7) Filing Cabinet
Teachers can use filing systems to keep materials organized and within reach. For that reason, two-drawer or three-drawer file cabinets that fit beside or beneath a desk are popular.
One best practice for organizing classroom handouts is to create a hanging file for each week of the year. You can label them numerically, such as “Week 1,” “Week 2,” and “Week 3.” Then, you can store original copies of all the handouts and worksheets you’ll use throughout the year. When you’re lesson planning for the next few weeks, you can easily find your handouts and have them printed.
A label maker is your friend when creating a classroom where students can easily find things. Label files, supply drawers, and storage containers. Even consider labeling students’ desks.
8) Rolling Cart
Whether you need to move supplies or equipment from one class to another or simply in and out of storage, a rolling cart can be a valuable tool.
Rolling carts or utility carts come in many forms. Some are simple two-shelf carts that can be used for audio-visual equipment, while other utility carts hold large flat drawers to house art supplies. A compact three-tier storage cart can also store cleaning supplies efficiently. But they all serve a similar purpose — to make it easy to store materials and move them when needed.
9) Scheduling App
During the school year, teachers may need to schedule meetings with parents, students, and other faculty. Here are a few scheduling tools that can help streamline the process.
- Calendly: With Calendly, you can track multiple calendars at once. The scheduling app works with both Apple and Android calendar apps. Set your availability, and parents can schedule themselves for conferences. Older students can use Calendly to book appointments with teachers or high school counselors.
- Calendar: You can view your Google, Apple, and Outlook appointments on one dashboard with Calendar, a digital calendar, and a scheduling tool. It’s free for one calendar, but there is a monthly fee for three or more calendars.
- Setmore: With Setmore scheduling software, you can create a public-facing booking page. A free account accommodates up to 20 calendars to facilitate planning team meetings.
10) Desk Organizer
To keep a desk organized and clutter-free, you need a place to store everything. A few must-have desk organizers include a pen and pencil holder, a file folder holder, and an organizer with compartments for things like paper clips and sticky notes.
You can use plastic storage drawers to keep supplies within arm’s reach. Try to avoid cluttered desk drawers by keeping them tidy with drawer dividers.
11) Laminating Machine
You can create evergreen classroom materials with a laminating machine, which coats paper in plastic. When it’s laminated, a single-use worksheet becomes wipeable, reusable, and lasts from year to year.
If students share their artistic talent on classroom posters, you can wipe them off. With lamination, you can also create dry-erase cards to practice penmanship or math problems. Laminated items can also be sprayed with cleaning products and disinfected.
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