February has flown by and the only thing on my mind is interviewing and applying for a job! I'm crossing my fingers to be able to get a job in Manhattan starting in the Fall. I've been trying to get a lot of things done for my future classroom that could work in any grade level. A lot of it is classroom management stuff but I'm pretty happy with how everything has turned out so far!
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| This idea I got from Pinterest and the third grade team. The third grade teachers use, "What Stuck With You Today?" The students write something they learned that day on a sticky note and put it on the door. On this poster, the students will write something they learned and put it on their paw print number. I also created space to write a specific question or problem. |
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| I tried painting the clothespins but found out spray painting worked a lot better. I plan to have my table groups color coordinated. |
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| I created these during our snow days. I had everything already at home, scrapbook paper, sticker letters, and ribbon. Welcome Sign and "How Do We Get Home?" |
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| I plan to use a lot of Kagan Structures in my future classroom, I created these group number cards and backed it with cardstock colors that will correspond with the group color. Luckily, I had tons of scrapbook letters! |
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| My cooperating teacher used "purple squares" in her classroom. Something so simple to reward individual, small group, or whole class' good behavior. Once you get 10, they are able to make a trip to the treasure box. |
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| Where are we? |
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| I like the idea of a line order but have been in a few classrooms where the line order isn't posted. I plan to hang this by the door. |
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| My finished spray painted clothespins. I plan to use these on the "How Do We Get Home?" and to hang anchor charts we create as a class around the classroom. |
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| I'm going to have the students write their names on a hand and color it. I'll laminate them, cut them out, and put them in alphabetical order to be switched every day. I find myself wanting to use this scrapbook paper on a lot of my projects. |
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I keep visualizing my future classroom and my head spins with the ideas and what I want to do. I'm trying to get a few things done because I know how stressed out I'm going to be my first year teaching!
On a side note, my brother just got a new American Bulldog puppy. His name is Rambo and I love him! He's so cute. He's growing SO fast though and he's going to be a big boy!
My Mom, aunt, their two cousins, and a friend from high school went to Jamaica last Monday and are getting back tonight. Lucky for them to escape from the snow in Kansas! Duane and I stayed at my Mom's house and puppy sat our dogs. It was nice, we kind of thought of it as a vacation! Her house is absolutely beautiful. Too bad it wasn't summer and the pool was full!
While I was there, I found this written from my Grandpa to my Mom and it again made me realize how thankful I am for every one of my family members and friends. I'm blessed to have such a close relationship with my family. It also reminded me what it means to lead a successful, happy life. Words can't begin to explain how much both of my grandparents mean to me and have made me the person I am today. I know they would be proud of every single of their grandchildren because we followed their example and became very hardworking, caring adults. I know they are both smiling down.
