Have you been to the stores? Can you smell the new school supplies? While some of you are still in the middle of summer vacation, others are gearing up for Back to School 2015! We start back in just a little over two weeks so classroom setup and decor has been on my mind! My new(to me) classroom has had a complete makeover since we left school in May. I can't wait to show you the before an after photos once everything gets set up. In the meantime, I CAN tell you that my new room colors are tan and black. Each year, I fall in love a little(but really...a lot) more with the "simple yet effective" classroom design which is why I am loving the new Chalkboard Brights design from Teacher Created Resources. Their entire line lets me keep to my clean and black theme while adding in pops of color to brighten things up. I already have their welcome sign and could not wait to grab a few more items before the new school year. I am just LOVING this lesson planner and ...
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Summer’s First Five for Friday
I have about five blog posts sitting, waiting, wishing, and hoping to be finished, but I have a grad school portfolio that needs to get done first. So, I am taking a break from my school work to jump in on another fun week of Five for Friday hosted by the fabulous Doodle Bugs for Teaching. As always, thank you girlie for hosting such a fun linky each week! I started off my week by finally getting my classroom packed up(for the most part). I shoved neatly stacked as much as I could into my closets to help get it out of the way. I had made myself promise to NOT enter my room until July. I need a month away. But...I am already planning so sweet things for the classroom this fall! April from A Modern Teacher stole my heart last year in the planner market. I love her beautiful designs, personalization, and customized capabilities along with the fact that a fellow teacher(who knows what teachers REALLY need in a planner) has put together something brilliant. This ...
