Reusing Plastic Bags in the Classroom

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Reusing plastic bags in the classroom is a handy way to take care of all kinds of needs: when students need to carry something extra home, when someone moves to a new school, when projects are being carried onto the bus…the list goes on and on!

I’ve now used this container for years and it has been so helpful to have the plastic bags handy.

This is a quick and easy storage fix I learned all about from my kind friend Diane over at Fifth in the Middle. You can see her post about Grocery Bag Containers by clicking the green link, hers came out beautifully!

Diane showed us how she converted a canister of wipes into a handy storage container for those oh-so-helpful plastic bags you might have floating around the classroom:

I just printed the label (you can find it at the end of this post), laminated it, and hot glued it to the container. Then I removed those extra flaps on the inside (so the bags could slide out a bit easier) and voila!

I love how the container takes up very little space and it saves me time in finding bags on the fly. Now they are all tucked away, ready for use at any moment. Thanks Diane!!

Would you like to try this in your class? Please see below to grab a copy…

Kristen Beakey

I’m an elementary math coach with a passion for sharing beautiful, streamlined solutions to save teachers time.  Ladybug’s Teacher Files has been a work of love since 2010. Filled with tech tutorials, math ideas, and organization…I strive to save you time in all aspects of your teaching!

30 Comments

  3. Only you could make plastic bag storage cute! 🙂

    Thank you!

    Rachel
    thirdgradecupcakes.blogspot.com

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  5. Awesome! I've been saving up my containers for ideas such as these, but haven't gotten around to it…this label totally motivates me! LOVE!

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  7. This is great!! I ALWAYS find my kiddos needing a bag to carry SOMETHING home in, but I never have any at school! Thanks for the super cute label!

    Katie
    Erb Rhymes with Verb

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  8. I love when you make labels or posters or anything for that matter. They always look so perfect. I need to learn from this- sometimes simple is better. Ok, ok, simple is always better.

    I hope that you have a good 7 days (?) left! Summer is around the corner!
    Amanda
    Collaboration Cuties

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  20. Such a great idea!! Currently my plastic bags are shoved in a space with my paper cutter… not ideal and it temps me to just throw them away so I don't have to deal with them, which I don't want to do!! This is such a perfect solution and I can't wait to make this asap!!! And since we are still in school I know I'll have a few more of those containers getting emptied out before our last day! 🙂

    Molly
    Lessons with Laughter

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