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By LLK

This is a strong area for me so I hope I can help.
1. First analyze what your storage is like. Do you have room for file cabinets , or will your cabinets or cupboards or bookcases hold binders?
2. If you are using
file cabinets:
Take your language arts and divide into English areas....nouns,verbs, sentences, paragraphs, 6 traits into individual traits, etc....using file folders put your stuff in them alphabetically. For things like sentences, by that I mean larger areas of study, I use expandable brown files and put inside of them individual files of particular topics...like sentence vs fragments,

punctuating sentences, etc. That way I can pull the large expandable file.
3. If using binders, it is a bit more difficult. But it works the same. Use a binder for parts of speech and divide it into nouns, verbs, etc. Or if you teach extensively in these areas, Use a binder for each part of speech.

I have my file cabinets marked for science, social ,reading ( by novel) and then by skill or strategy. I use binders for individual areas in science and social with the binders divided with answer keys,worksheets, labs, tests, ideas and projects.

It takes a lot of work and I have spend a great deal of time on it, especially since I have changed grade levels a couple of times in the past few years.

Hope this helps. Let me know if there is more info you need to know.