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Polka Dots, Chevron, and Owls, Oh My: My 2014-2015 Room Reveal and a Pinteresting Giveaway!

Polka Dots, Chevron, and Owls, Oh My: My 2014-2015 Room Reveal and a Pinteresting Giveaway!

September 7, 2014 By fancyfreein4th

Happy Sunday all!  I survived my first week of school and in all the Back to School madness I realized that I never shared pictures of my new classroom!  So here goes… Awhile back I mentioned that I was moving to a new school. This picture was taken in June, on my last day of work, at my former school. This… Read More

Filed Under: bts14, chalkboard, classroom decorations, classroom organization, Classroom Reveal, labels, math center, Uncategorized, whole class journals 8 Comments

Hoot Hoot! My 2012 Classroom Reveal!

Hoot Hoot! My 2012 Classroom Reveal!

August 23, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Today was my first day back with my new class. It was a great, fast, whirlwind of a day. I am so excited to share my FINISHED classroom!  After many days of working on it, organizing all of my belongings and moving furniture in and out, here is the final product. This a reminder of where I started at: This… Read More

Filed Under: back to school, classroom decorations, classroom organization, linky, my class, owls, TpT, Uncategorized 12 Comments

Common Core ELA Focus Wall

Common Core ELA Focus Wall

August 18, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

     This week has been FULL of 10 hour work days… and that is not including the laminating, cutting and printing I am doing at home! I have been busy setting up my classroom, organizing all of my belongings, getting acquainted with my new school/staff and of course those lovely beginning of the year meetings where you can’t focus… Read More

Filed Under: classroom organization, ELA, focus wall, owls, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Classroom Preview

Classroom Preview

August 15, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

Today was the day that I was FINALLY able to move in to my new school and new classroom.  I walked in at 8AM sharp, ready to get to work. I was surprised to see that my new classroom was really a storage room. I spent most of the day moving out all the unwanted furniture that was hidden inside…. Read More

Filed Under: back to school, before and after, classroom organization, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Owl Theme Classroom Pack and a Sneak Peek

Owl Theme Classroom Pack and a Sneak Peek

August 7, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

     I have been creating SO many Owl-icious and Bright goodies for my classroom, that I decided to bundle them up together in one neat little 107 page package…. This Owl and Brights Classroom Theme Pack includes: 12 Classroom Job Signs with 2 blank templates for you to personalize. …31 Daily Agenda/Schedule Sign and a”Where Are We?” Sign with… Read More

Filed Under: apples and ABC's, classroom decorations, classroom management, classroom organization, owls, Uncategorized 11 Comments

Made it Monday: Teacher’s Toolbox & 2 Freebies

Made it Monday: Teacher’s Toolbox & 2 Freebies

July 30, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

 I am linking up Tara from 4th Grade Frolics to show off the Teacher’s Toolbox I mentioned in my Fabulous Friday Finds post.  I put it off for awhile because I was nervous about making all the labels.  So, what do you do when you aren’t sure how to do something….? You call on a friend! I invited one of my… Read More

Filed Under: apples and ABC's, center work, classroom organization, linky, spelling, sub ideas, Uncategorized 17 Comments

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While the phrase, “Open schools” bothers me be While the phrase, “Open schools” bothers me because it minimizes the HUGE lengths that teachers have gone through this past year. Where we, in a split moment, closed our classrooms and said goodbye to our students not knowing how this was going to play out. No matter whether we are teaching virtually, hybrid or even in a social distanced format...school has never been closed. Teachers went from being called heroes 🦸‍♀️ a year ago to being strongly criticized and undervalued. I am so proud and inspired by all of my teacher friends who have had to reinvent the wheel this year. I am so relieved that this is the first step back to the classroom setting where the students will continue to learn, flourish and be like “the good ole days”. Dose one done ✅. One step closer to being back in the classroom, IRL!
Spending this lazy Sunday afternoon writing 💕Va Spending this lazy Sunday afternoon writing 💕Valentine’s to my students. I am writing different figurative language notes on each postcard. Then we are going to share them on GoogleMeets during our morning meeting and vote which figurative language is on each student’s post card! You can take the teacher out of the classroom but they will still find ways to engage; no matter the distance! This year I have to mail these to my students ((because of distance learning)) but who doesn’t love some good ole snail mail 🐌 💌.
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I love being a teacher. I am aways challenged and get to be creative (especially these past 11 months). I feel at home at my school, and I’ve missed it so much since working at home. My district is in a zip code that is highly impacted with COVID-19, and we have felt the effects tremendously. Everyday, I am amazed by how resilient my students have been since their little world’s 🌍 changed on March 13th, 2020. It’s been one, wild ride, reinventing teaching, trying to stay motivated, trying to keep them engaged while feeling supported and seen. Yet,  I’m hopeful this chapter soon will end. Amidst all of the unexpected and difficult things that have happened this last year... there’s still a lot of good out there. Look at this 💛 glimmer of hope and goodness. My uncle and Father in Law just made a class set of desks for my students (plus 30 more for other kids at my school). They used their stimulus money to give back to my school community. This desk will be their own special spot, and memory of the time we learned from home. I’m feeling really grateful and I can’t wait to see past the masks and imagine the smiles that my students will have when they pick these new family heirlooms up on Friday!
Sometimes it is all about the little goals you mak Sometimes it is all about the little goals you make for 2021. Ones like drinking more water and making sure to stand while distance teaching. I miss the days of walking around the classroom, running down the the stairs to grab my class after recess and hopping into a coworkers classroom at lunch.
Cheers to the New Year. I felt like I needed a lon Cheers to the New Year. I felt like I needed a longer winter break but as soon as the school day started, it was game on. I was so excited to see my students online, ready to learn. I am constantly in awe of how resilient they are and how even though we have yet to be together in person, we have created such a supportive and close community. We giggle, we work, we do the best we can and feel good about it together.
Love these perfect stocking stuffers for my Little Love these perfect stocking stuffers for my Littles! Thank you @chattyfeet for helping us deck the halls and keeps our toes cozy and cute!
Shaking things up in our new Point Of View unit an Shaking things up in our new Point Of View unit and using one of my all time favorite prompts where the students pretend they are the turkey and they sere persuading a hungry child to not eat them on Thanksgiving! The students work on time, dialogue and perspective in this. Check it out! Your students will gobble this up!
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