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Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

September 6, 2016 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: Classroom organization takes time at the beginning, but makes curriculum planning so much easier! Here are our favorite storage tips.

I am not an organizer. I want to be. I really do. But that is not my gift. Thank goodness other members of our teaching team are gifted at classroom organization. In fact, in my 18 years of teaching,  this is the first time we are starting a school year completely organized.

It’s not as though we didn’t try in the past. Each August the teachers would meet, decide what needed to be pitched, and tried to put it all back nice and organized. But it never was quite right.

This year we finally got it! And wow, what a difference this is going to make this new school year.

Organizing Classroom Supplies

 

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

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Our preschool resides in the basement of a church. We have a storage closet that all of our classrooms share. Even though we are lucky to have a decent sized storage room, it still felt cramped. In fact, often we had to pile materials on the floor because we didn’t have enough shelf space.

We also struggled every single year with organizing classroom supplies so that teachers could quickly find what they needed.

So, during our last few weeks of summer break we opened our storage room door….

 

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

And pulled everything out.

I will be honest. This made me very anxious. We only had 2 days to get this done.

 

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

But with everyone’s help, we got the shelves emptied.

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

And it all went into our classrooms, where we organized them.

Literacy, math, science, fine motor ….

 

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

We first put together our theme tubs. We have 4 different levels in our preschool. The 2 and 3 year olds are upstairs and we call them the juniors team. The 4 and 5 year olds are downstairs and we call them the pre-kindergarten team.

For most themes we put together 2 bins for each one – a bin for juniors and a bin for pre-kindergarten.  We labeled the outside of the clear containers and filled them.

  • Related: 25 Preschool Learning Themes

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

And then they were placed back on the storage shelves, with September’s bins first and May’s bins last.

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

We also created bins for our cognitive activities such as shapes, colors, math, fine motor, language and literacy.

  • Related: Favorite Fine Motor Resources for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

Our art supplies are in the next bay, with all of our paint and then assorted craft materials. The see-through containers make it so much easier to find what you are looking for!

  • Related: Favorite Toddler and Preschool Art Activities and Supplies

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

Paper also has its own spot.

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

And then, each classroom has its own storage cabinet inside their room. This is ours. Our new assistant took on the challenge and completely organized it for us. I’ve never seen it so clean!

The baskets above the cabinet are where we keep extra clothing in case of accidents, spills, or just having a lot of fun with art materials!

Classroom Organization Tips for Preschool Supplies

So there you have it.

Our first day of school was today and it was a dream to be able to find what we were looking for in a matter of seconds!

 

Organizing Classroom Supplies

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Organize your classroom supplies quickly and easily with these done-for-you printable labels!

More information: Printable Classroom Supply Labels

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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