Cute ideas for organizing!

Hello blogger friends!

Am I the only one or does any one else out there have what I like to call Teacher-Goggles Syndrome?
Let me explain... ;)
Every shop I walk in to, I walk in wth my teacher goggles! I'm always looking at items and thinking... ''How could I use this cute (insert name of the product here) in my classroom?'' It happens at grocery stores, clothing stores, cosmetics stores...everywhere! These are not stores where we would think to buy supplies for the classroom.... but oh! the treasures we'll find! :)

One store that seems to offer many items that can double as classroom stuff is the amazing Bath and Body Works! They have the cutest gift bags and gift 'buckets' ever! I use them for organizing things in my classroom which is great... but mostly... I love them because they just look so cute!
Here an example of two gift bags I bought last year. They don't have it at the store anymore but this gives you an idea of what they could look like.

This size is great for storing pens and pencils or even your toothbrush/toothpaste!

This other one is a little bucket which I bought a few weeks ago so I'm sure it's still available. Isn't it the cutest bucket ever?

Now you're probably wondering why I have clothes pins in there...!
This is a system I use with my students to get them to speak only in English. As you may have read in an earlier post, I am an ESL teacher so my students' first language is French. Every day, they receive 2 pins, for a total of 10 each week. Every time a student hears another student speak French, the first student can steal a pin from the one who spoke French and keep it. On Fridays, I do a draw and each pin is worth one coupon. It works really well! (Thank you Jasmine for this great idea!) This could easily be adapted for behavior  :) As for the draw, the prizes vary. (candies, no homework pass, no quiz pass --- a fan favourite!)

Also, I have created my blog button!! Take a look :)

Until next time,