Ladies & Gents....I do not deal well with cutting out labels & then using shipping tape (which I despise because it always gets stuck TOGETHER....argh) I don't care how cute the label is! I am the LABEL QUEEN! EVERYTHING in my classroom has a label on it...the kids even will for the first few days..lol. I solve most organizational issues with a label...my students tend to become obsessed with labels as well..I hear it all the time from their parent's. If the kids find a book that doesn't have an AR label on it...it's like a stampede of little nuggets running towards me with a book screaming "Ms. Alonzo (maiden name) this book doesn't have a label!". Guess what they get if they discover this?? Yes a WARM FUZZY....A BIG ONE! I have been seeing some of my labels all over Pinterest which is so exciting for me..I could just scream! I never posted my labels that I used for The Apprentice below. I indicated to use Avery 8167 return address labels on the … [Read more...] about I am the label queen…free label queen that is…
The Apprentice
Storage Linky Party
I finally caved & bought the much talked about "Apprentice". I velcroed one of my favorite pics of my husband & I on the front. I house all my clipboards & will put my sub binder in the side pockets. I hang my stapler & other things off the sides & LOVE that it rotates! I made some fabulous labels using Lettering Delights. In the front I have; to do, to copy, to share, to send home (office notes), next week. Then I have personal ones like my calendar which I have to have in reach at all times. Then, is all the subjects, office, staff meetings, grade level meetings, committee meetings. I also put one for daily read aloud & homework. Lastly, I have numbers 1-22 which will house assessment pieces. This is going to make me SUPER organized next year! Back view of "The Apprentice". I will have more acrylic frames next year :o) This is part of my classroom library. I store all my books in the red & blue bins that I purchased … [Read more...] about Storage Linky Party