How to Organize and Store Your Standards Statements for Easy Access

If you haven’t already discovered that keeping your classroom organized can help things run more efficiently, let me convince you to become a little more organized – at least when it comes to your standards statements. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to organize and store your standards statements for easy access, saving you time and hassle throughout the school year. Whether you’re a Type A personality who loves organization or a Type B or D who needs a little help, we’ve got you covered. Keep reading to discover the benefits of organizing your standards statements and how to do it effectively.

Over the years, you’ve probably been categorized as a Type A or Type B personality by your friends, peers, or even yourself. Did you know when we are referring to these personality types that there are actually four to choose from?

The Four Temperament Theory has been around for a loooong time. As with anything, the details have changed some over the years, but the basic principles are the same. It is believed that most people tend to have aspects of all four temperaments, but there are one or two that are more dominant.

Some of the characteristics of the four personality types are as follows –

Type A: goal-oriented, ambitious, decisive, independent, multi-tasker, perfectionist

Type B: social, active, talkative, extroverted, risk-seeking

Type C: detail-oriented, analytical, introverted, reserved, tidy

Type D: relaxed, easy-going, quiet, task-oriented, introverted

If you consider yourself to be Type A or C, you probably love organization. If you’re Type B or D, organizing might not be one of your priorities. BUT since you likely are a teacher (or an aspiring teacher) you NEED organization in your life.

We are specifically talking about the organization of your standards statements, but I would love to chat with you about organizing any day! It is one of my favorite things to do.

Before you read any more, I want to make sure you’re in the right place. If you still handwrite your standards statements on your board, you are not in the right place. If you don’t post your standards at all in your room (and you’re not looking to), then you aren’t in the right place.

BUT if you recently purchased a standard display system or have had one for years and want to be more organized, then you are in the right place – and I’m glad you found me!

 

Why You Should Organize Your Standards Statements

I feel like this question isn’t necessary unless you are trying to talk yourself out of work right now… only to work twice as hard throughout the year.

Organizing your standards statements will make it so much easier to pull out your focus standards for the week, post them on the board, and keep moving through your to-do list.

 

Why You’ll Want to Store Your Standards Statements

Depending on how you are displaying your TEKS (link to post), you may not need a storage solution. For example, if you keep your standards in a binder, you’ve already got your storage and organization covered.

If you post your standards on a bulletin board, in a pocket chart, or on your whiteboard, you probably need a storage solution.

 

How You Can Store and Organize Your Standards Statements

There is no right or wrong answer here, but today I want to share my solution with you. You may or may not be surprised to hear my favorite way to store standards is in a good old-fashioned milk/file crate.

Now, I know you probably threw yours out years ago, but hear me out! This simple system can save you so much time!

Step 1: Locate a few crates. (I prefer one for each subject)

Step 2: Get a hanging file folder for every strand in each subject.

Step 3: Create a folder for each student objective.

Step 4: Place your standard card and any resources associated with that standard in the folder.

Step 5: Place your student objective folders in the appropriate hanging file folder for each strand.

Now you’ll have your standards cards sorted by objective and coordinating resources all in one place!

To make it even simpler, you can grab this file folder label template straight from the Avery website and print them directly onto this set of peel and stick labels!