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Today, we are sharing some bright ideas that you can use in your classroom. I hope that you have found some useful classroom ideas along the way. Thanks to Shelley Gray for putting this together.
My idea: Easy No Sew Chair Pockets
I have always wanted to buy some chair pockets for my classroom, but they are too expensive. I do not know how to sew, so making my own is not an option. After so many years, I came up with this idea. Use pillowcases! If you use the ones with patterns there will be no need to decorate them 🙂 You can buy them in sets of two, because they are cheaper that way. Or, ask for donations. You can probably even add it to your student’s school supply list. They do not have to be brand new at all. As long as they are clean and gently used, they will work just fine. This is how they look 🙂 Adorable!
How to Assemble
1. Choose a pillowcase pattern that you like.
2.Open the pillowcase and turn it inside out.
3. Now, turn the pillowcase right side out again. Make sure to STOP when you get close to the bottom seam (do not go past it). It will look like you folded the pillowcase in half. This will create 2 flaps. One in front of the pocket and one on the back of it.
4. Finally, open one flap and slip it onto the back of a chair. It fits small and big chairs perfectly. I also use them on the tiny ikea chairs and on my kitchen table chairs. They fit nice and snug and look amazing 🙂
5. Enjoy Your Chair Pockets!
The pockets are deep and have plenty of room for materials. I had to position our books and activities high so that you could see them in the pocket. Go try it. You’re going to love it 🙂
Where to use them
-Student chairs: for leveled readers or student materials.
-Guided Reading table chairs: for dry-erase boards, erasers and markers (one student set per chair pocket).
-Teacher Chair: for Lesson Plan Book or Sub Folder 🙂
-Workshops: for teacher materials.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope that you enjoyed this idea.
If you are looking for more bright ideas, please continue this blog hop. Chalk One Up for the Teacher is written by Cyndie Dunn. She shares some great tips on how to start a Kindness Revolution.
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Lidia, this idea is brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity.
Nicole
Mrs. Rios Teaches Second Grade
Great idea!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
This is like the best idea I've come across! My students seem to "love" carrying the same amount of school materials to school everyday, regardless of whether they need them for the lessons that day, so I'm going to try this fantastic idea out right away! As I'm typing, I'm already trying to amass enough pillow cases for my class of 28! I'm super excited! Once again, thanks for the great idea! ^_^
This is a GREAT idea. We homeschool, so our dining room table pulls double duty. This would be a cute way to store the school stuff during meals!
Yay for no sewing!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea! Now I need to find some cute pillowcases!
Lori
Conversations in Literacy
Looks like I have something to add to my summer 'To-Do' list 🙂
Elizabeth
Seconds at the Beach
this is so smart Lidia! I cannot sew to save my life so I love this option! 🙂 🙂
This bright idea is right up my alley! No sewing! Thanks for sharing. Pinning right now!
Lori
Teaching With Love and Laughter
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Oh my goodness! so cute! Thanks for sharing!
:)Kimberly
LittleMrsPreschool
Genius! I'm going to go try this out right now!
Katie 🙂
KTP: Keep Teaching and Planning!
I am so happy I came and read your blog! I definitely was feeling the same on the expense! Going to for sure try this!!
Mrs. Thomas's Class
Great idea! I wondered if I could even go to Goodwill or Salvation Army to look for pillowcases.
This is the most amazing idea! I asked for some from Donors Choose but it looks like that $500 grant will never fund 🙁 These things are just way too expensive. Thank you for sharing this brilliant idea!
Don't forget to check ebay! I just bought 26 for $38 with free shipping. WAY cheaper than amazon or any other stores I've been looking. I think I'm going to dye them in a rainbow of colors for fun.