Card Storage Solutions

Welcome to Make and Take Monday at Pre-K Pages. Today I’m going to show you a few easy and inexpensive ways to organize and store your card games or flash cards.

I use lots of games in my classroom that require cards but it’s extremely difficult for young children to return the cards to the original boxes so I had to find some creative storage solutions. In the past I have used VHS cases to store card games but those are a thing of the past now.

Here are some ideas for using flash cards and card games:

• Put them in centers
• Have students play the games with big buddies (upper grade friends that visit the classroom)
• Have volunteers use them in one-on-one tutoring sessions
• Send them home in Buddy Bags

In the picture at the top of this post you can see my shape memory card game. I bought two sets of shape cards at the Dollar Tree and one plastic container that was the perfect size. I typed the instructions to the game on a mailing label and attached them to the inside lid of the box.

Sometimes I like to create my own games using student pictures and names. In the picture above I cut index cards to fit inside a soap dish that I purchased at Wal Mart for $1. This is a memory game I use at the beginning of the year to help students get to know each other and learn each other’s names. The instructions for this game are printed on a mailing label and attached to the bottom of the soap dish.

I found these cute lunch boxes at the Target Dollar Spot that are perfect for storing card games. You can also place a label on the outside of the box to let you know what game is inside.

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