Enhancement Materials

Your first task is to go through all of your enhancement materials, and give away anything that hasn't been used in the last two years. This will be very difficult for many of you, but please remember that a cluttered room creates a cluttered mind. Also, having a abundance of materials on hand that you never have time to use, may make you feel incompetent and overwhelmed when you don't have time to use them all. The clutter can also create disorder for you, as you try to find the materials that you are required to use or want to utilize. Simplify your life! Scale back to the basics that your school requires. Give away your extra materials to your students, church or a youth residential program. You may want to have a garage sale, but find the strength to remove the extra materials from your classroom. You are probably thinking, "I may need that!" If you are a teacher that is having difficulty taking this step, then you might want to box up your extra items and store them at your home. Then you could rotate enhancement materials each semester or when needed. Remember, this is a start to make your life less complicated so take those baby steps if you need to. Continue to arrange items on your shelves so that you and your students have easy access to them. The visual appearance for your classroom will be appealing and the items that are a necessity will then be accessible. Once you have accomplished this chore you are ready for the next step.