Because I choose to have tables instead of student desks, we need to find a place to store our math workbooks; BEE books; poetry binders; and notebooks for writing, word work, reading, science, and social studies. We store them in…
We have Open House before school begins. It is a time for families to come in and meet the teacher, tour the school, and bring in school supplies. I don’t do anything special during Open House, other than make myself…
Love ’em, and kinda hate ’em, but LOVE ’em more… Mostly just don’t like setting a pile of papers down on a wet spot left by a water bottle that is demonstrating it’s ability to participate in the process of…
“Mrs. Meacham, I can’t find the piece to the _____.” or “Mrs. Meacham! I don’t have the #7 math stair step! Who took my #7?” Ever hear this or something similar? I’m not surprised! Meet our “Missing Parts” basket! Students…
This just makes me smile! Printable Sign – – I just printed, trimmed, laminated, and attached using Velcro.
I had this plan in my head four years before getting around to actually DOING it! Oh the happiness! =) The labels you see on the shelves are close up pictures of what belongs in that particular section of the…
I have two “catch-all” file folder systems for student paperwork that needs to be kept. I bought these nifty “craft file organizers” at Hobby Lobby SEVERAL years ago when they were 50% off. They’ve held up really well. One houses…
In the past, when I’ve had work to bring home, I’d pile everything into a grocery-cart-type-wheely-thingy. It was similar to a teacher cart on wheels, but taller! Not the cutest looking thing, but it worked. Until the wheels broke. After…
With the Kiddos: I’m a firm believer that, “You helped make the mess, so you’ll help clean it up!” Therefore, my first grades always help clean the room at the end of the year. It took me many years to…
