If you've been following for a while, then you know that I *heart* organization, so I am very excited to be linking up:
Today I'm going to share my organizational tip for storing dice:
As you can see from the picture-I love using different kinds of dice! They are WONDERFUL for math centers and learning activities/games! One thing I love about having different kinds of dice is that you can have a center that is on it's last leg, and all I need to do is put out different dice and my kids get all kinds of excited! :)
Last year I went through entire classroom and organized it (more ideas and pics coming soon!) It drove me all kinds of crazy that my dice were all mixed together. I originally thought a bead organizer would work, but my hubby had a better idea: the fishing tackle box! What I like about using a fishing tackle box is that the inside storage compartments have movable dividers which allow you to adjust them to the sizes that you need.
I have to say I use my dice more now that they are organized! And my kids enjoy using them too!
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How do you stay organized in your classroom? You can link up and/or read lots of other great organization ideas with Optimum Organization here!
Okay, so I use tackle boxes for keeping things in alphabetical order. Examples, letter beads, letter unifix cubes, letter stamps, etc... Why haven't I ever thought of using them for other storage options? Duh! This is a great way to store dice. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea and a fabulous collection of dice!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful idea! I can't wait to get to school and get a hold of my bucket of dice. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBrooke
Tales from a Fourth Grade MathNut
Great idea! I had to pin it so I'd remember.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Mercedes
Surfing to Success
Thanks for posting about my giveaway on your Facebook page! I appreciate your help!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous idea and one that I think I MUST do! I just have all of my dice in one large shoe box bin. This makes so much more sense! Thanks for the tip and thanks for linking up with us :)
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Fun in Room 4B
LOVE this idea. I will need several tackle boxes because I have about 1000 dice. They really are the quickest and easiest way to differentiate math centers and make great centers on their own. I did a post about using dice and kid-made record sheets for math fluency and people loved it. They are such a good way to make kids feel like they are having fun while learning math.
ReplyDeleteTara
The Math Maniac