Ocean Theme Clip Chart

I had a follower ask about making a clip chart with an Ocean theme ... I had some time this evening and put something together!  Hope you like it :-)

Ocean Clip Chart

Another Freebie...

Every time I think I have everything I need, there's one more thing I find to do... here are my new Pencil Buckets!

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Jungle/Safari Clip Chart

I am going through my files printing out stuff I need to laminate and get ready for next week ... I can't wait to get into my classroom!!!  So I am figuring out what I have ... what I need ... and what I can make!  I used the Behavior Clip Chart for the first time last year and I loved it.  However I started using it half way through the year and just made a quick one and knew I would want to remake it for this year.  I am doing a Safari/Jungle theme in my room and decided to make it go with that.  I figured I would share in case there are others doing a similar theme and could use it!  Hope someone finds this useful.

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Pinterest Inspired Poster!

I'm sure many of you have heard of Pinterest, if not you really should go check it out!  It's a really great way to organize things you find on the web.  I would always find something and then when I wanted to find it later I could never remember where it was or how to find it ... now I have Pinterest Boards and I have everything neatly organized.  Anyway I created a poster from an Idea I found on Pinterest and wanted to share with all my bloggy friends :-)  Hope you can use it!

Found on Pinterest ... 

This is what I created!

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Vista Print

I just placed an order ... it's nothing big, but I am super excited about it!!!  First let me tell you about a super cute blog I found as I was browsing stalking Pinterest ... First Grade Fever  , Christi had an awesome giveaway which I was so excited to receive.  I decided to use them with my Vista Print order!!  She created these really cute Personalized Jungle Posters and postcards, I thought it was perfect for my Jungle/Safari theme I'm doing this year!  Anyway I uploaded them to Vista Print and can't wait for my order to come so i can send my new students their welcome postcards before school starts!!  I ordered a new pen and some business cards too ...  Check out Christi's Blog she has a lot of cute ideas and other freebies on her site!

Medium Poster

Front of Post Card -- 100 Free!

Back of Post Card -- I am sending this to my kiddos, just hope I get it in time (fingers crossed!)

Free Pen

250 Free Business Cards

Currently ...

I'm linking up with Farley of Oh Boy 4th Grade to share what is currently happening with me...

So much to do ...

I LOVE reading and seeing all the photos of the classrooms for this upcoming year!!  I just went by and saw my new classroom, let's just say there is A LOT of stuff in there I need to go through and organize before I even bring in my stuff!!!

On the bright side I have tons of storage and my room is HUGE!!!!  I am going in next week to start cleaning and organizing and hopefully start decorating soon :)  Animal print Safari theme coming soon!!

Do you Sqworl?

I'm sure many of you have already seen or heard about this cool website called Sqworl!  I finally checked out what all the hype was about and made a few groups for my kiddos to easily access websites during Daily 5 and other times throughout the day.  Feel free to browse the groups I've created!

Listen To Reading

Language Arts

Addition & Subtraction

Money Games

Some of the websites are for primary grades since I was teaching 2nd up until now ... I need to find some Websites for 4th grade!

STAR Binders...

I have seen many posts about the different binders used as communication between school and home.  I used them last year for the first time and they were a HUGE hit.  I did have to invest my own money so I was a little concerned about students loosing them or ruining them since the year before I felt I was replacing homework folder every six week if not more!!  I did not use a 3 ring notebook, but instead found the 3-prong poly folders at staples for 49 cents which is much cheaper than most places.  These held up ALL year long and not one student lost or ruined it!!  The parents loved them and so did I, helped me to keep things going home and coming back from home more organized.  


So last year I called them S.T.A.R Binders (Students Taking Awesome Responsibility).  This year I am going with a animal print theme and might change it up ... here is a website that I found to be helpful for finding different Binder Acronyms.

Binder Acronyms

As soon as I find a new name, I will be sure to post pictures of the new Folders and the components!!

To all my D5 people??

