Surprise TPT Sale: Today Only!

School is Back in Session (2016-2017)

   Today was my first day back to school. I was excited and sad to be back for a few reasons:

1. Summer is over!
2. SLOs and KRAs (ugh)
3. Don't know what the students will be like
4. Feeling more prepared. 

   Last school year I began the year after it began and so I didn't get to really experience this, but I really enjoy setting my classroom back up. At the end of the year I shove everything in cabinets or on top on the cabinets. There was a summer school program going on during the summer and I didn't want anything to break. I was so worried I even zip tied the cabinets shut (all the teachers did).

   I spent all day setting my classroom back up. Pulling everything back out of the cabinets. I also had to bring all my books back and bring in my new rocking chair. It was also great to see everybody and to just feel the excitement for the new school year to begin. 

   Also I am determined to write more on my blog. I already have some ideas for the next few weeks to post. So be on the look out for how I organize things in my classroom. I love to read about how teachers organize and thought I would share what I do. 

TPT Back to School Sale

   It's that time of the year for back to school sales start, though to bee honest they have already been out for like two weeks already.Am I the only one the is a teeny bit excited about the new school year?

   Looking back at what I had in my store just a year ago to now is such a big difference. At the time I only have free items and they were more management or decorations for classrooms. Now I have worksheets, activities, and games. All of which I am very proud of. 

Anyways enjoy the last few weeks a summer while you can!

Next Year: Star of the Week and Freebie!

  

   
   I have been thinking about some changes that I want to do in my classroom next year and I honestly can not wait until next school to implement the changes. 

   One of the things that I wanted to revamp was my star of the week. I just didn't feel it was quite special enough. I did some searching on Pinterest and Blogs to get some ideas. I finally found a few good ideas and realized that I was already doing some of things that teachers did too. 

   I really didn't like my letter to parents. The one I have know if your one of the other teachers and I just didn't like the layout on the letter. It was just so long and wordy and not eye catching enough. 

   I decided that everyday would be something special for the student:

Monday: The student will share their poster.
Tuesday: Have lunch with the teacher and two classmates.
Wednesday: Bring in an item for show and tell. 
Thursday: Bring in your favorite book for the teacher to read. 
Friday: Class will create book for student to take home. 

I also created a star of the week crown the student can decorate and wear throughout the week. 

You can get both of these for free at my teachers pay teachers store by clicking on the image.