125. TOP Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom

Teaching to the TOP

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Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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“You’re moving classrooms.” These are words that every teacher HATES to hear! Whether you’re changing grade levels, moving schools, going to a new district, or packing up your classroom for good, we are sharing some top tips for packing up your classroom in an organized and productive way! We’ve had our fair share of moving classrooms, we’ve even been in situations where we’ve moved schools or have just had to have everything packed away for the summer. No matter your situation, this can be stressful. You’ve already got a ton of things on your plate and no one has the time at the end of the year to be thinking about packing. That’s why we wanted to share our TOP tips for packing up your classroom and reducing your stress. TOP Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom: Tip #1: Take pictures of your classrooms Tip #2: Create a “want” list Tip #3: Pack by zone Tip #4: Label your boxes by zone and list a few of the contents Tip #5: Number your boxes Tip #6: Label large items with painter’s tape Tip #7: Use plastic baggies to organize smaller items Tip #8: Use plastic wrap to enclose bookcases and books Tip #9: Use items from the Dollar Tree Tip #10: Make a back to school kit SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! 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!

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0:00.0	Hey there, top teachers. Before we get into the episode, I wanted to chime in and announce that this summer, we will be finally holding a live event.
0:10.2	This event is designed to give you hands-on training in the areas of time management, organization, and productivity so that you can have the skills and strategies necessary to reduce your stress
0:21.8	and develop a work-life balance. I mean, how amazing does that sound, right? The date of this event
0:27.7	is on Monday, July 25th, 2022 in York, Pennsylvania. It is a one-day workshop that will be held
0:35.1	at the Terrace at Heritage Hills Resort. It's a beautiful
0:38.6	space. Unfortunately, our VIP tickets have completely sold out, but we do have general admission
0:44.9	tickets still available. Don't worry, the general admission tickets get you access to the main
0:50.3	live event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And you will still get to interact with Bridget
0:55.2	and I during that time. If you want to learn more, you can head over to teaching on the double.com
1:00.6	slash live event. Or if you're already sold, then head over to teach you on the double.com
1:05.8	slash store and click on the icon for live event tickets. We can't wait to see you there in the flesh.
1:12.2	And now, on to the episode. Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Bridget Spackman.
1:18.9	And Michelle Emerson, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time,
1:24.3	organization, and productivity as a teacher. You're moving classrooms. These are the
1:30.6	words that every teacher hates to hear. Whether you're changing grade levels, moving schools,
1:37.2	going to a new district, or you're packing up your classroom for good. We are sharing some
1:41.9	top tips for packing up your classroom in an organized and productive
1:46.4	way. I love this. I love some good packing tips. But first, let's hear a time-sucking hurdle from
1:53.1	Samantha. Samantha says, I was told that I would have to be moving into a different classroom.
1:59.0	My building is doing a complete shift and there are over
2:02.0	10 teachers that are moving. I feel overwhelmed even thinking about having to move to a new room
2:07.7	because I have over 12 years of stuff in my classroom. How do you even start with planning a project
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