Five for Friday

1.     I will officially start school in 2 weeks.  That's kids in the rooms! I'm excited to meet my new group. I've been busy in my room getting things ready. I have a new color scheme that I love!

2.  In order to stay organized this year.  I have put all my supplies for each week in drawers: activities, books, worksheets.  I'm hoping this will end the piles that end up on my desk!

3.  I've created a Charlie McButton pack with activities to use with the word work and buddy reading.  It covers the VCCV, Sleuth, and Literary Elements and terms.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Charlie-McButton-Literacy-Packet-1326055

4. Here in Indiana our government decided to go away from Common Core and come up with our own standards.  We all know how hectic it gets once school starts, so in order to make sure I'm covering everything I made a checklist for both LA and Math standards for 3rd grade.

You can grab the Math Checklist for free here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Indiana-2014-Math-Standards-Checklist-Grade3-1300586


5.  A week after school starts we will drive my son to his first year of college.  I'm not sure how I will deal with this.  On one hand he is very mature and I know he his ready to be out on his own, but on the other hand he is my BABY!  Actually I think I can handle letting him go, but when I think about not seeing him for a month or more..........

Classroom Labels

It's back to school time here.  I officially have 2 weeks until my first day.  I spent Sunday spray painting some of my book bins to go with my new color scheme and most of Monday in my room with a long list of things to get done.  I love the new colors and how it brightened up my book shelves.

Next on the list was using Modge Podge for the first time!  I knew I wanted to do the grade, copy, file drawer for my teacher desk as soon as I saw it the first time.  The only problem was when I started looking I couldn't find any labels on TPT that matched my color scheme, so I made my own.  I LOVE the way it turned out.  

Once I made this I knew I needed the same labels for my 5 sets of drawers where I keep all my lessons, books, and supplies for each week.  I also went ahead and made them for my teacher tool drawers. 

If you like these you can grab them at my TPT store :

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Grade3andme


So when does everyone else start school?

Organization and Charlie McButton

I am on a mission to be organized this year.  I don't know how it works in your school, but we are back to doing lunch duty so we with have 25 minutes left to scarf down our lunch, go to the bathroom, and answer emails.  Doesn't it just make you want to HUNT down the people who say teachers get paid to much! Oh well at least I love my job, back to the topic.  Organization!!  I spent the last week filling 3 drawer organizers with all of my files, books to read to the kids, books to use at buddy reading, and games for my centers.  I used 1 drawer for every 2 stories. My hope is that I will just go to one place to put my copies and get my supplies and that will equal....wait for it.....A CLEAN TEACHER DESK:)

I did get a few things made for my TPT store.  I have a new Charlie McButton Literacy Pack that I am excited about using in my daily five rotations.  It includes phonics/spelling work for the VCCV, a page to use with the sleuth books, and a Respond to Reading page.  You can purchase it here.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Charlie-McButton-Literacy-Packet-1326055

I LOVE my new blog design!!! Megan at A Bird in Hand Design matched exactly what I saw in my head.  I chose the Build your Blog design option from her site because I needed something cute and affordable.  If your looking into updating your blog or just starting out like me head over to her site.  Thanks Megan! You hit it out of the park!

When I started this blog I had no idea what changes were coming my way.  My husband went to Afghanistan for 6 months to work.  Needless to say there was no time to blog while being both mom and dad to our two kids!  Life is great because he has now been home for a week. So now it is time to mark things off my bucket list.  Actually posting to this blog is one goal I have.

I have been blessed with an awesome group of students this year so I hope I have a lot to blog about over the next few months.

My next goal will be to post some things for sell on the Teachers Pay Teachers site.

I've wanted to join the blogging land for along time....here I am!