Over the summer I tried to think of ways to make my
classroom less crowded. I had tables
with a desk at the end to hold my buckets and crates for the student
notebooks. I wanted to get rid of the
desks at the end of each table in order to make more room.
My mom came up with the idea of using zip ties to put 2
crates together under the tables for storage.
I love the idea because the crates are under the tables, separate the
students a little, and are pretty sturdy.
I’m a very visual person so here are some pictures of how you can turn
simple filing crates into storage / organization for your classroom.
I bought these crates for about $3.50 at Wal-Mart. My mom already had zip ties, but I’m sure
Wal-Mart has those too.
I put a zip tie in each corner of the crates and then
snipped off the excess.
Next I use felt feet on the bottom of my crates. You could
skip this step if you have carpet. I don’t
want the kids pulling the crates out from the tables, but I’m sure they will
move around sometime so the felt feet will keep our newly waxed floor nice and
shiny.
One side of the crate will be used for notebook storage and
the other side for the pencil boxes. I
like this idea because sometimes when the students were at their desks they
would play with their pencil boxes. Now
they will be safely stored in the crate (by my table captains) until they are
needed.
I love this idea because my room already feels larger just
by removing 5 desks. I must admit my mom
(once again) has made my classroom an even better place to be!
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