Where have I been?

At school!!!   That's where I have been.  Busy, busy, busy...parent conferences, math tubs, daily 5, reading, writing...all the while being a mom and a wife.  Wheww....it's exhausting.

and I just found out yesterday that a flash drive full of teacher stuff now doesn't work.  :(  Looks like I'll be backing up files left and right now.

Classroom...done?

View from the door.

View of the side of the room from the door.

view from the back wall.

Guided reading and small group area.

Calendar/Morning Meeting area - you may be asking where is the calendar?  Well, I am waiting for them to move a Promethean board into my room and here is where it will go.  If it isn't there by meet the teacher I'll put up my own calendar goodies.

Another view - still need my rug

math tubs in back and student book boxes on shelf.

gonna turn these doors into name word wall, post the counting jar, and something else I just forgot about.

Word work

Reading - still need books

writing and part of word wall

Listening and I can read environmental print board

Science!!! and giving tree

math area

Well... almost done.

Love this!!!

I think this may become part of our daily routine.  :)

New Project

Today I had new teacher inservice...so I didn't get much done in my room.  What I did finish, I forgot to take pictures of.  I wasn't much though but I did manage to score some cubbies!  

On another note, when I ended up inheriting some old foam floor tiles.  No rug in my room.  So I decided to write up a project on Donors Choose.  I had one funded last year, but I have changed schools so this would impact my new class. 

Click on the words below to check out or donate to my project.

Thanks!!!

More pictures tomorrow...I hope.

Classroom Day 5

I went up to school today to work a little.  I am running short on time.  Next week I start new teacher inservice.  YIKES!

View from the door.

sink area - might add a board or something.  Not sure if it will be science or art area.

Word wall on a chalk board.  Need more tape.  To the right will be word work station.

Left is writing station, right is my small group area.

reading station and listening to the right.  Math tubs will go on tall shelf.  Not so happy with this area. 

small group area

Class room day 3 and 4

view looking to the back of the room

Calendar/circle area

Student tables

view from the back of the room

Once the 3rd grade furniture was out and mine was in, I could arrange things.  The tables still need to be lowered and I have shelves to bring in, but looking better so far.

Classroom...Day 1 and 2

My closet full of stuff I need to unpack.

I did cover the boards.

I tried to clean the chalk board and started to add border.

Oh, did I mention 3rd grade furniture was still in the room.

More of my stuff.

More 3rd grade stuff...needs to go.

My fabulous boards, not sure what to put in the middle there.

View from the door.  Still lots to do.

When I came in on Monday I really didn't get much done but covering the boards and emptying boxes.  My room had the 3rd grade furniture and no kinder stuff anywhere in sight.  Luckily during the next few days my teammates helped me hunt down and move the kinder furniture into my room. 

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Sight Word Pointers

So I am going through boxes and boxes of things in my garage and I came across these poor souls. 

Boy have they seen better days.  These were something I created a couple of years ago.  I think it's time to replace them.  A few days ago I saw these on Pinterest.   Click on the pic to go to Kinderdi's blog to see other fun sight word ideas.

 

My old ones are made with foam and I used glitter glue to write the words.  Her's are on cardstock.  She laminated them and taped them to the back of the stick.

Here's a pic  of what I came up with.  I only printed the first 2 pages, my ink is running out, but I plan to use other colors than what I have pictured.  All I did was print them out, laminate them, and tape the wooden stick to the back.  Hopefully they will last, if not, I can always print more.

I used the sight words that my district uses in the language arts adoption.  I think I will put them in my pointer can as we learn them.

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My 100 Follower Giveaway!!!

I just reached 100 followers tonight and my 100th follower just happens to be from my same district.  Talk about crazy.  Anyway...about the prize.  I absolutely love Teachers Pay Teachers and I hope that you do too.  So I plan on giving away a $25 gift certificate to TPT to 1 lucky winner. 

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Yep...she's sassy!

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Fun in the sun

Back from vaca now it's time to get the ball rolling.  Not too much longer and I'll be back in my room starting from scratch.  YIKES. 

Until then..

 and this sweet girl...

More organization!!!

Look what I bought myself.  Click on the pick to get yours.  It ROCKS!

 

Yep, I decided I needed to have one at home so that I could be getting my center activities ready for next year.  Amazon had a great deal.  I just used mine tonight to laminate my monthly labels from Under the Alphabet Tree.  Get yours here.

Here is what Jessica's look like.

I decided that since I have tons of plastic tubs..why not use them.  Plus they will fit nicely on my shelf in my BIG old closet.  Here are mine.  Not sure about the placement on the shelf...or cabinet. 

These are mine.

 Speaking of tubs...I ordered a set of 10 tubs from Wal-mart online and here is what they look like.  I can never have enough tubs. :)

  

If you notice to the right you see more tubs...well, When I got my first package I opened it up and only 5 of the 10 tubs had the blue latching handles.  I then contacted Wal-mart and they said they would send another set and that for all the mess I could keep the first set too.  SO - now I have 20 tubs, 5 of which do not have latching handles...oh well.  I am going to use these to hold my math center activities.  The ones I used last year were too small. 

Ok...now check out my garage...I am making good progress considering I don't really have a lot of time to work...plus it is so hot!!!