Classroom learning space project

I recently wrote another donors choose project.  This time for a classroom carpet that will become a place to sit and another learning space to use during station and small group time.  It's expensive, because classroom rugs are not cheap.  Most schools already have them, but mine does not.  I have been using a simple blue rug I got from big lots, but that one isn't lasting.  :(

Time for something new...we have carpet, but that too has seen better days.  I wanted to try sit spots, but those too are expensive.  Anyway, to try and get it out there more, here is my project.  Click on the picture to help my project.

Thank you!

Wow...where did the time go?

So, I guess I was terrible at blogging this year.  Wanna know why?  Here's a hint:

Yep, you guessed it.  I had a baby girl.  I was super busy being a full time mom and a full time teacher.  I was lucky to have 6 weeks off with my new little one and then it was back to school.  Flash forward to now and it is SUMMER.  What comes with summer?  MORE TIME!  So, back to the blogging world I go.  I hope to do better than I did last year, but I am a mom to young kiddos, so who knows what will happen.

During the summer break, I have tons of things that I want to accomplish (for school) all the while still being a good mommy...the list is endless... 

Here's whats on the plan so far:

1.  Read this book and revamp my Daily 5 time.  I have tons of pins on pinterest I need to look through.

2.  Make a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree - have been wanting to do this for years.  I finally have a carpet roll.  It's a smaller one, but that's ok. Maybe something like this:

This pic comes from Love Two Teach. I love how she made it magnetic.  Click on the picture to see her blog about it.

3.  Get my Donors choose project funded.  Click on the picture below to see my project.  It is for leveled books for our classroom library.  I don't have very many for my students to read during Read to Self time.  This project would really help out my students.  Please check it out.

4.  Make new curtains.  This will require me breaking out my new sewing machine.  Shouldn't be too hard, right?  My curtains right now look like this:  

Not a great picture but you can see they need some revamping.  I need more color, maybe a blue and green theme.  I'll have to see what Michaels or Hobby Lobby have.

And the list could go on.  Maybe I'll say this is part one of the list.  I will try to accomplish these before I move on to other things.

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.

Please help me spread the word...

I have a project on Donors Choose that I am really excited about. It is my second project. Sadly, my first was not funded. I just got an email saying that Lakeshore would fund half of it if I can get the rest funded but I need your help!

Please help me spread the word.  The funding would buy my classroom a storage shelf for our math work stations and other math manipulatives.   
If you are interested in helping just click on the link below.  I plan on keeping up this blog and posting freebies for my followers to enjoy.  So keep checking back. 

THANK YOU!

http://www.donorschoose.org/mrsdougherty