015. 5 Easy Steps to Clean and Organize Your Classroom

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We can probably all identify the areas in our classrooms that could use a little TLC, but actually doing the action steps to getting it all done, without losing your sanity, is a whole other story. In our previous episode, we talked about the essentials areas in your classroom where you may want to give a little TLC in order for you to feel organized and refreshed. In this chat, we are sharing the actionable steps on how to follow through with the actual organizing we previously shared! ***Also note, that these steps that we are sharing will work for any area in your life! We encourage you that as we share this during the COVID-19 shutdown you can find areas in your home where you can give a little TLC. Many of you have heard of Marie Kondo. She took the nation by storm with her systems for finding the joy in the objects around you, or maybe you’ve heard of Clean Sweep, the hit tv series where a team of experts help homeowners transform their homes from a disaster to functional. We LOVE these two methods and have decided to make our own little method by combining the two and calling it…. The Kondo Sweep! Now let’s dive into The Kondo Sweep steps to organizing your space. STEP #1: Gather it STEP #2: Sort it STEP #3: Organize it STEP #4: Store it STEP #5: Label it Click HERE to download the FREE 5 Easy Steps to Clean and Organize Your Classroom! CONCLUSION While the process of cleaning and organizing the materials in your classroom may seem like a treacherous task, when you have clearly defined steps, you can easily schedule what you are going to complete on specific days to reduce the overwhelm and make the task more manageable. 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
0:06.6	ones are well. The episode that you are about to listen to was pre-recorded, and while you may not be in
0:12.7	your classroom right now, many of these strategies can be applied to your home. Also remember that
0:18.3	these episodes will be around for when you do get back into your classroom.
0:22.6	So take notes and we hope that you enjoy this episode and stay safe. Stay home.
0:29.4	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Bridget Spackman and Michelle Faray. And we are here to make
0:35.4	your life easier by helping you master your time,
0:38.6	organization, and productivity as a teacher. Now listen, we all know that cleaning and organizing
0:44.5	our classrooms can feel overwhelming because let's just be honest, we collect a lot of things
0:50.0	throughout the years. Today, in this episode, we will be sharing five easy steps to help you clean
0:56.4	and organize your classroom without feeling overwhelmed. But before we jump into it, I'm going to share
1:02.4	a TSA from Lynn. Are you all ready for this one? Lynn's TSAH is disorganization. That's literally
1:09.6	all she wrote, and I think that's all she had to write,
1:11.6	because being disorganized is a time-sucking hurdle. It makes it more difficult for you to find what
1:17.5	you need. It leaves you feeling more stressed and overwhelmed, and that in itself is a time-sucking
1:24.3	hurdle. So, Lynn, we're so happy that you shared that with us. And if you want to
1:28.5	share your own time-sucking hurdle with us to be featured on our podcast, make sure you head over
1:33.4	to our website, teaching on the double.com. Click the tab at the top that says TSA. Go ahead and submit it
1:39.2	and make sure you keep listening to future episodes to see if your TSH has been featured.
1:44.4	In our previous episode, we talked about the areas in your classroom where you want to give
1:49.3	a little TLC in order for you to feel organized and refreshed. In this episode, guys,
1:55.8	we are going to be sharing those actionable steps in how to actually follow through with the organizing.
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