Teacher Projects

Going Back to School . . .

I have been into my classroom 3 times so far. The last few years has been devastating the first day back. EVERYTHING stacked in a pile. Usually it is hard for me to breath and stay focused without crying. This year, I geared up and invited Dave (like he had a choice) and the boys to help for a hour or two the first day. We went in, and things were out of place - of course - because they move it to wax the floor over the summer - but not too bad. I had Dave and Jonah help me move the teacher desk, kidney table, some HEAVY file cabinets, etc. We only spent an hour I think, then went up to OMSI for a fun day.

Since then, I have been working on a few projects. The first one is an organization folder for my students. I am not finished, but hope to work on it this week. Here is the cover:

It will have a place for homework, returned forms, money pocket, lunch menu, newsletter, etc. I am excited about this. I have never done it before. Hoping to teach the kids to be responsible. I did purchase the WAY CUTE clipart for my Explorer theme-ish.

The next project is this:
This is a wire organizer, in different colors. I bought it from a teacher garage sale years ago, and I am sure it had been around for MANY years before that. My project was to spray paint it black. WOW!!! That was harder than I thought. I went through WAY more paint cans than I thought and I think I bruised my trigger finger. It was sore for quite a while. I am sure it is still not perfect, but since I am not a perfectionist (thank goodness) I can move on. Still on the list to find really cute (cheap or free) ribbon to hang labels.

The next project is this:I got this paper on clearance from Michael's and I was so excited to make some cute signs. I will be posting the standards that we are working on next to these subject signs. I will post more when I finish my room.