Papers, Papers, Papers

This weekend I took some time to finally finish filing all my papers. I started at the beginning of the summer but I got sidetracked. I knew I needed to finish if I wanted to get my fiance to help me carry it into school. I know he was getting tired of school stuff taking over our apartment. This is the before picture.

I amazingly carried the very full bin to my car despite the fact that I was in pain, which turned out to be me having my appendix removed that night! O the dedication of a teacher! 
I like to use the accordion folders for my filing system. I have a folder for each subject, math, language arts, social studies, favorite authors and books, and themes and holidays. I started by sorting everything into piles. Then I made the tabs to go along with each topic. This way when I need to teach something I can go right in a pull it out. I found this to be helpful with moving schools and rooms and such. It is a portable filing system. It was also nice that I could take it home this summer and work on it while I was watching TV. 

I also have two filing crates. I use these to store file folder games. I spent a lot of time this summer laminating and assembling the games. I put each topic in it's own hanging folder. This way it will be easy to access throughout the year. Now I just have to remember to use them. Here are my files all neatly organized and put away!