3 ways to organize your teacher desk

It's important to organize your teacher desk so that you aren't wasting time looking for things when it comes to planning your upcoming week. I've got 3 ways to organize your teacher desk to save you time to focus on your teacher to-do list!

1. Space to write notes

If I don't write something down, it's not going to get done! That's why I love using the Quartet Desktop Glass Dry-Erase Board. I keep it next to my computer and anything that comes up, like e mailing a parent back, grabbing a lesson from a teammate, or sending out our weekly newsletter.

It makes it easy to write notes or brainstorm without any desktop clutter!

I've got a lot going on both in and out of the classroom so I like to record my notes for my personal life, on the left hand side with the black marker that's included. On the right, I record things that need to get done at school!

I'm very visual so dividing my to-do list this way makes it easy for me to see what I need to get done!

And when I complete things from my list, I can just use the eraser that's already attached to the marker! #winwin

2. Keep everything close by

When it comes to lesson planning, it's essential to keep everything you need, close by! That means I keep my lesson plan book, pens, highlighters, and whiteout, as well as my desktop glass dry-erase board, all in one place!

While I'm organizing my week, I keep clips near by to tab my lesson plan pages. I keep them in this pull-out drawer that's also perfect for erasers, white out and markers.

It's a secret drawer so I know that my stuff hidden inside is safe from my students' hands!

Lesson Planning Essentials

Quartet Glass Dry-Erase Board
markers or pens for lesson planning
teacher planner (Get a 10% discount when you join Easy Organization Tools)
highlighter * I highlight lessons that need an anchor chart as a reminder to grab chart paper and markers to create the chart with my students *
whiteout

3. Put things back

When I'm doing using materials for planning, I make sure to put them back for next time! This helps me clear clutter on my desk and makes it easier to focus on the task at hand.

Plus, when I put things back, it makes it easier to get started lesson planning right away!