Classroom Reveal 2014-2015

Hello friends! Boy, it has been a little bit since I have been able to link up to anything or even post for that matter! We are back in full swing of things at school and my first graders are learning routine. I feel so much more prepared than last year and feel like I can relax a bit. I have been busy, busy, busy as you can all imagine and relate to getting settled into the new year!  I am so excited to share with you my CLASSROOM REVEAL! I am a tad upset about how the pictures turned out a little "yellowish" and off colored. The lighting was horrible, but you will get the idea! Sit back and enjoy your scroll;)

This is my most popular TPT product. I finally got it printed and hung up myself and I am in 

LOVE.

These are also available in my TPT store, my ESL students have been using this like crazy! I have one little girl who is from Mexico and does not speak any English at all. This seemed to make her feel more comfortable.

In the black, empty space, I play to add weekly sight words for my students to review as they come to reading group.

I got rid of my teacher's desk to add more space! I spend most of my time grading and working at my kidney table anyway so most of my things are on my shelf behind my table now.

In the blank space is where we added our "class promises" that we came up with the first week of school:)

My apologies, I do not have a picture of a completed word wall. Missing (a,b,c,d) ;)

We do daily behavior grades at my school. The yellow bucket is where students move their folder when they are warned. This visually shows students that they need to fix their behavior. If a behavior continues, they are asked to move their folder to the red and an infraction is marked.

Nose Pickers are large plastic tweezers for students to use when a used, crumpled, tissue is left on the floor to reduce the spreading of germs.

The boy and girl cones are for me to keep track of students. Because I am in reading groups, I wanted to cut down on the amount of disruptions. Students hold up 2 fingers if they need to go to the bathroom, one finger if they need a drink of water. All I have to do is look up, see if the cones are in front of the bins and either nod to let the student know he/she may go or hold up one finger to tell them to wait a minute. When a student has permission to leave the room, he/she places the cone on their desk and takes the bathroom pass. When they come back, they put the pass and the cone away. This is to help me see who is out of the classroom.

No, we do not have doors in our classrooms. I was nervous about this at first, but you are so occupied with your classroom and teaching that you really don't hear others teaching and they don't hear you! At least not your every word.

I hope you enjoyed the virtual tour of my classroom! I am pretty excited about it:) Stay tuned for more activities done in class and other adventures happening in my classroom! Have a great weekend!

Monday Made it: Classroom Decorating Week:)

Hello! Good morning/afternoon, whenever you are reading this! I am beyond excited to get into my classroom TODAY! I've got lots of plans for today and plan to make a lot of progress! Lots of pictures to come soon:) For another Monday, I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made it. Yippeee! This week has been very busy, I attended a wedding, spent time doing last minute summer things before summer was gone, and deep cleaned my house one last time before going back to school. Therefore, I only have one project to share with you.

Here's what you need--it's simple. Thread, a needle, and scissors!

There is a spot in my classroom from the wall to my ELMO projector that is connected by a cord. There is no cute way to cover it up and protect it besides a rug. Well, if you have noticed like I have, a rug large enough to cover that entire area is EXPENSIVE. So what is one to do?

Buy Two! :)

Well now that I have two rugs, how do I make the OCD in myself happy where I don't have to constantly line up these rugs? You guessed right…Sew.

Now do you also see why I only have one "Made-it" for you? This took absolutely FOREVER because yes, I did sew it by hand. I wanted to be sure it was secure enough for scooting children to sit on. I am also going to put a strip of Duct tape underneath just to be sure. It turned out super cute and was way cheaper buying two rugs and sewing them together rather than buying a larger area rug! You cannot even tell because the thread is the same color:)

That is all for my projects this week, however, I am going to share with you this week's deal that I was super excited about! 

"Oh, I don't need any Expo Markers.." SAID NO TEACHER EVER. At Office Depot/Office Max this week a pack of 4 Expo markers are $1. Yes, you heard me. ONE DOLLAR! I went to Office Depot and they must have made a mistake and did not put it in their add so just mention that Office Max is having that sale and have it ready to pull up on your phone. They will price match because usually they have the same sales since they are linking. If your location runs out, check to see if Walmart or Staples carries a 4 pack and have them price match:) You just can't beat that price! You're Welcome.

They also have $3 Ticonderoga Pencils (24pk). They really live up to their name. The World's Best Pencil. This is a great price for this brand of pencils! Have fun:)

Thank you so much for spending some of your Monday with me! Check out what other teachers made this week back at the linkup! Have a great week:)

Monday Made It: Washi Tape Clothespins

I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made it again this week!

This week I am going very simple with these wash tape clothespins. I saw this idea on Pinterest of course and I had to make my own! This is such a simple way to spruce up the classroom and is easy peasy! Clothespins are so boring and blah!

 I decided that this year I was going to hang up student work samples with clothespins so that I didn't have so many staples in the wall to remove. This past year, I removed so many staples from the wall that I created a scar on my finger from it brushing up against the wall of many times. NOT AGAIN.

I already had the wash tape on hand from making my end-of-the-year teacher gifts for my first grade team so this project essentially cost nothing.

The final step for these wash tape clothespins is to hot glue a flat push pin to the back of it so they stick in the wall easily and are easy to remove or change locations.

Stay tuned next week for my next project!

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XOXO