Supply Organization

Our class shares community supplies. I keep these supplies in small baskets from the Dollar Tree (I bought these baskets a few years back). The baskets are stored in an easy-to-access location, by the front entrance to the classroom.

There are four baskets for each type of supply. I put plastic cups inside the baskets to keep the markers, colored pencils, crayons, and scissors standing up. The students keep these pretty organized and I find I only have to replace the colored pencils and crayons a couple of times over the year. I don't mind this at all.

Please click here to download and customize the blue labels shown on the file drawers above.


It is the markers that I am a maniac about. They are the item I detest replacing the most (way too costly when those back-to-school sales are over!). About two years ago, I found a system that worked perfectly and kept me from having to replace a single marker for the WHOLE YEAR!


It's actually really simple...all we do is keep two of each color in one of the baskets. The students know the supplies aren't cleaned up until there are two of each color in the basket. It makes all the difference in keeping track of the markers and it's been great.