I am pleased to say that after years of teaching art full time, I finally have enough lesson plans developed for the middle school grades to divide the lessons into three separate binders (one for 6, 7, and 8). Even though I have a long way to go to have a fully developed curriculum, I am making progress. My goal last year was to create lesson plan binders for each grade and include any printouts, examples, stencils, etc in plastic sleeves to become more organized. Going with my Nautical/Beach/Greek Island themed classroom, I found these adorable, editable binder covers off Teachers Pay Teachers. They were created by Southern Grown- Southern Taught. She has some adorable covers, and best of all they’re free. You should definitely check her page out!! I put a direct link to my favorite cover here.
