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Headphone Storage Ideas & Organization Tips for the Classroom

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Headphone storage and management in the classroom doesn’t have to be a headache with these clever storage ideas and headphone organization accessories.

boy with headphones tangled in cord

Headphone Headaches in the classroom can be divided into three categories:

  • Type
  • Storage
  • Management

The type of headphones you have will dictate the storage system that works best and both of those pieces will influence the management plan you and your students follow to keep things neat, accessible, and untangled.

Best Headphones for Students

Student headphones are typically going to be the over the ear style. Although if students are bringing in headphones from home, be prepared for lots of old Apple brand earbuds!

If you have a budget for headphones, my favorite are the kid-friendly headphones by LilGadgets. We’ve been using them at home for several years now with my own children and the same two pairs we own have held up even though my daughters aren’t always gentle when packing them. We even bought another pair for my 18 month old to use on long car rides!

The Techie Teacher writes about LilGadget Headphones in more detail in her post here.

But the budget is very tight, then buying a bulk set of headphones from Amazon is another solid option. But buy a few extra and a roll of ducktape to prepare for breaks with younger students.

Ideally, you get the same ones since it is way easier to store headphones when they are all the same type.

Headphone Storage in the Classroom

Here are some of my favorite headphone storage solutions being used by other teachers.

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3 classes of ear buds. We use the computer every day for Language Arts and the PTA purchased these headphones (kids get to take them with them to 5th grade) and the pocket charts to keep it all organized! Optimistic that this will help solve the tangled mess of broken headphones! #googleclassroom #4thgrade #theessentialteacher #iteach4th #teacherhack #teacherstorage

A post shared by Tine- The Essential Teacher (@theessentialteacher) on Nov 26, 2018 at 3:31pm PST

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One of my new fave organized areas in our classroom. 😍 it’s that time of year where I start revamping things that didn’t work and looking for new ways to organize students’ belongings. Very easy and affordable pegboard wall to simplify the headphone madness of them getting tangled in the basket we had them in! #classroomorganization #endoftheyear

A post shared by Nicole Caggiano (@littlelearnersandliteracy) on Jun 7, 2019 at 7:22am PDT

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Meet them where they are… #instateacher #techteacher #flippedclassroom #tpt #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #anatomyteacher #biologyteacher #chromebooksintheclassroom

A post shared by Colossal Content (@colossal_content) on Aug 6, 2019 at 6:40am PDT

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How do you store your students' headphones? 👉🏻 @asmilingteacher uses a shoe organizer… What a great idea! ✔️ #TeachersPayTeachers #TpTTeacherTips

A post shared by Teachers Pay Teachers (@teacherspayteachers) on Sep 26, 2016 at 6:20pm PDT

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Goodbye headphone hot mess. 👋🏼🎧 Hello pretty earbuds that I couldn’t help but organize by color and number, which also “happen to” coordinate with my chromebook colors and numbers… 🌈😬🤷🏻‍♀️ (earbuds and cases are linked in my profile) #ofcourse #typeateacher #ocdteacher #classroomorganization #rainboweverything #notsorry #ihateheadphones

A post shared by A Primary Kind of Life (@aprimarykindoflife) on Feb 24, 2019 at 3:37pm PST

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My vision came to life today. Finally. And with the help of some interns! Last year I did the pocket chart and I loved it but this year the school purchased headphones for each student, so I needed a different plan. I’m diggin’ it. #technology #headphonestorage #classroommanagement #classroomideas #teacherhacks #iteach #iteachtoo #iteachthird #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teacher #teacherlife #teacherlife🍎 #teachersoftpt #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram

A post shared by Ginger Sewell (@gingersnaps_treatsforteachers) on Aug 30, 2018 at 2:57pm PDT

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Let talk independence and organization. 😍 This jewelry holder holds individual headphones 🎧 for each student. I also have a ticket 🎫 with all their passwords on the back. I laminate and the kids use them all year! ❤️ No asking me for headphones, no “What’s my password?” 😳 Easy peasy! ⭐️ How do you organize headphones?? 🔗 Affiliate link in profile under Amazon.

A post shared by Lauren (@stickiesandsharpies) on Jan 10, 2019 at 5:46pm PST

Headphone Accessories

I love any mini accessories for keeping the cords untangled or sorted. I gathered my favorites for purchase Amazon (links are affiliate links).

Headphone Styles, Storage, and Management in the Classroom

When All Else Fails Give Up & Be Fashionable

Ha. Not really, but know that some days, regardless of your best laid plans, the headphones may break, be tangled, or get stuck in the audio jack. I recently learned about this little tool called a Grip Stick for getting headphones unstuck.

For everything else, just remember, teachers have been at this since headphones were invented in 1910.

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This #teachertee is a history lesson and a hard truth. #digitalidentitee #teachershirts #teachershirt #teachertee #teacherstyle #teacherootd

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How are you storing headphones in your classroom? Any tips on headphone types, organization, and management? Have a great picture of your classroom headphone solution? Let me know!

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