Ok so this will be my first time implementing D5 and The Cafe ... I am super excited about it, but I have some questions for those of you who have done it before and might have some suggestions for me ...

A little background first -- I will be departmentalized teaching reading/social studies ... so I will see 2 different classes each day.  Soooooo here are my questions??

** For my Cafe do I  just share the board for both classes?  I'm just thinking for when I introduce a skill for the 1st time and add it to the board ... I guess for the afternoon class I could take the skill down and re-introduce it or just wait to put it on the board??

** Book Bins -- I have a decent size classroom library but not huge by any means, how many books at minimum should the kids keep in their bins, I'm worried I wont have enough for 2 classes to have filled at the same time.

Thanks for your help, it's hard to visualize how this will work being I have not done it with one class and I'll be doing it for 2!!

Voice Levels

So a few of you were pretty interested in the Voice Levels banner I posted about below on the Vista Print Post ... before I start let me make sure you're aware I did not create this poster, it was an idea shared with me on the 2nd Grade Teachers Club ( I can't remember her name or if she even has a blog, but if you do please let me know so I can give proper credit).

SO this is how it works -- I uploaded the file to vista print to make a custom banner, once uploaded I stretched it to fit as big as I could on the Small Size Banner.  Here is the file you could print yourself or use vista print.

The first time I used Vista Print I only used the items that were listed as free.  When I got that first order in, they included a coupon code which pretty much gave me access to ALL the items on their site including all the cool designs, not just the ones under "Free"  you were also able to edit the designs and make them more personal.  I was able to use that same coupon code quite a few times, that is how I got so much for Free!!  But you can too it's easy and all you do is pay for the shipping ... just be careful there is a limit and once you hit that you will pay full price for items that go over.  Oh and sometimes you get coupons that offer free uploads which is how you can upload for instance the voice level poster for FREE too!  I have a few coupons I have scanned in they are kinda old so I apologize if the codes are no longer working but it's worth a try ...  Hope this helps please feel free to ask me any questions!!

Downloads
Voice Levels Poster

Vista Print

Many of you probably already know about this really cool website!  I just wanted to share some of the things I had made for my class this past year, check out Mrs. Lamb's Blog she has some wonderful ideas and many of my Vista Print Ideas came from her!! I'm thinking of some new things for this year, I'll be sure to post when I do!  Here are a few of the things I've done in the past ...

Business Card - I would use this and put it on their desk before they would get to school in the morning if their desk were REALLY clean!!!

Small Size Banner - Voice Levels (this idea came from a teacher at the 2nd Grade Teachers Club)

Postcard - I would send these home as a reminder for conferences

Same Post card, this is the back

Business Card - Used this for students to take home when they reached the top of the behavior chart!

Postcard

Small Size banner - this hung from the ceiling over my classroom Library

Another postcard

And another Postcard I would give out for Birthdays!!

If you haven't check out this site click on the link they have free stuff and once you order that, you get coupons for even more free stuff, all you pay is shipping ... EVERYTHING above was FREE!!!

Vista Print

My new Classroom!!!

I can't believe it's been forever since I have posted ... I'm taking summer Grad classes and have been super busy!  Anyway I couldn't help but share my excitement ... I went by the new school I will be teaching at this coming up year to pick up some resources and found out the room I thought I was going to be in had switched ... I got a sneak peak and it's HUGE!!!  I am so excited for the possibilities in this room, I can't wait to get in there in August to start putting it all together :)  Here are a few pics of the room ...

Proud Member of TBA !!

Check out my new post on TBA .. if you have not seen this blog yet -- go check it out now ... you wont regret it!!!

My New Design and Button!!!

YAY!!!!!!  My new design is up and running ;-)  Thank you soooo much Kristen you are so creative and talented!  If you haven't seen her blog you must check it out -- Ladybug Teaching Resources!

I also have a new button ...

                

All About 2nd Grade ....... is now ......  Mrs. Petite's Teaching Passion

Sooo if you have my blog button on your page already could you please :) change it to my new one!!!  Thank you :)