Velcro
Velcro.. Velcro… Velcro!
Velcro is everywhere in my classroom. It is an absolute necessity in my classroom. I use it for absolutely everything! I have learned a few tricks about velcro!
1. Designate one pair of scissors for velcro. The sticky back always turns your scissors sticky. This will make it hard to cut paper. I labeled my scissors VELCRO so I wouldn’t forget. This has saved me from going through a lot of scissors!
2. Do not cut your velcro per project. I use to count 8 spots for a file folder and then cut only 8 of each! This was so much more time consuming. Now what I do, is I cut a WHOLE box of velcro at once. While sitting and watching TV I can whip through a whole box pretty quickly. This is so much more time efficient this way.
3. Sort the rough and soft sides of velcro into two different containers. I use a mini 2 drawer containter I got from staples. It makes it so easy to quickly add velcro to any PEC or project or book!
Velcro can be a pain! I refuse to pay for the velcro coins.. they are so expensive. So I am still cutting my own velcro… do you have any advice/tricks to save time when using velcro?!?
