I have always used work folders in the classroom. In the past, students would each have a folder that on one side said finished work and the other side said unfinished work. They would work on them during our seat work time and when they had extra time. I kept them all in a basket. Crystal and I both didn't like the fact that the kids always had to go and dig around in the basket to get his/her folder. It seemed like a waste of time. So, last year we put folders on the side of their desks. We found this idea from Second Grade Sandcastle:
This was a great idea and I loved it! The only problem that I had was durability of them. Crystal used Velcro on hers and I used hot glue. They held up pretty good until the last few months of school. They really started to fall apart at that point. I have been trying to figure out if there is something more durable that I could use this year. Any ideas? How do you manage unfinished work? Please send me your thoughts ideas. :-)
