Angela, and Other Teachers -- Organization of Lesson Plan Ideas and Info?

Updated on November 11, 2012
R.M. asks from Fulton, CA
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What is a good method of organizing paperwork -- ideas, worksheets, etc. related to lesson plans, especially for middle and high school? If you are an English teacher, do you have a good method for organizing this info for different novels, etc.?

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A.H.

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I taught elementary, but what I did to organize each subject is I used a lot of file folders. For example, for language arts we had a story each week with certain key skills that were taught for spelling, grammar, writing prompts, vocabulary, tests, transparencies, etc. I just pulled all of my materials and resources and put them in an individual file folder. As I collected activities for each story or skill I would keep them in this folder. It made it very easy year after year to go directly to my resources/notes and build from there. I kept it all in my file cabinet with each drawer labeled for each subject.
I hope this answers your question. It was a really very simple method to keep track of things.
HTH,
A.

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R.K.

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Color code as much as you can. You can use an expand a file but if you know a certain topic is on blue paper, and another is on yellow for example you can reach in and grab what you need without having to read it over.

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R.H.

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Make files on your computer. It saves space and you can always revise lessons that didn't quite work.

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A.G.

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I keep most things electronically, and use sugarsync.com to backup my files.

I do like to keep a notebook for each course that I teach, though. I get a large binder, and put my calendar for each six weeks in the front. I use a calendar format on the computer for lesson plans, and then print it out and put it in the binder. Then I print a single copy of each assignment to put in the binder as I work through the year. I also print an answer key, and a copy of all of my notes. I use small sticky notes as tabs so that I can easily find whatever I need. Then the next year I update it as I change up my lessons. I like it better than files because everything I need is neatly in one binder for each class. I just grab the binder, and I'm ready to teach anything.

I hope this helps. :)

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