“How To Set Up A Special Education Program”- Organizing Materials

I have LOOTS of
monthly goodies. I store all of my
monthly decorations, adapted books, stories, interactive activities and
seasonal activities in large tubs. I
label the tubs and store them up high and out of reach. At the end of each month I can easily pull
the tub down and put the old away and take out the new.

I store all of our
sensory goodies in a rolling bin in the front of the room. I have the drawers labeled as: sensory balls,
sensory bottles and sensory fidgets.
These are easy to find when needed for a kiddo!

I store all of
outside toys and bubbles in a wagon.
This makes it SUPER easy to roll out for recess and outdoor play
time. My students are able to take the
wagon out on their own and be independent which is the ultimate goal in
everything we do!

I am very lucky to
have lockers in my room. Students store
their belongings in their labeled locker every morning!. They store backpacks, jackets and lunches.

When students come in in the morning they put their homework folders in the homework folder basket. Each student has a drawer with their name on it where we put work and things that need to go home. This makes for packing up at the end of the day super easy!

In the second set
of drawers I store all of my paperwork that we need often: self-care request, nurse
slips, weekly communication sheets, daily communication sheets, health aide
forms, behavior data