{"id":1130,"date":"2025-06-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:08:39","slug":"how-to-pack-up-your-kindergarten-classroom-without-losing-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1130","title":{"rendered":"How to Pack Up Your Kindergarten Classroom Without Losing Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1130\" class=\"elementor elementor-1130\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef0584 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ef0584\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5291e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5291e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">(Especially When You\u2019re Bilingual and Moving Into a New Role!)<\/strong><\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">The end of the school year always comes with a whirlwind of emotion\u2026 and <em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">boxes<\/em>. Whether you&#8217;re changing roles, moving rooms, or wrapping up another year, packing up your classroom can feel like a massive task. And when you&#8217;re teaching in <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">both French and English<\/strong>? Double the stuff, double the decisions.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">This year, I\u2019m not just packing for summer\u2014I\u2019m transitioning into a new role in Student Services. I\u2019ll still be working with Kindergarten students in both French and English, just in a different way. So, I\u2019ve had to be intentional about what I\u2019m packing, how I\u2019m organizing it, and what\u2019s actually worth keeping. Here\u2019s how I\u2019m staying (mostly) sane through the process:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a524d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55a524d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1651c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1651c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41165be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41165be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4784a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b4784a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fed738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fed738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Pack by Subject, Not Just by Language<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea1c25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ea1c25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5637664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5637664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Because I\u2019ll be moving between spaces and supporting different classrooms next year, I\u2019ve decided to pack <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">by subject<\/strong>: Literacy, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Each bin includes both English and French materials for that subject, and I\u2019ve clearly labelled the contents with <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">dividers inside<\/strong> to keep things organized.<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"bulletList\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Use <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">sturdy bins<\/strong> with clear subject labels on the outside.<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Inside each bin, separate French and English resources using <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">labeled folders or zip bags<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Keep materials you actually <em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">used<\/em> this year and let go of the rest.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">This way, when I need to support a teacher with a certain concept\u2014say, patterning or beginning sounds\u2014I know exactly where to look.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17859d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f17859d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a74bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a74bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Label Like a Pro<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cf308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37cf308\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f1935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f1935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\">Labelling isn\u2019t just about making things look nice\u2014it\u2019s about <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">making life easier for Future You<\/strong>. Whether you\u2019re in the same classroom next year or bouncing between several (hi, it\u2019s me \ud83d\udc4b), clear labels save so much time.<\/p><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Here\u2019s what I do:<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"bulletList\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Label each bin by <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">subject<\/strong> (and optionally by season\/unit).<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Inside, add <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">sticky notes or index cards<\/strong> to indicate what\u2019s in each section (e.g., \u201cFall Vocabulary \u2013 French\u201d or \u201cAlphabet Games \u2013 English\u201d).<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Make notes of what needs replenishing or copying so you&#8217;re not surprised next year.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c3827 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17c3827\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c86913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c86913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Purge With Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b51a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93b51a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515236b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515236b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">I\u2019m using this move as a chance to be honest about what I actually use. I\u2019ve kept one or two samples of things I really loved, but I\u2019m letting go of:<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"bulletList\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Worksheets I haven\u2019t touched in years<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Resources missing pieces<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Things that just didn\u2019t <em data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"em\">work<\/em> for my students<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">If it didn\u2019t serve you this year, it\u2019s okay to let it go. Donate it, recycle it, or pass it on to a teacher who might use it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33ae6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d33ae6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1aa4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1aa4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Create a Grab-and-Go Kit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd9926 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdd9926\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237a4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237a4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Even though I won\u2019t have my own classroom, I\u2019ll still need a few go-to materials on hand. I\u2019ve created a <strong data-prosemirror-content-type=\"mark\" data-prosemirror-mark-name=\"strong\">portable kit<\/strong> with:<\/p><ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"bulletList\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Loose parts<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Dice and counters<\/p><\/li><li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"listItem\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\"><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">A few of my most-used visual supports (like vocabulary cards or number lines)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">This little bin will travel with me wherever I go\u2014it\u2019s simple, flexible, and has the essentials I know I\u2019ll need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68dca9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c68dca9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ea7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98ea7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/11.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03cced5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03cced5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/14.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a427f9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a427f9d\" 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