Tips to Spring Clean Your Classroom!

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It’s April! The weather hasn’t seemed to catch on yet, but it is officially spring-time! Here are some ways to spring clean your classroom.

Wipe down everything!

There are so many germs that have come through our classrooms this winter. I personally feel like I am wiping down all of my surfaces every day. But, take the time to thoroughly wipe down every surface in your room with a disinfectant.

Don’t forget all of your student computers, your markers, and everywhere that the little hands touch. But also, wipe down your teacher desk.

This winter you have had substitutes, paraprofessionals, and other adults in your room. Don’t forget to clean your computer, desk, door handles, drawer handles, etc.

Throw out your used up markers

By this time in the year, you have written on the board almost every day, if not every day, and your markers are starting to dry out. If you are the type of teacher that holds on to them convinced they will work again (me!) go through your markers, try them out, and throw out the ones that don’t work.

Sometimes I even have a trustworthy student do this for me. But don’t pick your student that is just going to throw all of them out! Do you have enough markers that are actually working? It may be time to buy some more.

Change up your bulletin board

A new bulletin board always makes me feel like I have a fresh start! Choose a bulletin board with an inspirational message, or one of growth mindset, and revamp your classroom energy.

Check out these ideas for growth mindset bulletin boards.

Clean out your drawers

With all of the hustle and bustle of the day, I often allow my drawers to get messy. Take some time to clean out all the odds and ends in your drawers. Make sure that everything has a home. Being able to find everything in your drawers and having them organized, will make you feel great!

Purge your paperwork

If you’re like me, you’ve been hoarding paperwork all winter. I am constantly keeping work samples, extra copies of things, notices, post-its, etc.

Take time this month to sort through your piles of paperwork and purge all of the things that you don’t actually need anymore. If you have already written progress reports, don’t keep extraneous work samples.

If you have one hard copy, don’t keep piles of copies that you probably won’t need!