20 Brilliant Binder Clip Hacks All Teachers Need to Try

1. Organize cables: Use binder clips to keep your charging cables and computer cords tidy and prevent them from tangling.
2. Hang artwork: Attach a binder clip to the top of a piece of artwork and hang it from a hook or nail on the wall.
3. Label supplies: Clip a small piece of paper with the name of a supply onto the end of a binder clip to easily identify it.
4. Create a phone stand: Clip a binder clip onto the side of your smartphone and fold the handles out to create a stand.
5. Secure stacks of paper: Use large binder clips to hold together stacks of handouts, forms, or other paperwork.
6. Make a bookmark: Clip a binder clip onto the page you’ve stopped reading to mark your place in a book.
7. Organize whiteboard markers: Clip a binder clip onto the edge of a whiteboard to hold your markers within reach.
8. Hang posters: Attach binder clips to the top corners of a poster and hang them from thumbtacks on the wall.
9. Keep headphones untangled: Wrap your headphones around a binder clip and clip the ends in to prevent tangling.
10. Secure curtains: Use binder clips to hold curtains together and create a temporary tieback.
11. Organize keys: Attach a binder clip to a keychain and label it to easily identify different sets of keys.
12. Store hairbands: Clip a binder clip onto a hairband to keep them together and prevent them from getting lost.
13. Hold recipe cards: Clip a binder clip onto a recipe card and stand it up on your kitchen countertop.
14. Organize cables on a desk: Use binder clips to guide cables from your computer or device to a charging station.
15. Create a pen holder: Attach a row of binder clips to a bulletin board or wall to hold pens and pencils.
16. Secure tablecloths: Use binder clips to keep outdoor tablecloths in place on windy days.
17. Hang classroom decorations: Attach binder clips to the back of posters or cutouts and hang them from strings or hooks.
18. Organize classroom supplies: Clip small bins or containers onto a pegboard using binder clips to hold items like markers, scissors, and glue sticks.
19. Hang student work: Attach binder clips to the top corners of student work and hang them on a classroom display board.
20. Make a phone charger holder: Attach a binder clip to the edge of a desk or tabletop and thread your phone charger through it to keep it in place.

These are just a few of the many creative ways you can use binder clips in the classroom. Give these hacks a try to keep your teaching materials organized and your space clutter-free.