Hello!  Welcome to my teaching blog.  I have wanted to start up for over a year now, when I got back into 1st grade...more on my history later.  Anyway, my goal of this blog is to catch all my excitement, fear and love for teaching, as well as share my ideas, inspirations and learn from all the other professionals in my field.  I LOVE that teachers SHARE!  So, please share with me too, and we can rock 1st grade (or whatever sub-par grade you're teaching LOL) together!  Can you tell I love first!?

CLASSROOM sneak peeks!

Can you tell I've been busy working on some fabulous organization and colorful decor for my classroom this summer?  I'm determined to be organized.  My favorite classroom is Reagan Tunstall's from last year.  I love her bright colors and chalkboard/black.  I used the chalkboard theme last year as well, but I am adding A LOT!  Bits and pieces of scattered ideas I have and inexpensive finds, and a few teacher files.  I'll share them all here as I go.  I just sent about a million things to be printed by my amazing copy friend, Linda.  Hubby should be picking them up for me today and bringing them down to our Las Vegas home.  My fingers are itching to see all the colorful pages.  A teacher-buddy and I will be getting together next week to do our laminating and cutting.  YAY!

So, I've seen A LOT of teacher toolbox ideas out there, and I can't wait to have all of my supplies in one place...and not cluttering up my desk drawers (am I the only one who does that; it's such a catch-all!).  The original idea came from Rebecca Rojas' Create. Teach. Share. 

Ooh la la!  Look at the rainbow of colors! 

Tissue paper poms are still in! Learn how to make them with this great tutorial by Leanne Dowsett . Yes, I'll definitely be posting before and after pics in August, As teachers, I believe we've got to celebrate our own successes, just as we do with our students.

 

OMG!  How stupid-cute! (as my bestie would say).  Try to picture it full of crepe-paper flowers for my teacher desk, with Mrs. Scott written on it's awesome handwriting lines!  I may have picked up a couple pencil jars too.  I've decided the Target Dollar Spot LOVES me.  No really...I think I've spent all my teacher $ for the year there already.  Just organizing receipts.  They'll be ready to go, come August 17th! That's our first day back.  When is yours?