Back to school means it’s a perfect time for organizing those classrooms! Here are 10 must have items to get your classroom ready and organized for the best year yet! This article contains affiliate links.

1- Hadley Design Desk Calendar This 18 month calendar is perfect for teachers seeing that we don’t start in the first month of the year.. There are five different designs to choose from, but I absolutely LOVE the Doodle Kraft! Which one is your fav?

2- Monthly Organizing Shoe Box Totes This is the answer to your clutter problems! Organize all of your projects, activities, holiday papers that you use every year. Slap a label on the front so you can easily get to the month you need and make your life easier! There are different sizes for your specific needs. Check it out!

3- Dull/Sharp Pencil Holders I’ve been using this procedure for years in my classroom and don’t have any plans to change it. When students need a sharp pencil, they put theirs in the dull container and grab a sharp one out of the other. No need to listen to the awful grinding sound of a pencil sharpener throughout the day!

4- 8 Tier Paper Organizer This is the perfect way to plan for the week by subject, by days, or even for small groups. Have a place to put those papers you don’t need quite yet. Nothing clutters up a desk or classroom faster than papers scattered all over the place!

5- 15 Drawer Rolling Cart This has all of the drawers you will need for organizing small groups, centers, or planning by subject. Plus it has shelf space on top to put whatever you need! This can be moved around the classroom wherever you need it throughout the day. Get this deal before it ends!

6- Mesh Zipper Pouch Bags These are an absolute must for partner work that requires manipulatives or supplies. Centers can also be organized using these. They are so versatile!

7- Rotating Pen Holder Every teacher needs a pen, pencil, highlighter, sharpie, scissors….. Ok, everything holder! This one rotates for easy access to everything you need. Plus it is the perfect piece of style to complete your desk!

8- Hanging File Organizer This hanging file can be used to organize plans and papers for each day of the week OR can also be used for keeping graphic organizers and writing papers for students to independently grab when they are ready for them. This item has unlimited uses.

9- Book Bins I love these for individual student use. They keep two or three books that they are reading in their book bin so they don’t get lost of ruined in their desks! I like to also label each bin with student numbers rather than names so that doesn’t have to be changed each year. Love all of the color options! Must have!

10- Photo Case Storage Container Made for photo storage but in the classroom it makes a perfect small group activity box. I use this for hands on reading interventions. This makes it so easy to organize and prepare for each groups needs.

All of these things are just what you need to start off on the right foot this school year. What are you waiting for?! Start organizing today!