File Crate System and Organizing

Okay, I got bit by the filing bug recently.  LOL.  I decided to not file by weeks and then subjects, but by subjects and then however I wanted to divide them up-weeks, lessons, drills…

I wound up with 3 crates-

1.)Unit Studies/History/Science-this has hanging file folders for HOD’s LHTH, BLHFHG, History Pockets, Apologia’s Zoology, and the Burgess Bird Book.

2. Language Arts-LLATL, Learn at Home grades 2, 4, and 5, and Seasonal, and Liturgical as well.

3. Math-Calculadder 1,2, and 3 as well as Ready Writer 1.

 

I actually added this bookshelf and all the goodies after my organizational post.  It will hold my file crate system as well as pens, pencils, paper….well you get the picture.

 

I went out and bought a label maker.  I love this!  It was on sale for $15 at Target and I had to have it.  Here was my table during the filing frenzy.  I guess technically the labeling frenzy.

Hanging File Folders labeled.  This was before I realized I would need 3 crates.  These aren’t full size crates but locker size crates.

   

The manila folders labeled.

I printed out some material list sheets from the HOD yahoo group and stapled them to the left side of the manila folders by Unit.   I also added some peel and stick library pockets to hold the spelling index cards and Bible verse index cards.  I plan to have a library card  in there as well for the next book we need at least 2 weeks in advance of needing them so I can put a hold at the library or order it.

Any copies of poems, construction paper, copy paper….will be filed as well by unit.

I think this is going to make my life a whole lot easier and school to go a whole lot smoother this year.

To give credit where credit is due, I got on the file crate system bandwagon after reading a really long thread at the well trained mind about the file crate system.