The first week of school has come and gone! It was fabulous. I have a great group of students this year(as I do every year), and I cannot wait to help my new students soar to success in and out of the classroom. I came home and took naps every afternoon this week because I was WORN out! Isn't that chalkboard sign adorable? I snapped a picture with each of my students holding it for their first day of second grade picture. My teammate, who got married over the summer and used this chalkboard sign as wedding decor, brought in the sign for us to use. I may have to steal it and never give it back borrow it for other projects throughout the year. We spent a majority of our week getting to know each other and learning classroom procedures and routines. It was also a chance for me to meet with every student to assess them. I like to see where students are at the beginning of the year so that I can start setting goals for each individual student. In ...
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Back to School Student Gift Tags
So, I started back to work last week and can I just tell you how ECSTATIC I am about this new school year? So. Ready. My kiddos don't officially start until Wednesday though, and there are still a zillion things left to do today. I am linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics today to share with you one very small Monday Made It project. But, I am so happy with how it turned out. Last year, I found these adorable little notebooks at Walmart during the summer. I grabbed them up along with some mechanical pencils and whipped together this cute little tag for my student "back to school" gifts. I liked it so much that I wanted to do it again this year, but I didn't want to use the same saying. Remember the Beatles song "I get by with a little help from my friends"? That couldn't be more true! This project happened thanks to some very special ladies on Instagram. Megan from A New Box of Crayons wrote an adorable poem for me to use on my new, ...
PIn-Away Giveaway!!
IT'S PIN-AWAY GIVEAWAY TIME! I am so excited to be bringing you this AMAZING giveaway that I am hosting with my friends! Since it's Back to School season, we thought you could use some resources that we find to be a MUST-HAVE item in our classrooms! Take a look at what we want to give away to YOU! Pinning points can be earned every day by pinning each of our images to your Pinterest boards, sharing the links, and providing the hashtag #pinawaygiveaway. Check out the Rafflecopter below to find out how else you can earn entry points. This giveaway is open from July 31st-August 3rd. First, we have Ashley from Schroeder Shenanigans in 2nd bringing you her MUST-HAVE Classroom Supply Labels... Are you looking to brighten up your classroom supply bins and get a bit more organized this school year at the same time?? I've created multiple sets of classroom supply labels that will be perfect to help you start the school year with your supply bins, ...
