Organization Station-- Student Material Organization

Organization is key to making sure your classroom runs smoothly. Having organization systems in place for student materials helps students know where to locate needed materials and can help build independence. Today's Organization Station will highlight ideas we have seen throughout the Miami Valley for organizing student materials.

In some classrooms, there are community supplies shared between students that can be organized by location.

Kathy Timmerman
Fairbrook Elementary, Beavercreek

Technology can be found in almost all of the classrooms we coach so organizational supports for these materials are important too!

Megan Kelly
Beavertown Elementary, Kettering

Becky Schwab
Eastmont Elementary, Dayton

Laura Brown
Perrin Woods Elementary, Springfield

Most of the students we coach have individualized supports to help them be successful in the classroom. Some individualized supports may include sensory fidgets, visual contract, headphones, adaptive scissors or writing utensils, or schedules. Having a designated location for their materials helps to make them readily accessible when needed.

Rachel Hatton
Normandy Elementary, Centerville

Individualized student book bins containing books at the student's reading level are also a great organizational support that we see in many classrooms.

Kim Hampton
Broadway Elementary, Tipp City

Kathy Timmerman
Fairbrook Elementary, Beavercreek

Edible reinforcers may also be individualized. We love this organizing hack from Little Miss Kim's Class!

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Many of the students we coach travel between classrooms for various subjects throughout the day. They may go into an inclusion class, visit the resource room, or have departmentalized subjects. It is important that any individualized supports can be readily available for them in all environments. We love these portable ideas for these transitions.

Lisa Sword
McKinley Elementary, Xenia

Having individualized anchor activities for times when students finish early or need to set aside assignments to complete later is a great way to fill ragged times. When students learn the procedure for these anchor activities it also cuts down on interruptions if students are all working and transitioning at their own pace.

Heather Balkcom
Springcreek Primary, Piqua

Jennifer Jette
Vandalia-Butler HS, Vandalia

Alexis Willis
Snyder Park Elementary, Springfield