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An Easy Homemade Observations and Assessments Organizer

Like most teachers, I make it a point to observe my students and keep an eye on their progress. Even though there are formal times where we do these assessments, I wanted to find a way to quickly jot down notes and put them away in somewhere I could easily access them.

So, I created an organizer using an old tea box and index cards!

I enjoy taking notes on index cards because they are easy to carry around and the perfect size! But I couldn’t figure out what the best option was for keeping everything organized. Eventually, I found an old tea box fit the cards just right.

After decorating it with some Washi tape and stamps, I added tabbed notecards to make files for each student.
I also placed blank index cards in the back to easily grab.

The last piece I added was a milestones file to give me a quick overview of the goals and rubrics I am observing for. As I am currently in an infant room, mine are monthly milestones!

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