tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126367034277281779.post3787329845808098309..comments2023-07-05T03:26:16.870-07:00Comments on My Favorite Things: Organization - Winning the never ending paper battleBridgettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07188384777112283385noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126367034277281779.post-9062372789686642782012-06-25T11:36:37.898-07:002012-06-25T11:36:37.898-07:00AAhh... the paper trail. Just when I thought I was...AAhh... the paper trail. Just when I thought I was mastering it, we started school (me and the kids...).<br /><br />Here's our imperfect-but-works-for-us school papers system: I have a giant 3-ring binder organized as follows: subject tabs plus a general school tab. I kept every worksheet for the first semester per advice of the school in case there was ever a grade dispute (not a big deal in kindergarten, but I figured it was good practice). At the end of the semester, Elf got to pick 5 favorites and I picked 5 favorites. Those I kept and ditched--um, recycled--the rest. Same for artsy projects that couldn't be 3-hole-punched and stuck in the out-of-sight notebook.<br /><br />Incidentally, I filed them on Fridays as I went through her Thursday folder and also pulled pages for the upcoming week. I just stuck them in my "to do" file until then when they came home earlier in the week.<br /><br />For BIG projects (posters and such), I took a picture of the proud creator with the project. Some day those projects will get surreptitiously recycled as well :-).Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455311167085049395noreply@blogger.com