My fourth grade colleagues and I decided to use M.O.O.S.E. Binders with our students this year. However, we changed the name to G.E.A.R., which stands for “Getting Everything Absolutely Ready.”
Here’s what a completed G.E.A.R. Binder looks like:
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Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
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Great idea!!!
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Yep. School paid for the binders, the pockets, the sheet protectors and the zip pouches. I provided my own zip pouch supplies since I wanted certain things to be inside. 🙂
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I love binders! I have so many from all the classes I used to take and teach. I still use them for filing important papers, some bookkeeping paperwork and scrapbooking ideas. Using tabs to further organize always helps me find just what I’m looking for.
It is such an important activity to teach your students to help them learn how to organize their paperwork. I think that is great if the school budget pays for these notebooks?
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The binder is terrific. What a great way to keep students organized!
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