Labeling Tips to Organize Your Materials

We’ve all been there. You’re looking for a specific resource you know would fit perfectly with the group of kids that are about to walk into your therapy room in…oh 2 minutes and YOU CAN’T FIND IT.  I can feel the anxiety start to well up in me just thinking about it.

Here are a few tips on how I keep my materials organized and close at hand:

1. Organize your therapy activities by season first (beginning of the year, fall, winter, spring/summer):
2. Once you have those organized, take the rest of your materials (the ones you can use anytime of the year) and file them by skill:
3. Next, I file away things I have in mind for a particular lesson (like my 1-Item Therapy Materials). This system of filing ensures easy access to all of my materials…fast
4. For assessments, separate them by grade so that you can easily grab baselines for that new second grade student who just moved into your district.
5. Keep  personal and students-who-are-no-longer-on-your-caseload files toward the back since its not likely you’ll be reaching for them often:
6. For bins, pick up these versatile labels at the Target Dollar Spot or simply laminate and use double-sided tape so there’s no guesswork when reaching for those items.I hope this gave you a few ideas so that the next time that group of students walk in, you’ll know exactly what and where to grab those materials!Feel free to pin the image below!