Thank goodness my school has tables instead of desks. I remember my desk in elementary school. Especially on the day when I was supposed to recite a poem, and I found it crumpled in the back, long forgotten. Even if my classroom had desks, I’d still put them in clusters and prevent kids from putting anything inside them.
Silverware drawers are excellent school supply organizers.
There are five tables in my room, and the kids at each table are a team that shares supplies. We have the luxury of being able to provide school supplies for everyone, so no one is allowed to bring supplies from home. We have what we need, and we’re all equal. No one can argue they lost their favorite pencil because the pencils belong to all of us.
Every table organizes their supplies in a silverware drawer, which has a much lower profile than other classroom organizers I’ve seen. The advantage: no one can hide behind a silverware drawer. Continue reading
