom were supposed to be like that already but since things did not get put away properly it was frustrating. Maybe it still won't work in the new closet but we sure tried.
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| The closet idea came from these closets in another part of the building. |
After purging everything we knew would not be used in any of the classes, we worked at getting all the like items together. The supplies in the girls' bathroom were supposed to be like that already but since things did not get put away properly it was frustrating. Maybe it still won't work in the new closet but we sure tried.
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| Ribbon Rack |
Here is the new ribbon rack. They fit perfectly in this little niche in the new closet. All it took was thin dowel that fit in the center of the ribbon spools and closet rod ends. No power tools required! I was able to screw in the ends with a screwdriver. I cut the dowel to fit with a wire cutter - shhh... don't tell my boss that's how I used her wire cutter! My little helper fit the ribbon spools on and it was done. So much better than the 2 shoe boxes that the ribbon was spilling out of.
Kathy had the idea to hang a pair of scissors with the ribbon so there is always something handy to cut with. Teachers can just cut off what they need or, because the dowels can come out of the brackets, they can take the entire spool if they need it.
The closet/middle room was a major makeover, so we'll share some of our other ideas with you in the future.
Kathy had the idea to hang a pair of scissors with the ribbon so there is always something handy to cut with. Teachers can just cut off what they need or, because the dowels can come out of the brackets, they can take the entire spool if they need it.
The closet/middle room was a major makeover, so we'll share some of our other ideas with you in the future.
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