Oh my! What a very hectic few weeks! We finished our 9th day of school this today & oh boy am I ever tired! They just wear me out! On top of having a new class, we also are experiencing lots of changes which can be super stressful! I truly adore my new firsties & am very excited for this school year. I have changed my theme, my behavior plan, & am adding Daily Five....stressful but very exciting as well. Here are some pictures of my classroom that I am really proud of :o) Enjoy & feel free to pin away! I am so in love with my new groovy word wall! It's so bright & colorful! Check it out here. Inspired by Pinterest! Oh how I LOVE & AM OBSESSED WITH PINTEREST! Don't forget to follow me! I used labels on this BTW. Super easy & it keeps me so organized since I ditched my big clunky teacher desk this year. I adore my window now! Thanks to my future student teacher for hanging those PITA (pain in the ass) beads that I … [Read more...] about Classroom Pics….finally & Me & My Gang
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Peace Themed Word Wall & 1st Grade Blog Author Opportunity
Hello from Kentucky! Yes, I'm in Kentucky right now for the Route 127 sale! I just LOVE the southern accents out here :o) BUT, I don't think they like mine :o( I have been repeating myself for 2 days now....seriously! I think us Chicagoans talk too fast...lol. I have found many treasures today including 4 lava lamps for my peace themed classroom....S..C..O..R..E! I got a Candy Land board game...I use just the game board & figurines but use sight word cards & addition/subtraction games with it. I think I have 7 boards already. I found the game "upwords" & plan on using the letters for "word work". I also found two mini chairs which I posted on my FB page that I plan on redoing with some Dr. Seuss magic. I might even jazz one up with some peace signs & tie dye. I promise I will post pictures when I get done...which might not be until Christmas break since I will be spending every waking moment in my classroom starting on Monday! Now onto my … [Read more...] about Peace Themed Word Wall & 1st Grade Blog Author Opportunity
Bulletin Board Linky Party
This is my main calendar area....notice how I integrate Spanish. The kids LOVE this! They think they leave my room speaking fluent Spanish....too cute! I I apologize for me being in the pics...I am looking for just BB pics & can't find them. This is when our school theme was "Ride the Wave". On the surfboard I put "Mrs........School of Fish with their names on fish. The background was water paper & I cut off a raffia table skirt & stapled it to the top.I used sandpaper on the bottom & hot glued shells for the sandy beach. I also used cut up flower leis necklaces for a border. This is our school wide AR board that I did for our theme "Garden of Learning". Here is my Dr. Seuss themed word wall....you can probably tell I'm obsessed with Seuss! Here is my long list of jobs. As we know our little kiddos need to learn responsibility & each child in my room has a job every week. They LOVE it & it helps me out too! Here is our school wide … [Read more...] about Bulletin Board Linky Party