014. Classroom Spring Cleaning MUST DOS

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Winter is on its way out and that means that it is time to start spring cleaning! It never fails that when this time of the year comes around you start to feel the itch. You know, the feeling where you need to clean absolutely EVERYTHING in sight. However, if you are someone that starts to feel very overwhelmed by the thought of having to start cleaning and organizing your classroom, we’ve got you covered. We are sharing our TOP must do when cleaning your classroom. Keep in mind that if this is a daunting task, recruit help from friends, family, or even coworkers by exchanging a I help you, if you help me deal. CLASSROOM SPRING CLEANING MUST DOs [3:53] MUST DO #1: Teacher supplies [9:57] MUST DO #2: Paper filing system [14:09] MUST DO #3: Manipulatives [16:24] MUST DO #4: Teacher bag [18:12] MUST DO #5: Digital files Spring cleaning, while refreshing, can be very overwhelming, but remember that you need to go easy on yourself. These tasks do not need to be completed in a day! Choose one area and work on it over the span of a week or a few days. The important thing is to make it fit you and your lifestyle, but you MUST hold yourself accountable and get it done! Click HERE to download the FREE Classroom Spring Cleaning Checklist! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Hey there, top teachers. We know that these are crazy times and we truly hope that you and your loved ones are well.
0:07.8	The episode that you are about to listen to you was pre-recorded. And while you may not be in your classroom right now, many of these strategies can be applied to your home.
0:17.2	Just remember that these episodes will be around for you when you do get back into your class.
0:22.4	So take notes and we hope that you enjoy this episode and stay safe. Stay home.
0:29.6	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Michelle Farray and Bridget Spectman. And we are here to make
0:35.5	your life easier by helping you master your time,
0:38.4	organization, and productivity as a teacher. Today's episode is something I'm sure has been on a lot of
0:44.5	your minds, and that is spring cleaning. We are going to help you spring into organization.
0:51.3	Do you see what we did there? We are going to share with you some of your
0:55.1	classroom spring cleaning must do's. So if you only do a little bit of spring cleaning in your
1:00.9	classroom, these are the things that are absolute musts. So before we jump into that, let's go ahead and
1:07.6	look at our T-S-H from Sarah.. And she says I teach high school math and am
1:13.1	responsible for finding songs to play before school. I play one every morning over the PA system
1:19.5	before the bell rings. Sounds like you guys have a really fun school. I find myself getting
1:23.7	sucked into the land of searching for school appropriate songs quite often,
1:29.0	which typically leads to unnecessary karaoke dance sessions with my own children at home.
1:35.3	Sarah, girl, you sound like a good time.
1:37.8	Yes, you do.
1:38.5	And we picked this TSA, not because it has anything to do with our episode today because
1:43.8	it has zero to do with it.
1:45.6	But we just laughed out loud when we read this because I think we've all have had those times
1:51.1	where we get sucked down into a rabbit hole, whether it's searching for songs or searching for
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