You may have seen our "cublets" before... we have now made the addition of Desk Apprentices for each of the desks! I struggled and read pros and cons of these organizers and finally bought one to see if I would like it... I liked it so much that I went back and bought several more! These come from Staples and have a pretty steep price online ($46) but in store they are only $26 - go figure. And if you are part of the Rewards club, you can get money back on used ink cartridges. I had a $20 certificate which I used toward the first DA. Plus Staples has a Back to School card for $10 and you will receive 15% off purchases through 9/15/12. Brings these bad boys down to about $23 each.
How we use the Desk Apprentice...
I have all of my teacher manuals in mine plus my red pencils for grading, tabs, memory sticks, pens and pencils, scissors, etc.
The 4 oldest kids have all their curriculum loaded into their DA. I have included their notebooks and journals, teaching dvds, workbooks and readers. Plus pens and pencils, highliters and scissors. It is our hope that when we go out in the RV, these will be a grab and go solution for Roadschooling - homeschooling on the road! Can't wait to try it!
Another favorite in our schoolroom is our pocket chart and map rail. Since we are limited to wall space due to the many windows in our schoolroom, we had to get creative in how to utilize maps and charts. This rail from Ikea makes accessing them very easy... I just pull out the map or chart I need - now you see it....
Now you don't!
Of course, teacher gets her space too. I love being able to place my hands on things quickly and with 5 kids, it is almost a must! It is a pleasure to come to school and work at my organized desk....
If you haven't guessed by now, we love organization. With 5 kids, organization is the difference between getting things done and ..
... pulling my hair out!
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