Managing Materials

In my sixth grade placement my cooperating teacher was very organized. Instead of having colored pencils, crayons, scissors and supplies in each students desk each student had a plastic container with a handle with their number on it. The containers looked like very small suitcases. She found them on sale at Walmart and reuses them every year. When it was time to use supplies she would excuse students in groups of five to go and get their plastic box. This made managing materials a lot easier and the students desks were much more organized.