However, I have a number of teaching items that I do not file with the number system. These are my larger items, such as all the puzzles, things to sort, props, etc. from each theme. These I put into my Theme Unit Boxes.
My favorite type of boxes are the clear, plastic boxes that can actually hold hanging files. However, they tend to be a little expensive. A few Christmases ago when they were on sale I used some gift money to buy about 20 of them. However, I always seem to be gaining stuff, so I quickly fall back on cardboard boxes for all of the overflow.
My favorite type of boxes are the clear, plastic boxes that can actually hold hanging files. However, they tend to be a little expensive. A few Christmases ago when they were on sale I used some gift money to buy about 20 of them. However, I always seem to be gaining stuff, so I quickly fall back on cardboard boxes for all of the overflow.
Here the clear plastic boxes are, all stacked up and ready to go in my garage:
As I mentioned above, I usually find myself accumulating more stuff than will go in one of these boxes. So while I am waiting to buy more plastic boxes (or until I sort out enough stuff to make everything fit together in one box), I will put extra themed items in cardboard boxes. While doing this, I find that these are two of my favorite tools: Post it label tape and a Sharpie.
Here are the tape labels in action:
What I most often do when I find that I need another box is to make the cardboard box a temporary one. I add a label with the post-it tape, and then add a second label that tells me that this cardboard box is one of two boxes that I have for this theme (in this case, one of two farm boxes).
I then stick another label on the original theme box to remind myself that I have two farm boxes now:
If later I decide that I really am going to keep two or more boxes from one theme, I add the "1 of 2" or "2 of 2" markings to the actually "fancy" theme label, as shown here:
It seems that your themed unit boxes are very organize. I think that its a great idea to use plastic boxes to organize your things. I know that many people also love to use plastic boxes in organizing different materials like you do.
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