I was given a hard time by friends and family for hoarding things, but once I proved them wrong, some of them started following my footsteps. Now, as many of you educators know, it is helpful to collect these items as they will certainly be useful. Jars, containers, and even cardboard could be enough to start building your own classroom. Just try to be as organized as you can about it and keep this "junk" out of other people's sight until you are ready to use it. I have proven over and over again that saving recyclable items can be very useful in the classroom.
Just a few ideas off of the top of my head include:
-Using Cans for messy art activities to hold paint brushes, water and paint
-Using containers to separate small items for art projects and activities such as beads, stones and shells
-Cans and yogurt containers can be used to hold crayons and colored pencils
These are all common sense ideas that many educators already use, and there are so many more ideas all over the web.
Saving these items can also be useful around the house. I will likely be posting some ideas on my blog below:
DIY Sweet 'N Simple with Angelique
Stay tuned and start collecting.
I have lots of fun ideas that I will be sharing here.
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