A Better File System for Teachers 

Ooooh, yeah that’s a tough one. This might be too much, but maybe behind each date you have one folder for each period? When I taught middle school, I used a similar system, but instead of the entire month, it was just Monday-Friday. But I admit, the 43 file system works much better for an elementary school class. Sorry I couldn’t help more!

@@TheTimeCrunchedTeacher thank you for trying. The trimester schedule is awful, so it’s really hard to organize.

Yay! 🙌🏼 I’m so glad it’s working for you. Thanks for sharing!

So glad you could use it! It's a fun little system that can definitely be adapted to suit different needs. And thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I really appreciate it! ☺♥

Oh, man, I should! 😬 I actually can't stand paper clutter so the vast majority of things I just deal with and then toss/recycle. For anything important I just scan it and store it digitally. I also have a small filing box for anything that has to be kept as actual paper. One of the few things I stockpile are the cute little drawings and letters that students have given me over the years. I like to take them out and read them if I'm having a hard week. ☺

That’s a great question - I’ve actually never planned that far in advance before. I’m not sure how many pages you’re talking about, but it could possibly fit in the month folders if it was just the master copies. Otherwise I think you might have to have another section for them at the very back of the files or in another, smaller cabinet. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful! Maybe others could provide some ideas. 🤔

Great question! I’m self contained as well and I’ve found that the copies fit for most days (but that could be because my students also have their own workbooks and composition books too). If the materials don’t fit for a particular day, you could always put another blank file behind the date one to hold overflow papers.

Great question! I put all the worksheets for every subject in the one folder for that day. I usually don’t have too many worksheets (if any) for every day, but if it doesn’t all fit you could always put a second, not labeled, folder behind the day one to hold overflow papers. Hope that helps! And yay to 5th grade! 🙌🏼🥰

Thanks! Got it! I will clip each subject in the folder. Im gonna try it this year to keep my anxiety at bay 😂❤

So glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment and have a great start to the school year! 🙌

Great questions! I don’t have much in the month folders - just things I use every year. For example, in August I might have a welcome letter and a first day activity. Then I use the date folders when I’m planning each week or so. I just dump the worksheets for that day in the corresponding numbered folder. Nothing carries over in the number folders since those get reused every month. Hope that answers your question! If not, feel free to reply back and I’ll do my best to clarify. Thanks for watching! 🌻

I’m glad you found it helpful! Yes, I love having everything out of the way and ready to use. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment - it’s very much appreciated! 🌻💕

@@dr.yasminjameer8515 That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to comment. 💕🌻

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting. 💕

Oh this makes me so happy! I’m so glad it will work for you. And congrats on entering the teaching field. You’re going to love it! Good luck on the job search and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. 🥰

How did you like it?

That’s awesome! Yeah I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. It’s my favorite way to organize materials. 🗄️🗂️Thanks for watching and commenting! 🥰

Haha! I just make it a student job to move the folders. 😆

Oh great question! I think you should do whatever feels the most natural for you. But I could see using the numbered/month folders for month long planning. Then having a separate area for your Monday-Friday folders where you pull the content just for the current week and dump it there. Not sure if that makes sense, but I think you could still incorporate both systems if you wanted to! Good luck and let me know how it goes. 🌻

Thank you! I hope you find it useful. ☺️

I love it! What a great way to keep track of clients in a systematic way. Thanks for sharing! 🌻

That's so awesome that you're going into your third year! How exciting!!! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment - I really appreciate it. Enjoy your summer! 🏖

My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. 🌻

What a great idea! Thank you for your comment and suggestion.

Oh thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and reach out with a comment. If you haven't seen my portfolio video yet, here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MYO4m5Mr8hc.html. I wouldn't see no experience as a barrier. When I was an admin and hiring teachers, what I always prioritized was coachability and a willingness to learn. And, of course, a genuine interest or passion in helping others. Those qualities were more effective as a teacher than experience. For what it's worth, my degree is actually in psychology (I was planning on being a marriage and family therapist...long story!), and decided to try out teaching so that I could get some experience with children. I fell in love with it and here I am! 😊

Wow, thank you!!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and provide feedback. Let me know how the system works for you! 💗

Oh great question! Sometimes I skip it if it’s not essential, but often I just shift things forward another day. If it was more of a review type assignment, sometimes I even stick it in my emergency sub folder for the students to do another day. Here’s a video that explains my process for extra materials: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gTwRtSaBAO8.htmlsi=-xIN9Ee_limIqPRp. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! 🌻

Oooh good idea! That’s what I love about the system - it’s so easy to modify to meet your needs. Thanks for watching and commenting. And I hope you’re having a great start to the school year! ☺️🌻

I'm so glad you found it useful! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. 😊

Haha! Love it! 😆

That’s awesome! 🌻

Great question! We start at the end of August and end at the beginning of June, so July is really the only month I don’t teach (unless I’m teaching summer school - which sometimes I do). But you don’t have to have all 12 months if you don’t want to. Thanks for watching and commenting! 💕

I teach for 10 months. And there are year-round schools that go from July - June .

Great idea! For papers, I only use this system and the little bin from my portable grading bin video. But I hope to record more classroom organization videos in August when we’re back in session. Thanks for your suggestion! 🥰

Thank you so much! ☺️

Oh my goodness thank you so much! I really appreciate it. 💕

Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for watching. I really appreciate it! ☺️

Totally agree. I think it’s a much more complicated system once you introduce multiple sections. When I taught middle school I just had a milk crate for each class and had a folder for each day (Monday-Friday). It’s also where I left extra copies so if a kid was absent they knew where to look. It only lets you plan a week at a time though. Maybe something like that could work? Just an idea. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! I appreciate it. 🌻💕

That’s a very kind compliment - thank you! ☺️

@@TheTimeCrunchedTeacher a pleasure.

So glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching and commenting. 🌻💕