Laura's great idea is to take large manila envelopes and glue a cover page on them. Then put it through the laminating machine and cut a slit on the envelope. The next thing you do is staple a student list to the back of the envelope and put the name of the assignment on the front cover page. Have your students put their papers in the envelope. Sometime during the day pick a helper to go through all of the papers in the envelope and check the student's names off. The helper can then hand back any no name papers to the students and have them put their name on it. If anyone hasn't completed the assignment you can go speak to them privately and find out why.
I used this system in the class that I subbed for a month with. They were 3rd and 4th graders. I wasn't able to laminate so I used a file folder and stapled the cover sheet to it and a student check list on the back. I had such reliable students that I simply had them check their own name off when they were done. Then at the end of the day or activity I looked for no names and easily figured out who I was missing based on the checks! I was also able to talk to the children who had not turned in work and was able to let their teacher know.
Click on the picture to go to Laura Candler's Teaching Resources website to get everything you need for the Paper Drop Organizational System and other great resources! You also check out Laura's blog by clicking this link: www.corkboardconnections.com She would also love it you would become a follower of her blog!
This has been a true life saver for me. No more no name papers and it is much easier than children putting papers in a bin and mixing it up with so many other assignments. It has saved me a whole lot of time and the children really enjoy it! This would work in any grade level from Elementary through High School. Give it a try, I promise you'll love it. A fan of my FB page told me she tried it and it works well in her classroom. Best of all it's FREE! Thanks Laura for sharing such an amazing idea, one of the best that I've seen on the internet! I am an even more organized teacher because of it!
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Brian :-)
