Giving it another try!

Well, I tried and still couldn't keep up!  But, now that the grandkids no longer live with me I should have a little more time.

I was reading over my past posts ... hmmmm  where did the time go?  Well, I'm still cleaning out my room.  I brought all the teacher resources (mailboxes, many worksheet books, etc...) home for the summer and have been tearing them apart to sort and put into monthly binders.  

Sorry if I'm boring anyone (my whole 9 followers!)  I will try as best as I can to keep posting.  When I get to 10 followers I plan to  post a freebie! Yeah!  My first one.  I need to see what would work best. Thank you all for following me on the start of my journey.

OH here is something I've been wanting to share! I implemented a "Rockin" classroom theme and my calendar set didn't fit in too well. I didn't want to purchase a new one so ... I used Duck Tape to cover the edges and the results were AMAZING!  The picture on the left was the original and on the right my new updated version.
The kiddo's really liked the new style and I have been using Duck Tape everywhere!  Thanks for listening and following me.  

Clutter-Free week 2

This past Friday's assignment from Clutter-Free Classroom was to make a Plan. That's funny!  I'm ADD -what's a plan?  Aren't we suppose to jump right into projects head first and think later?  Well I'll try it this way and see what happens.  I do have to say it is getting me more excited about purging. If I had jumped right in I would have quit by now and nothing would have been accomplished.

This is the hard part for me. I have always kept things thinking I would someday use it!  I love crafts – I have many crafts!  I love sewing – I have tons of materials.  I love scrap-booking – I have way too much supplies!  Get the picture?  I see things and think OHH I can use that for … and it never gets used! 

So here goes:

1. If it doesn’t pertain to 2^nd grade – get rid of it!

2. If I have it on my laptop – get rid of it! I can print when I need it.  Hmm – but then I have to organize my laptop files. (DEEP SIGH!)

3. I will use binders to organize my papers. Fortunately another teacher’s husband had donated boxes and boxes of binders!!

4. Take care of papers as I use them. This is one area I started with this week.  With great results! 

5. Keep one copy only!  I have been turning extra papers into scrap paper for the students to color and draw on during free time.   I have also started cutting the papers in half and using as writing plan sheets! This has been a great recycle! I just need to be careful what is on the backs in case they go home!

6. Extras or items I don’t use will be going to the 3 (yes 3) student teachers that will be joining my team in a week. They will be thrilled to start their careers with valuable material!

This is all I can think of for now – I’m sure more will come as I start the purging phase this week! 

BRING IT ON!