Welcome to Mrs. Abuyo's 3rd Grade Class!

Mini-Offices are a great learning and organization tool all in one. They contain information for students to use in Writing, Math, Reading, or Science. The most popular are writing and math. However, I have found that I like to have one for reading and science/social studies as well. Below you will find a plethora of information on how to create mini-offices as well as my tips and tricks from experiences in the past. These are marked by the (IME=In my experience) Enjoy!

I’m Ready! How do I get started?

Decide on the materials you’re going to use.

Folders? File Folders? Labels? Cut and Paste? Once you make that decision it will be much easier. I tried file folders and you have to tape them together. If you decide for this method, I suggest that you laminate them. If not most will fall apart before the holidays. (IME) Because of this, I have gone to the 3-prong color-coded folder. (see me regarding color coding). This way I have the study aids handy, but also a place to hold other items. I tried the cut and paste and found that most of the aids fell off before the end of the year. I’m a label freak (have you seen my room?). So, I took the image and put it on to labels. Viola! The folder/label method has worked best for me, you know what works best for you.