We finished school the beginning of June, and my principal stated that teachers weren't allowed back in their rooms until after the 4th of July. This have custodians time to wax the floors and forced teachers to take some down time. I was itching to get back, and I continued to work from home.
Most of the furniture is in place. I am up in the air about desk arrangement. We're rumored to max out this year (30 students), and I can't decide how I want it set up. I did move my kidney table and my library, and I love the new spots for those!
I also received 2 new pieces of furniture that I'm excited about. I only have 2 small cabinets in the front corner of my room, everything else was stored on book shelves. I felt like my room looked cluttered because you could always see everything.
I now have 2 of these lovely extra large filing cabinets, with 3 drawers and 2 shelves. They need lots of TLC and will be my project for tomorrow. I'm thinking of all the possibilities that the drawers hold! I know that I want all my construction paper and colored paper stored in hanging folders for easy access--that alone will save my sanity daily.
I spent today working on a couple crafty projects.
I read a super easy tutorial on whisper phones on TeacherificFun (http://teacherificfun.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-whisper-phones.html?m=1 I can't seem to add a hyperlink right now, but I'll edit ASAP to add) and figured I'd give it a shot.
A trip to Lowe's for:
10 foot 3/4" PVC cut into 4" pieces (the guy looked at me like I was crazy when I requested 3.5" so I settled for 4) - $1.69
60 3/4" PVC 90 degree elbows - $13.20
1 roll of cute duct tape - $3.00
$17.89 total, brought them to about 60 cents each. Much cheaper than if you bought premade.
The tutorial mentioned it being difficult to put the elbows on the pipe, but I had no problems at all. They popped on quickly, and I simply gave them a good squeeze to make sure they won't pop off easily. Putting the duct tape on took the longest. All together, I spent about 45 minutes to make 30. Not too shabby if you do say!
I'm hoping that if I emphasize the title, WHISPER phones, that my new lovelies won't shout while independently reading like some of my students last year.
Like most teachers, I'm excited to save money. When I first started teaching, I bought tons of new hardcover books from Barnes and Noble, new toys/manipulatives/supplies, new decor, everything full price etc. Now that I'm married, my husband would have a heart attack if I spent that much money on my classroom. I still want cute stuff though, which leads me to my new philosophy... If I can replicate it, or something close to it, I will.
I saw a couple very cute hall pass holders on Etsy, but they were 50 and 60 dollars! Ouch! I shared them with my wonderful momma, who is very crafty. She offered to cut the wood for me, so long as I decorated. Yay!
Here are my inspiration photos.
And here's what I've started. I'll post more photos as I finish them. Tomorrow I'll add painters tape to chevron the passes and start polka dots on the header.
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