Classroom Update!... 100 follower flash giveaway! :)

*If it isn't midnight yet- scroll down to the bottom first!!!

I can't seem to get on Ohio time!  I have been sleeping in until 8:00 and struggling to get up!  I have only been making it to school by 12:00 every day!  :)  That means I am there until at least 8:00 each evening.  I still need to email all of my winners.  :)  I've been trying to fit as much as I can into my waking hours!

I gotta tell you- I miss my old staff SO much because they rocked... however I am a lucky girl because my new staff is just as AMAZING!  I've been picking their brains like crazy!

A second grade teacher came walking into my room yesterday holding some traveling soap containers.  She plopped them down and announced that they were extras and offered them up!  My school uses EDM and they give you LOADS of card decks.  She said kids can never get them back in their card board box so they put the decks in the soap containers.  GENIUS!  Here are my not so cutesy containers.

Then my teammate made the cutest Pinterest sign to hang and accidentally (to my luck) made an extra copy of the words.  She backed hers with blue and then zebra.  The zebra made me go zebra crazy... you will see below.  (I have a cute kid sized zebra chair too to add to my room.)

I realized that I forgot one of the signs.  I am going to attach them with ribbon tomorrow.  Gotta love whoever this originated from!  I'm sure a little research and I'll find them.  When I do- I'll pop back and link to them.

So.... then the other zebra stuff took off...

These were purchased for FREE for TPT from MRS CROAK.  I had a ton of points for leaving feedback.

lol.. even on my bus dismissal clip board.

This is a photo from my old classroom.  The fabric will be going around this....

These are the word wall cards from MRS CROAK.

Alright this isn't Zebra- but I'm going to add it.

I had to move my rule signs,  I plan to paint the clips red.

I am going to hang something on the ribbon but I haven't decided yet!  I am going to hang this outside of my door.  ANY IDEAS OF HOW TO FINISH THIS???

I even added a thin ribbon to my black border.  Did I tell you or what about going zebra crazy!!!!

Now- on to my 100 follower flash giveaway...

For the next 100 minutes for my TPT followers and blog followers (it is on the honor system)..........

can download my common core desk plates,
reading assessment,
phonics assessment
Fish Frenzy
and grandparents day items for FREE! 

So... click the links above and download to your little hearts content!  Thank you so much for being followers!  I REALLYappreciate it!  :)

A Peak at my New Classroom!

About a month ago when I received my latest email blast from reallygoodstuff, I thought I'd try to win one of their gift cards by submitting an idea.  I completely forgot about it until I opened my email today and saw their new issue!

I read the email and noticed the first box was mine!  :)  I was super excited!  :)  Gosh- I sure will try again- I sure can put that gift card to good use!

I stopped in my new room today and took a few pictures.  I still have quite a bit to do.  I have almost nothing on the walls  yet and am waiting to bring in my super cute zebra reading center.

I LOVE all of the storage in my room!

I don't know what to do with the binders on the top (this is a new room and district so I don't know if I need them!) 

Here is a peak at how I'm utilizing my sweet storage!

This is where I keep the craft/ art items.  On the bottom shelf I am keeping all of my classroom store tubs.

This is where I will store my math manipulatives.  (I am an add on class and my materials haven't arrived yet!)

Here is where I keep my reading, science and social studies files.

Here are random items like party materials, publishing items, bags etc.  I even have a bottom drawer left that I cannot choose what to store in there!  :)

This is a cabinet that I designated to store extra student materials.  In here already cost my $0!  (Well minus the popcorn cup holding pencil sharpeners.)  I went to Office Max the other day and as I went to scan my teacher rewards card, they started bagging up 20 boxes of crayons, 20 rulers and 20 pencil sharpeners.  I had no idea what was happening but I was super excited!  Apparently if you spend $5 they will give you all of that for FREE!  I do LOVE FREE!

This is my technology cabinet.  I have my scholastic movies, CDs, and will add my Lakeshore Interactive Whiteboard discs, headphones etc.

This has teacher items like post it notes and other supplies.  The bottom will be used to store all of the Ziplock bags that the students will be bringing.

This is my favorite cabinet!  I have always wanted a place to organize items that I copy early but I never had room.  The top shelf has frequently used items.  The second shelf has 1 tub for each day of the week.  They are labeled, "Next  Monday, Next Tuesday" etc.  Throughout the week I will fill up the tubs so that Friday evening, I can move all of it to my current week storage area.  The green tubs are items that I can copy in advance.  I have my yearly behavior calendars already copied, I have a tub for morning work, a tub for weekly items and more! (like celebrity of the week reminder etc.)  The bottom shelves will be used to hold my read aloud books.

These are my lovely cubbies!  I have 6 table groups so each table has a tub for math tool kits, table materials (after Open House it will be on the tables.), math materials (I heard EDM has workbooks) and writing materials.  The bottom two rows hold writing materials for all students and word work materials for all students.

I cannot make up my mind of how to use this bulletin board!  So it is blank for now!  I also will probably move my teacher computer to this area as well and use my laptop for teacher use instead.

This is the front of my room.  They will be adding a projector so I had to spread my WBT rule signs apart so it wouldn't be in the way of the projector.  My Focus wall isn't even close to being finished.  I am going to make a better Spotlight Sign.  The hanging pocket charts below the board hold math flashcards.  I will probably move these to the back of the room.  To the left and right of the alphabet chart I will add my celebrity walk of fame stars.  So this is blank for now!  I ought to at least put something up there for now!  :)

I LOVE this bookself!  It has so many uses and tons of storage.  I put my monthly theme books in the front.  I store (I have to organize it a bit more) the other monthly these books in the back.  Finally it has 3 slots of the the top where I keep clipboards, dry erase boards, dry erase markers and socks (erasers.)

This is my reflection center.  In each labeled bag there are character education books and matching worksheets. 

This is behind my desk.  I keep my teaching manuals for math and writing (really only for substitutes since I have been making my lessons on Smartboard software) in the black organizer.  The white drawers hold daily weekly materials.  The two binders to the right are my Emergency First Grade Plans and my Substitute Binder.

My mail area by the classroom door.  In the crate I keep numbered file folders.  This is where my students turn in their work. 

This is my future word wall!  I have made it pretty far if you can't tell.  :)



These are my new popcorn number line strips.  They still need to make their way on the wall.



These will go on the wall and I will add my Phonics Dance icons to go with it.  :)

This needs to go on the wall too!  As I introduce non-fiction features through my weekend news, I add a photo of it on one of the blue stars.

My Open House bins are ready to go!  The top of each bin is labeled with the supplies that the students will be bringing.  My desk has the large tubs for tissues, wipes and Ziplock bags.  I didn't include my desk photo because you can't see right now what I normally keep on it.  :)I also have two letters for open house with instructions for putting away supplies etc.  I'll share that, my student and parent gifts and parent folders soon!  :)

I am leaving for Las Vegas this weekend!  :)  Since no one guessed it- and so few guessed- I'm going to send my Grandparents Day item to all of you that attempted!  :)

WATCH OUT FOR MY BLOG POST TOMORROW!  I HAVE A HUGE GIVEAWAY STARTING!  :)

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