July 20, 2011
Isn’t it so exciting to get things you ordered in the mail? It’s like Christmas! I ordered a couple things from Vistaprint a few weeks ago and finally got to see them today. I plan on doing the clip chart behavior system this year and I was going to make one out of poster board….
July 19, 2011
I’ve been working on creating something that will hold my magnetic letters and letter stamps without them getting all mixed up. The storage container I have now has a lid that constantly comes off and the magnets go all over the place. So here’s my solution — It’s a craft storage box with 18 different…
July 19, 2011
For all you bloggers or wannabe bloggers out there, Kristen at Ladybug Teacher Files and Ladybug Teacher Resources is celebrating 1,000 followers by having a great giveaway. The grand prize winner wins a Mix and Match Blog Template and three more people win Premade Templates. If you haven’t checked out her work, it is amazing…
July 18, 2011
I went to school today for the first time this summer. My goal was to get my classroom library situated. After moving things around three times, I think I like it. Although my room was a sauna, I got most of the things down off my counter and placed around the room. Here’s a peek…
July 17, 2011
The worst thing about summer vacation is that the extra bedroom in my house becomes a storage room. Right now, it’s ridiculously messy with piles of stuff I need to take to school. Does anyone else have this same problem? It really gets to me after about a month of the messiness. We’ve been cleaning…
July 16, 2011
Hadar at Miss Kindergarten is having a linky party for classroom songs. Last year, my kids loved to sing. Sometimes my second graders think they are too cool to sing. Even if they don’t sing, they are learning things from the song. At the end of the year, I started making up my own songs…
July 15, 2011
I’ve been working on creating book bin labels for my classroom library. My goal this year is to have a organized library since I will be using Daily 5 for the first time. I bought some great plastic bins at Target and I had my students organize them for me on the last day of…
July 15, 2011
Anna at Crazy for First Grade is having a great giveaway to celebrate 700 followers. She is teaming up with Donna from Kinderglynn and the Jodi from Clutter-Free Classroom to outfit a classroom in the jungle theme. Check out these awesome printables. I don’t do a jungle theme but I would if I had these…