Color Coded Organization
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In my classroom, I like to keep students organized by color. My kiddos sit in groups of four, and each group is referred to as a color. For example, I will call the “red table” to line up, or get snack, and they know who they are. I currently have red, orange, yellow, purple, and blue tables. I have exactly 20 students this year, which is *awesome* and pretty much *unheard of* in my district… so we all fit into five groups. I designate tables by using these caddies from Lakeshore:
The caddy sits in the middle of the four desks, and houses the group’s crayons, scissors {also color coded… the red table has red handled scissors, etc.} and glue. Crayons are the only “personal” supplies in my classroom…. everything else is “community,” to eliminate the “she’s using MY glue” arguments. Sorry for this bad quality photo:
I use slider pencil cases {that I snatch up for $0.25 each in the summer time at Staples} for my students’ crayons. I hate the cardboard Crayola boxes that always fall apart within DAYS. So my kids keep their crayons in the sliders instead. I don’t color code these because I have to change seats every so often.
My closet is also color coded. I don’t have cubbies or anything, so students hang their backpacks and coats on hangers that match their table caddy:
I have five hangers in each color {hmm, where’s the 5th purple hanger in this pic?} so everyone has a hanger, plus there’s an extra, and there are no arguments.
I found some other great color coding ideas at Lakeshore, and thought I’d share:
I have a few ideas about how I’d use these cute bins. My kiddos could store their library book bags in them {red table in the red bin, etc.}, or their journals & computer notebooks, or… there are so many uses!
