Rachelle's Classroom Reveal

I made the Oh, Hello above my door and the arrows on the side with my Silhouette Cameo.


I am so excited to share my classroom with you!  I haven't "re-done" a classroom in YEARS! I have just kept my same classroom for a few years and I felt content.  BUT, this year I moved to a brand-new school and I felt completely inspired to just go all out.  I've had a blast decorating, but I'm exhausted.  Natalie took some amazing pictures and she made it look even better than I thought it could look.  Good lighting and camera goes a long way. ;)

This year I'm not doing a "theme".  I've done jungle, bugs, and cooking.  This year, I was just completely inspired by the bright polka dot, striped, and chevron borders from Teacher Created Resources.  I love every border that I've ever ordered from them! Plus they have way more than just borders.  :)





Birthday Balloons: What the Teacher Wants
Crate labels: Chalkboard Decor Freebie
Borrow Bucket: What the Teacher Wants
Power Pellets: What the Teacher Wants
Bins: Dollar Tree
Chalkboard Banner: Target Party Section
Borders: Teacher Created Resources
Chalkboard Bulletin Boards: I'm Blog Hoppin'


READ sign: my Silhouette Cameo
The subway art is my FAVORITE: Hope King's Desire to Inspire pack
Frames: Ikea and Hobby Lobby
Pillow and table skirt: My mom
Rug: Zulily 
Borders: Teacher Created Resources




Small Subway Art: Chalkboard Decor Freebie


Crates: What the Teacher Wants
Crate fabric: Ikea
Word Helpers: Guided Reading Mini-Lessons
Digraphs: Guided Reading Mini-Lessons
Chalkboard Sign: Hobby Lobby
Pennant Banner: Made with paper and my Silhouette Cameo
Borders: Teacher Created Resources



Word Helpers: Guided Reading Mini-Lessons Pack
Digraphs: Guided Reading Mini-Lessons Pack 
Borders: Teacher Created Resources
Poms: Zurchers

Alphabet: Up Front Decor
Word Wall letters: Cara's Chalk One Up pack
Brownie Points: Sarah Cooley's Pack


Schedule Cards:  Stephanie Stewart
Daily 5: Chalkboard Freebie from me
Alphabet: Up Front Decor



Chair: Mine (fabric from fabric.com)
Monthly Words: Made for First Grade
Calendar Set: Growing Kinders
Numbers above calendar: Step Into Second Grade

These are my "Tidy Tubs". Nicole from Rowdy in Room 300 is a genius and gave me this idea! She puts a "Tidy Tub" on each table while her students are doing cutting projects.  It helps keep the students in their seats working instead of going back and forth to the garbage can to throw away their scraps.  SO SMART!  
{Here are my labels}



Numbers: Up Front Decor
Color Words: Up Front Decor
Framed Expectations: Hope King's Desire to Inspire Pack
Frames: Ikea
Book holders: Amazon
Bags/Tissue Paper: Hobby Lobby * Idea from Cara Carroll 
1st Grade Words: Silhouette Cameo
M-F bin labels: Kinder Craze

Numbers: Up Front Decor
Bags/Tissue Paper: Hobby Lobby
1st Grade Words: Silhouette Cameo


 Book Bins: Dollar Tree
Poms: Zurchers
Lanterns: Hobby Lobby
Chalkboard Banner: Target Party Section



My go-tos for decorating:

Teacher Created Resources has the BEST border selection.  They had EVERY color I needed and in every pattern I could ever want.  





Up Front Decor Primary/Secondary     &     Up Front Decor Brights



Ok... What questions do you have? Let me know and I'll do a second post about my classroom next week!


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A Few of Our Favorite Things - Show Us What You Bought!

We're linking up with Blog Hoppin' to show you some of the amazing resources we've bought at the TeachersPayTeachers back-to-school sale.





Here are some of our favorite products we've picked up during the Back-to-School Sale:




Hope King is a genius! This eBook is an amazing resource that will help inspire you to think outside the box and spark your desire to create meaningful classroom activities that will engage your students in new and exciting ways!



I love this Focus Wall made by Michelle from Fabulous in First. It's bright and colorful and filled with so many helpful resources to hang on your walls!



I got this Kinder Ready pack for my 4 year old. He still has a year before he goes to Kindergarten, but I want to print off the pages and work with him on some of these great activities! Thanks to Elizabeth from Kickin' It In Kindergarten my little guy should be ready for next year!




Have you seen these Interactive Science Journals? They are a fabulous resource from Cheryl at Primary Graffiti. 



Our friend, Traci from Dragonflies in First, has a cute new pack called 1st Day Fun. This is going to come in handy on the first day of school! 


Sooooo many excellent resources!! We love having talented friends who make such awesome materials. It's a total time saver to not have to re-create the wheel and make everything from scratch. TeachersPayTeachers is a total lifesaver! 



Here are a few items from Rachelle you might want to buy:

Guided Reading Mini-Lessons

    



And a few of Natalie's new items:

      
All About Me for Younger Grades (1 & 2) and All About Me for Upper Grades (3-6)


Back-to-School Parent Volunteer Sign Up Sheets



Have fun shopping at the sale! You've still got tonight and all day tomorrow to save 28% on all these great products!!


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All About Me - Back to School Writing Activities!

I love getting to know my new students each year! I always want each of my students to leave feeling happy and loved from day one. Besides going over rules and procedures, I make sure to take time to get to know all of my new students. 

This writing pack is a great way to learn more about the new students in your class! It has lots of writing activities geared specifically towards learning about your new students and their individual personalities and interests. 

Younger grades - 1st and 2nd grade:
Inside you'll find 20 different writing activities!!


24 get-to-know-you writing activities!!



Here are some ways to use these writing pages:

-Choose a few templates for students to work on during the 1st day of school. When completed, do some whole class, small group, or partner get-to-know-activities.

-Bind (or staple) these pages into a booklet. Students can keep them in their desk and work on them during writing time.

-Fast finishers – Students can use these pages for the months of Aug and Sept. It’s a fun and engaging activity for your fast finishers and higher achieving students.

-Hang their pages in the hall or on a bulletin board! Your students will love seeing their work displayed in the classroom!

-Save the completed pages and have students re-do them at the end of the year. They will make a great "time capsule" and it will be fun to see how much your students have changed throughout the year. 





Don't forget that the Back-to-School sale is happening RIGHT NOW over at TeachersPayTeachers!!


         

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Back-to-School SALE!

It's the time we've all been waiting for... it's the TeachersPayTeachers Back-to-School Sale!! For the next two days you can save 28%!!



This is the *BIGGEST* sale of the year!! You can stock up on all the teaching resources and lesson plans that you need for the whole year! 

Looking for some great things to buy? Here are 15 of our top back-to-school "must have" products!

Please click on the buttons below to see some of the products we have in our stores. 




And don't forget to use the code BTS14!!
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