Do you have PECS pictures coming out of your ears? A PECS picture for juice box awkwardly fell out of my wallet the other day as I was paying for my dry cleaning. That was weird to explain. The Picture Exchange Communication System is an amazing way to provide your nonverbal students with a method of communicate. It’s fairly easy to set up and keep going too.
The catch is though – is that you really want to have a wide range of pictures available for your little guys. Having the correct pictures will make your crafts, cooking activities, community outings, – heck even lunchtime – easier and more beneficial for your kids. So how do you store all of these small pieces of laminated love? Drumroll please… baseball card holders.
I have a page or two for each letter of the alphabet and store pictures in alphabetic order. It’s super easy to find pictures and ridiculously space efficient – all of these pictures in one little binder
… and the key to KEEPING this organized (because we all know how easy it is to set something up organized and then completely fail on maintaining it) – is to have a little “to be put away baggie.” In the middle of the crazy and busy times of our day – you better believe I don’t have time to alphabetize PECS pictures. But I can easily throw the pictures I am done using in this baggie and deal with the organizing when I have time!
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I store mine in card file boxes I got from staples. Cards ard sorted alphabetically and separated with an index tab. It is very quick to find a picture when you need it. I have 2 boxes for schedules and 1 box for behaviors. It works great and is easy to add to.
We keep ours organized in binders by category. We use velcro strips for all of it!
That sorting bag sure saves me as well. I hate it when it begins to overflow. It seems to get that way all the time though.
I love using baseball card folders to sort PECS cards! It is a great timesaver and everything can be easily located! I need about a week to get caught up with pictures! I had to laugh! I find pics in my pockets and the bottom of my purse all of the time! 🙂
It’s a lifestyle!
Love this idea!
Yes! Definitely a lifestyle LOL!
Agreed! Ugh – that sorting bag haunts me haha!
I like that idea of separating schedule and behavior!
I’ve just sorted my hundreds of Pecs pics into these baseball card holders… Great idea!! Thanks 🙂
I’ve organized hundreds of visuals in secure, re-sealable (what happens if you drop that binder with open pockets full of pecs?) tab-bags and stored them all in a system designed for my specific use! Check out the Success Box at http://www.firstandthen.com or just search ‘the success box’ in your search bar!
Thanks Sasha!
Wow, love the success box. I may have to order one 🙂
I store my PECS in plastic video cases alphabetically. I also have a few that are sorted by category such as numbers and colors. I love the idea of the put away bag!
Love that idea! Thanks for sharing!