Organization in the FACS classroom

On a personal basis I am more of an “Organized Chaos” type of person - see my top desk drawer if you don’t believe me. BUT in my FACS kitchen organization is my middle name.

I have 7 kitchens and each are colored coordinated. This is great for assigning groups and keeping track of supplies for each kitchen. I label the kitchens and then use that color to label the cabinets in each kitchen. I even label the tables!

I also need to keep track of extra supplies. For this I use numbers for less confusion. - Numbers go on all my empty cabinets. The best part is - if a student is missing something OR my favorite - if an outsider needs to borrow something I direct them to my numbered cabinets! Its ideal for the usual “Can I borrow a can opener” or “Ms. Davis  we only have 3 forks” scenarios. I also like this for when I find things out of place - instead of checking 7 kitchens I place random things in the "extras" cabinets so when it does turn up missing in a kitchen I know where to go!

I was pretty excited about the success of my organization system so I added more labels for even the silliest questions such as - "where is the ice" I can direct them to a particular fridge or freezer.