To Do List

The first day of school is 3 weeks away, and I am bound and determined to have all of my classroom preparation finished by the end of this next week.  Ok… So I probably won’t be completely done, but a girl can hope!

I wish I could claim to be one of those super creative teachers when it comes to decorating a classroom, but I’m not.  Most of my ideas have come from Pinterest.   While I hope to have pictures up of my own classroom by the end of the week, here are links to the Pinterest ideas on my mile long To Do List.   Enjoy!

1.       Number Magnets.  I plan to use these for attendance and taking lunch count.  Very excited about these!  http://www.our-everyday-art.com/2010/12/alphabet-magnets.html

2.       Tissue Paper Pom Poms.  I will be making these in blue, green, and black (my classroom color scheme) for my reading corner.  http://www.bigboxdetox.com/diy-paper-pompoms

3.       Birthday Board.  Birthdays are important but I didn’t do much with them last year.  This year I plan to have parents take a picture of their child during open house holding up the day of their birth.  Then they will go on a bulletin board—kind of like the idea from this blog!  http://pencilspaperandpd.blogspot.com/

 

4.       3^rd Grade Classroom name poster.  Love this idea for a sense of community right away!  http://www.peacelovelearning.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-and-ha-ha.html

5.       I really like this quote from Dr. Seuss.  I plan on creating a poster with it for my reading corner.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

6.       Milk Crate Seats.  I have everything I need… Now I just need to make them!

Obviously, I will need to do a lot more than just what I posted, but it’s a start!