Posted in Classrooms, Declutter, Deep-Cleaning, Goal Setting, Wellness

How Can A Professional Organizer Help Teachers?

Organizer & Teacher

A professional organizer can be of great assistance to teachers in several ways. 

Here are some ways in which a professional organizer can help teachers:

  1. Classroom Organization: A professional organizer can help teachers create an organized and efficient classroom layout. They can provide guidance on arranging furniture, storage solutions, and creating designated areas for different activities. This ensures that the classroom is optimized for teaching and learning, allowing for smooth transitions and easy access to materials.
  2. Material Management: Teachers often have a wide range of teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, art supplies, and manipulatives. A professional organizer can help teachers sort through these materials, categorize them, and create efficient systems for storage and retrieval. This makes it easier for teachers to locate and access the necessary resources when planning and delivering lessons.
  3. Paperwork & Filing Systems: Teachers deal with a significant amount of paperwork, including lesson plans, assignments, assessments, and administrative documents. A professional organizer can assist in setting up effective filing systems, both physical and digital, to help teachers stay organized and easily locate important documents. This reduces the time and stress associated with managing paperwork.
  4. Time Management & Planning: Teachers have numerous responsibilities, including planning lessons, grading assignments, attending meetings, and collaborating with colleagues. A professional organizer can help teachers develop effective time management strategies and planning systems. This can include creating schedules, prioritizing tasks, and implementing productivity tools. By optimizing their time, teachers can focus more on teaching and spend less time on administrative tasks.
  5. Decluttering & Downsizing: Over time, classrooms can accumulate unnecessary clutter, making it challenging to maintain an organized environment. A professional organizer can help teachers declutter their classrooms, identifying unnecessary or valuable items. They can assist in deciding what to keep, donate, or discard, creating a more streamlined and functional space.
  6. Stress Reduction & Work-Life Balance: By helping teachers establish efficient organizational systems, professional organizers can reduce the stress and overwhelm associated with managing classroom resources and paperwork. This, in turn, can contribute to better work-life balance, allowing teachers to focus on their students and personal well-being.

Overall, a professional organizer can bring expertise in organization and efficiency to teachers, helping them create a well-organized and functional classroom environment. By reducing clutter, implementing effective systems, and improving time management, teachers can enhance their productivity and create a more conducive learning environment for their students. Maybe, for the first time since being a teacher, you actually enjoy summers!

๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฎ & ๐“—๐“ช๐“ป๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ท๐”‚ ~ Your Organizer & Coach, Cheryl

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Posted in Classrooms, Science, Teacher

What Color Is Your Rainbow?

Another oldie but goodie from my big lesson book of science experiments. I remember when doing this experiment in the classroom the hardest part was keeping the students from eating all our materials!

I added a few open-ended question to get your children from Lower-Order (rote knowledge, comprehensive) thinking skills to Higher-Order (problem solving, patterns, define relationships, create new ideas) thinking skills, especially with starting school in a few weeks either online or in-person.

Peace Harmony & Love

Cheryl XO

Posted in Classrooms, Clean and Organize, Daycare Cleaning, Tidying Up

Let’s Be Smart About Starting The School Year Healthy

daycare-center-cleaning

Cleanliness is the #1 importance for a daycare center

These facilities have specific regulations surrounding a variety of cleaning issues. Diaper changing stations, food prep areas, bathrooms, even the toys, and educational activities have cleanliness standards.

To ensure the center meets these standards, it must do so safely. This means not using chemicals dangerous to children, especially given the fact that small children frequently put things in their mouths that do not logically belong there. An inexperienced cleaning crew may inadvertently harm your charges as well as your staff. Always hire a professional cleaning company.

The Unique Challenges in Cleaning Daycare Centers

Babies and toddlers tend to put everything in their mouths. This is natural. When learning, children use all of their senses, including taste.

An additional challenge is the amount of time children spends on the floor of a daycare or preschool. Add this to their tendency to taste everything and the weaker immune system of some children, and youโ€™ll see how quickly airborne illnesses can spread through a childcare center.

Keeping the environment sanitized presents a special challenge since typical cleaning products are incompatible with this environment. This is one of the reasons many professional cleaning companies use “green” materials when cleaning childcare facilities.

Benefits of Outsourcing Cleaning Services

Many daycares choose to outsource their cleaning. Compared to in-house cleaning, a commercial cleaner is often the most economical alternative.

With a commercial cleaner, you do not have to supply the cleaning materials or the equipment. You do not need to worry about people calling in sick, or taking personal leave. A commercial crew has the proper training to ensure your daycare center meets state regulations and the professional equipment to do so efficiently. When you use your in-house staff to complete cleaning, you have the inconvenience of cleaning occurring during business hours, or youโ€™re paying overtime for the employees performing these tasks. You also must pay the salary and benefits of these employees, plus purchase the equipment and cleaning supplies.

Contact me today to discuss the cleaning needs of your daycare establishment. Call or text (860)961-6824 or cchomeconcierge@gmail.com.