Word Walls are a wonderful tool!

As I have mentioned before, I have moved into a shoebox. Ok, not really but it does feel that way. :) I miss my big classroom! Now I have to really think what I want to put up on my walls. Due to this, I have moved my word wall to above my cabinets. The words are big enough to be seen, and it is the only way they can be grouped together without being smushed. Tada! What does your word wall look like?

Makin' an entrance!

I have been able to start working in my classroom earlier than planned this year. Yeah yeah, I know ya'll are saying that it is way too early, BUT in my mind the earlier the better! I finished up my door and entrance area in side my room today. I now have the smallest room in the school, but I am determined to make every inch of space count. I am putting up everything that is important and leaving the cutesy stuff until last.

Here is my door. On it is my calendar, behavior chart, and pocket chart for ID's. I hang these yellow pocket charts upside down so that the tags can clip on easily. ;)

The next pocket chart is for my days of the week. I have a clothespin that clips onto the current day.

My final picture is of my Super Improvers Board. I love this baby right here! My students are so excited to move up levels, and all rewards attached are freebies such as stinky feet day, sit by a friend at lunch, sit at teacher's desk for the day, etc. They love these and they cost me nothing. Win win!

Summer working....

Just a sneak peek of my classroom. I had to switch rooms again this year, so progress in my room is slower than I would like. I plan on taking the opportunity to purge much of my stuff! :) Still a bit of work to do to match books to their labels, but the hard part is done. Have a great weekend!

I Wish My Teacher Knew...

SOOOO I totally jumped on the idea of I wish my teacher knew. Brilliant I tell ya! Sometimes we get so bogged down in the day to day happenings that we cannot always slow down and appreciate our little darlings. Their responses were so sweet, with the occasional sad one. Keep reading to see some of the responses.

I Wish My Teacher Knew...

 

-that I have 2 pets
-that I have been bullied on the bus.
-she (mom) won't give me my meds and I like to kick the ball.
-that I have a pet snake. My mom is mean. My dad is mean. (this one broke my heart)
-that I am scared of Chuckie (me too, so I feel their pain)
-that I get to play school when I finish my homework :) (future teacher here)
-that my playstation was broke (more time for spelling word practice muahhahahah)
-that I practice more than I'm supposed to.
-that I went to the autism walk and played and played and got face painted and got a balloon
-that when it was snowing outside, my sister got a snowball and hit me in the bottom (I taught the sister, and I got a giggle because I can just see this happening)
-my nickname is Lay and I have a pink bike and my mom had a baby
-that they were my favorite teachers but I don't want nobody to know because I don't want nobody to get upset.

I love my firsties, and I loved the idea of doing this. It was interesting and mostly fun to read their responses. Have a great day!

-Geaux Teach

Currently April 2015

Hello to all! started my blog a couple summers ago and really want to start taking the time to post daily. I want a place to remember everything that is happening in my world and in my class. I am linking up with Farley of Oh' Boy 4th Grade for my first ever currently...April that is! I can't believe that the school year is almost over! Although I will be working most of the summer...

 

Thanks for visiting!

-Geaux Teach

 

Teacher Wish List Linky

I am happy to be linking up with Mrs. Wheeler's First Grade! This is my first linky, so I hope I'm doing it right... :)

1. Of course I love anything from Schoolgirl Style, but I really want to have this Chalkboard and Polka Dots to mix with my World Traveler Collection from her!

 

2. I want hokki stools! I can't say enough how great it would be to help some of my firsties get their wiggles out while still engaging with the lessons!

Kaplanco

 

 

3. Pencils!!! Who doesn't need these, and it seems like the district can never give us enough! Ticonderoga to be exact! Amazon

 

Thanks for visiting! Come back soon... :)

 

Donors are wonderful!

This has been a very busy but wonderful school year so far. I had my very first project on DonorsChoose.org funded and was awarded a grant from a local company. Now my classroom has brand new equipment and readers too! I love the looks on my students faces when they walk in each morning and get to choose a new book for the day! Make sure to check out Donors Choose and submit your very first project!