Classroom Tour 2013 and FREEBIE #2

It's official...SCHOOL STARTED and summer break has come to an end.

Anyone else start yet?

Take a tour of my classroom...hope you find some inspirations! I tool these pics on a cloudy day so I could not get the best of lighting to take these pics. I know I have found a lot of inspirations for my room from other teachers! Link up below to help give others ideas on how to set up your classroom and decoration inspirations.  I still need to add more to my classroom and obviously need to add my students' work...can't wait!

I have everything ready for Meet the Teacher night...students can order supplies ahead of time, which is why I have those large boxes on their tables

View when you walk in the room...

I made the banner this summer...I found the fabric at Hobby Lobby, each patterned fabric was next to each other, which made it really easy for me!

Math and Listening area

Classroom Behavior ClipChart

Classroom Library

front of the room...

Classroom library

We will add more to the board as the year moves on and as we learn more strategies/skills.  Once we fill it up we put a post-it note with our name on it next to the reading goal of the week...

classroom library

Writing Center...includes writing goals, paper, supplies, and writing process clipchart

I will add my students work in the picture frames...each piece of writing will match the goal that is mastered...

Writing Goals...

Meet the Teacher...I put out items that I hope and wish will be donated to our classroom...

I still need to add pictures of the students in the picture frames...I also make a wordle of our names...

My students may use the restroom when needed...they put these passes at their desks...when they come back they will get a squirt of germ-x

Star of the Week Board...I put their pic in the frame...then we add their STAR info and pictures

I found these rocking chairs on Amazon...LOVE!

Fresh Flowers

Calendar/Weather/Schedule

The following items (which are seen in my classroom pics) can be found at my TPT store...some items are free and others are not...
Behavior ClipChart
Box/Supply Labels
Days of the Week and Months
Classroom Chevron Decor Set
"I Can Write" Writing Goals Bulletin Board Set
Writing Process ClipChart
Brain Breaks
*If you see something of yours in my classroom and you would like credit please email me...sorry I may have forgotten

OK here ya have it, FREEBIE #2...BOGGLE this week only!

Back to School 5 days of FREEBIES and Linky Parties

First things first, a look ahead...future linky parties I plan to host...
1. 5 Days of Freebies this week only!
2. Classroom Tour
3. 50 Weeks of Picture Inspirations Linky (pics throughout the school year)

Who does not like free things?!?

I don't think I know someone who doesn't...so I am hosting a freebie week for everyone!

Everyday this week I plan on giving away something for free...something I will use for the beginning of the school year.  I thought this may be helpful to new teachers especially!

If you have something you want to give away for free go ahead and link up.  I don't expect people to link up, but thought I would include a link bc there are some people who too, like giving things away to help fellow teachers!

Freebie #1: Supply Labels for Meet the Teacher Night/Back to School

Click on the picture to receive your freebie!

Picture Books and Vacation

I'm baaaack!  Sad to say that...just joking!  I was on vacation for the past 3 weeks, so yes it was hard to get back to reality, but I am ready!  I had the most relaxing vacation, with no worries in mind! It was lovely!  My family and I spent time at my brother and sister's lake house, then headed off to South Carolina.  We visited Charleston and Hilton Head.  It was my first time...it rained the whole time in Charleston, and only for a few days in Hilton Head...I know, I can't complain!  I will include a few of my vacation pics below, after my picture books that I found. While I was on vacation I went shopping of course!  I found a cute Storybook shop and couldn't resist going in...that's definitely the teacher in me! ;)  Anyways, I found a couple of books that intrigued me and thought you might want to check them out as well.  The first one I went ahead and bought and the others I figured I could find on Amazon.  "The Day the Crayons Quit" is a book that inspired me to create a bunch of products for my TPT store.  The other books did as well! The products will deal with learning about colors, letter writing, mapping, friendships, etc....STAY TUNED and look back often to check those out! Take a look at the books I found below!

"The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt

by David Elliot

by Bob Staake

Back to my relaxing vacation... I didn't take pics of the lake, but I did take a few pics of Fort Sumter and Hilton Head.

Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter...go check out the website for Fort Sumter.  There is a lot of interesting information and things for teachers.

Hilton Head
This is the home where we stayed, well the back of the house.  It was in the Sea Pines Resort Area.
My brother's coworker owns this house.

This is the house from a distance.  I took it on the path to the ocean.  We were 3 houses down the walking path, to the ocean.  You could still hear the ocean at the house.

I love, love the Spanish Moss in the trees.

The ocean...huge waves.  The guys all went deep sea fishing...you wouldn't believe how many sharks are in the area!

My niece, Kate could not get enough of the water. She loved every bit of it.  At 1 years old, she sure is adventurous!  My brother would take her in the ocean and she loved the waves.  We couldn't get her off the beach! Too cute!

My niece and I...not sure why I wore a long sleeve shirt! LOL it was over 80 degrees the whole time we were there! I love that weather.

My niece again...sorry I love her!  She is such a big girl now!

Ready for the beach!

So relaxing!

Refreshing drinks!

One last look at the ocean...

There you have it...well these were the only pics I had on my phone...there are tons more on the camera!

I wish you all a relaxing summer break...soon school will be starting and we will be back in the swing of things!

How to Record your Screen and Voice using Quicktime Player

Have you ever wondered how people record their voice and screen at the same time?

Well...I created a "How-To" video to help you out!

What do you think? Are there others ways to do this?

Don't forget to follow my blog on BLOGLOVIN!

Happy 4th of July everyone!
xoxo

Record your Screen and Audio using Quick Time Player and Bloglovin

Have you ever wondered how people record their voice and screen at the same time?

Well...I created a "How-To" video to help you out!


http://youtu.be/ERC6zECcFos

Freebie and To Do List Linky

I am linking up with Lorraine over at Fabulous First Grade Froggies for her To Do List Linky.

Here it goes:

1. Finish creating TPT products for the beginning of the school year.

2. Create a new classroom website on blogger (we use to have ours on iweb, but some of us are making a new transition into blogger...shouldn't be much trouble since I already have one.

3. Send my teacher planner off to have tape binding put on it.  Can't wait to get organized!

4. Laminate and cut out my new Chevron Classroom Decor Set.

5. Laminate and cut out my new "I Can Write" bulletin board set.

6. Map out my schedule, look over my long range plans, share my "Back to School" Packet with my teammates. You can find the packet here...

7. Rearrange my classroom.

8. Go to Bradburns: I need fadeless bulletin board paper...I am sure I will find more things to buy!

9. Organize my Word Work Center.

10. Print off beginning of the year letters, all about me, folder cover, wis list, etc....more to add to this list later for meet the teacher night!

11. Create my class wordle and frame it again!  I thought it turned out cute last year and my kids loved trying to find their names...gonna do it again!

12. New curtains??? Hmmm?

13. Makeover my bulletin boards (math board, calendar, writing board)

14. Sit down with team to look over my long range plans that I looked over, first six weeks plan, beginning of the year plans, etc.

15. Number my coat hooks and mailboxes with my colored chevron theme. Switch around my coat hooks?

16. Clean out my closet and shelves.

17. Revamp my listening center.

18. Read all about the new phonics program and read the new Lucy Calkins writing set.

I think this is a good start so I will stop adding to my list of to-dos...do you have similar things to do?
Since we are alreading discussing the beginning of the year to-do list I thought I would give away a free "to-do list".  I created this to help you start checking things off your list!

Go link up!