How To Organize Preschool Papers
| September 24, 2012 | Posted by bett4293 under Back to school, home organization, Kids |
It’s hard to believe that school has been in full swing here for a month now. When my children were in preschool, I was one of those moms who loved to keep every paper my kids brought home. It’s probably because I still have my scrapbook from when I was in preschool and am a little sentimental. I had to find a balance between keeping everything and finding a way to organize and store it all.
Here’s how I managed to keep the preschool papers organized:
First, I threw away any papers that were damaged. Next, I organized them by category such as number papers, alphabet papers, art, and miscellaneous.
Then, I put them in order based on the date they were done in school or by the page number on the bottom of the paper. I wrote the date on the back of the art work as it came home for easy reference.
I used a 3 ring binder to easily organize these papers and to make it easy for the kids to look back through them. I used my label maker to easily identify my child’s binder and grade level. You could get much fancier with the labels, but I was looking for something quick and easy. I may change them at another time.
I used tabbed dividers which I labeled so that each category of paper could be easily found.
Any artwork that I did not want to hole punch or that was too small to be punched, was placed in a sheet protector that had binder holes built in. They each hold several pieces of art.
Any certificates I placed in the pockets inside the binder.
I have incorporated this same system with Kindergarten. With First Grade, I now have to be more selective and I will discuss how I am organizing those papers in another post.
If your child’s preschool papers are starting to pile up, I hope you find these tips helpful to keep it under control and organized.
Great ideas again!!! I did manage to get those papers organized!!! Fun to look back at what the children did when they were small!!
Excellent idea for organizing school papers. I remember my mom had a HUGE expanding accordion file for each of my siblings and I. We shoved papers into them randomly. It was choas. I am all about this system! Thanks you! Found you through DIY Dreamer link party. xoxo
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Visiting from Rae Gun Ramblings…Perfect. I have the kids papers just put in a box. I was looking for the perfect way to organize them. Adding this to my to do list. Thanks for sharing
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Wow that is SUPER organized! I guess I’m halfway there. I divide things up similarly, but just put them in folders with elastics holding them together. I guess I binder was the obvious choice!
Thank you so much! we just started preschool and i love the things she brings home but they are definitely adding to the paper blizzard we seem to have in our home.
Thanks for the comment and good luck keeping all of the preschool “treasures” in order!
I was so sure I commented on this and your Fall post, but maybe I just read them and didn’t, lol. Old age creeping in?
In any case, I love this, it’s a great way to save precious memories and reduce clutter.
WOW!!! I love this idea!We have TONS of Papers we need to organize!
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Very good idea. I find myself totally overwhelmed by all the paper work that comes home with my 6 year old…
Thanks, I hope this tip helps you organize all those papers. Have a great Tuesday!
Great tips for young mothers! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
Oh, my goodness, do I ever need this idea! My daughter refuses to throw away papers, and she loves to get them out and turn them into a big mess. I like this idea so much that I pinned it and shared the pin on my Facebook Page. Please stop by OneCreativeMommy.com and grab a featured button. Thanks for linking up to One Creative Weekend. The new party is open. I hope to see you back.
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