2013-2014 Planning Notebook

2013-2014 Planning Notebook

This year, I have decided to have a planning notebook for the summer that includes things that I need to do for the upcoming school year, any ideas that I have, and any meetings or professional development I plan on going to over the summer.  You can create your own planning notebook too!

My 2013-2014 Planning Notebook

To make your own notebook, you can just follow along with the steps that I list below.  

Steps for the Planning Notebook:

1) Get a 1-Subject Notebook (I prefer college-ruled, you can get them for really cheap at Walmart right now), the Post-It large Label Pads, and the Post-It Label Pads.

Use for the Tabs

Use for the Front Label

Use as the Base of the Planner

 2) Using the larger Post-It Label Pad, create your title for your planner.  Write it on the label, and then peel and stick the label on the front cover of your notebook.

3) You will use the smaller Post-It Label Pads to create your tabs.  To make a tab, peel a label off of the pad and tear off the perforated portion of the label.  Stick the label halfway across the piece of paper, leaving the other half of the label hanging off the page.  Turn the page over.  Fold over the extra portion of the label, sticking part of the label to itself (forming a tab) and to the other side of the sheet of paper.

4) Write the name of your tab onto the label portion that you left sticking out of the notebook.

5)  Keep putting in as many tabs that you would like.  Make sure to count off the pages you want to include in each section.

For my planning notebook, I have the following tabs.  Please note these are just my personal tabs and you can add any tabs that you see fit for your classroom.

• Schedule -> This is where I have a tentative schedule for the upcoming year.  It will change as I receive my related arts, recess, and lunch schedules.
• Math -> This section is where I write down any ideas related to math.  This is where I have been writing down my plans for Guided Math.
• Science ->  This section is where I will write down and plan for Science.
• AM Work & Vocabulary -> I have planned out our Vocabulary Units and Morning Work for the year here.
• Circus ->  Our school-wide theme for the hallways next year is the Circus.  I decided to create a section in my planning notebook where I can write down any ideas related to the circus.
• Pinterest -> This is where I write down any ideas that I have found on Pinterest that I plan on making and implementing in my classroom.
• To Buy -> This is where I write down anything I may need to purchase for any projects that I plan for my classroom.
• To Do ->  This is my large to do list for the upcoming school year.  I make sure to cross out the items in pencil, so that next year I can come back and look at the things I completed the previous year.
• Blog ->  I also have a blog for my classroom.  This section is where I will put any resources that I need to add to my school blog or this teaching blog.

Please comment with any questions or if you have any ideas for additional tabs that you think would be a great addition.  :)