Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Teacher Introduction


On the first day of school I wanted my class to get to know me so I made a photo board about myself. The kids now know my parents, sister, niece and friends. I also typed facts about me. When we did a classroom scavenger hunt I included a few facts from my board. You don't have to go into a lot of detail or make it extravagant. Keep it simple and don't spend too much time and money on it. 

Friday, August 12, 2011

Class Agenda

Instead of having an agenda this year we are having a flight plan to go with the airplane theme. 
Used my handy dandy Cricut Cutter to cut out the letters. 
It is on magnets on my chalkboard. 

Cricut

My cricut paper cutter is my favorite decorating tool. Unfortunately they aren't cheap. But they are a great investment. 
If you can't afford one then find a friend who has one! 
It is a must. 
I have the small one, but a I have friends with larger ones. They are nice and let me borrow it when I need to cut out something larger. 


Even with my smaller cricut I'm able to cut out 5 inch letters for my bulletin boards. 


The letters and airplane are done with a cricut. 
I laminated the letters so that I can use them again next year. 

I'm told that they best time to get them is on Black Friday. 
I'm hoping to get a bigger one then. 

Local Geography


Our local water agency was passing out this poster of our local river. I love that it is a cartoon representation of the Russian River. And it helps my students know more about their local geography. 
Who knows maybe your water agency would have something like this too. Couldn't hurt to check!

Class Library


Using your space to the best you can is a huge asset. Over the summer while I was thinking about the layout of my classroom I realized that I wasn't going to need all of the cubby space for my students. What a perfect place to put our class library! The cubbies even made extra storage space for books and the gagillion (not sure how to spell that) dictionaries in my classroom. I'm also able to store any pillows or cushions I have for when my students are reading around the room. 

Wall Stickers


I was so excited when I found these at Michael's Craft Store. And I'm pretty sure they are reusable! Awesome!