1300 Followers Freebie & Sale item!

A HUGE thank you to all of you for following me  throughout the past couple of years. I find joy in creating items for you and want to also thank you for supporting my classroom.

I have been on hiatus for a couple of weeks, as we have had a lot going on at school... busy, busy, busy! I haven't done any creating since then. I finally have a little breathing time today, so I wanted to thank you all by creating a freebie which can get you excited to be thinking ahead to a fresh new year (as some of us think about what next year has to offer... you never know)!! I created this welcome sign, which can be used as a banner (just add ribbon). In addition, I have marked down a newer item in my TpT store (see below). Just a way to say THANK YOU!

{FREEBIE}

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{SALE for one week}

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Sticky Love - A Dollar Tree Treasure

After spending several hours over the summer painting my classroom, I have been uneasy about sticking anything on my walls. Well, I get tired of the same ol' boring letters from stores, die-cuts, etc. Thankfully, I found these wonderful letters (which also were cute colors) from the Dollar Tree. I kinda stumbled across them when I was looking to decorate my daughter's bedroom door... (Wall clings) They look really good on my paint colors and remove so easily. In addition, I have used them to label on bulletin boards and the white board!! Take a look at how I used them - possibilities are endless!

(some are already pilled off...)

(Labeled where reading notebooks are located + reading logs)

(Labeled on bulletin board)

(Labeled our daily schedule - removes without taking paint off)

(can even be used and removed easily from white board - these are AM procedures)

Pointing in the right directions -->

Have you seen these?

They are one of my new 'gotta have' items in my room. The kiddos love them, they are bright colors, and they focus my students' attention on important announcements! I wish I had more photos to show, but for now it is important to just know what I use them for:

• Highlighting important announcements
• Due dates
• Learning Targets/Objectives/Standards
• Pointing out important Parts of Speech in sentences
• Pointing out specific vocabulary
• the list goes on...

Where can you get them? Here: 

#teachertourtuesday

Don't forget to take a short clip of one part of your classroom to share. Link up below:)

Here's what to do...

1- create an Instagram Video clip of a section of your classroom
2- post your video on Instagram with hashtag #teachertourtuesday
3- write up a post on your blog about your video (direct them to join your Instagram)
4- in your post, link back to this page with the Teacher Tour Tuesday sign
5- link up your site below ONLY your post link (not your whole blog:)  - this is how others can view your post:)

Sadly, I cannot get into my classroom until next week *panicking* I will join in next week!! If you already have some done, please share a little portion each week by linking up:)

Figurative Language Posters

I have so many things, but I have yet to get or make some items for figurative language. I didn't want to do chevron on these, as I don't want EVERYTHING chevron...LOL. I pulled in some of the colors from my other items in hopes it will all blend nicely.

You can get these here!

Oh... and I forgot to post a pic of my new curtains...

I got these (this is a stock photo) at Walmart about a month ago discounted. They are microfiber. They are regularly online for $16.00 -- I got them on clearance for $7.00 :) Yay!

Shopping, shopping, shopping... and fundraisers to get $$

Okay... When I taught Kindergarten last year, we had 2 fundraisers to help teachers earn $ for our classrooms. The first was our freezer pop fundraiser. Students could purchase freezer pops for a quarter each day (if they so choose to). After the year is over, we combined all the sales and split it 4 ways between the teachers. In addition to this, we always had a 50s day on the 50th day of school. On that day, we sold Coke floats for $1.00. Parents donated the items (cokes & ice cream) and McDonald's donated the cups and straws. After all of this, we again split the funds. I ended up with over $400 to spend on classroom supplies, which is nice so I do not have to ask for as many supplies from the children.


What did I spend my $ on this year? I did spend a little of this on painting my room this year, but I bought new 5th grade items/charts/etc. (see pic) there are tons more items that I was unable to show on here like folders, paper, tape, etc. :) Perhaps this kind of fundraiser can work for you. If you have another idea, please share in the comments below!! :) Thanks!


Some of my online/catalog buys:

Bought this with my own $ (so far... still have more to get):

 

WALMART

WALMART

http://www.christianbook.com/

Calling all Chevron Lovers...

Okay, Chevron fans... I purchased this chevron rug at Wal-Mart a couple of days ago. It will pull in the lavender and sage colors of my wall and tie in nicely with my curtains (pictures in the future). I have been searching for one of these & it is just the right size... 36in x 56in. I needed something for a small reading area where my little couch (donated to me by a friend) will be housed. I cannot wait to get into the room soon to begin designing!! I am not chevron crazy, but think it is cute!! Not everything in my room has to be chevron, but a little touch doesn't hurt