Hey there!  I am so excited to get my fingers typing again!  I know I have been blogging here and there this summer…but I haven’t had the chance to spill my random thoughts and blabbering with you 🙂  I said I was excited to SHARE this idea with you, but I would be completely okay with the title saying: Getting the Classroom Back to School Ready! Ha!  We can dream right?  Well, the other day I did the dreaded “count!”  You know what I am talking about right?  Well after I took a deep breath I went outside to enjoy some summer!

If you have followed me long you’ll know that I am not crafty…I can though, recreate fairly good! I stumbled upon this pin over the summer and fell in love!  Click HERE to view the pin!  Also, the pin did not lead to the original poster. So, if these are your gorgeous folders please email me so I can give you credit!

So, I gathered my supplies and started in on these!  I am eliminating chair pockets this year so I needed a place for students to store their writing materials.  Also, we will be using Lucy Calkins writing units this year {more on that later} so I knew the kids would need a place to keep their current stories and extra writing paper.

These are so easy to make and I didn’t even ask my husband for help, once!  Yeah go me! Here is a list of materials you will need: folders, scissors, tape, and storage bins.
I purchased these folders at Walmart for $0.37 each!  I loved them because I wanted a seem-lees look on the side without the indentations of the brad folders.  I purchased the black bins at Walmart also.  They were $4.97 each, but you could easily use any kind of book bin you already have!  I got the decorative tape at Lowes, but you know it’s everywhere!
I started first by placing the tape around the bottom of the book bin.  I started in the back so the seem wouldn’t show.  I then cut a strip of tape for each folder.  I noticed that depending on the brand of the tape it was harder to cut, but easy to tear it across.

And the finished project…

Below is a look at what my folders will look like at the start of the year!  On the left side is my KinderPhonics student ABC charts and on the right is the writing paper!  The writing paper is a new freebie I posted!  You can scroll down to grab it!

Also, if you are near Missouri DeeDee Wills and I are hosting a Missouri Teachers Meet up!  You don’t have to have a blog or even know what one is to attend! 🙂

Well just remember we are easing into this back to school thing together…..deep breaths 😉
Have a super week my sweet teacher friends!