Monday Made it July 30th Edition

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Whew, has it been a busy busy week. Working with my friend Andrea on her classroom library for my donor's choose project. I will share more soon.

Now getting down to the projects, here are a few I did this week.......

I am participating in

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I made my postcards and ordered them from vistaprint. I also made my map.

I plan on having this printed at staples or office depot and laminated. Then as each postcard comes in we will mark on the map. (I will share more when we do the unit)


Some more items from my vistaprint order

I did this last year for my 2nd grade teachers, this time I just put our school so all the teachers could use them. I will watch for when they are free and order enough for everyone to send them home.

Small Magnets

We have all seen

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But I thought why not have it be when we enter the building. So I made into a yard sign via vista print .

Yard Sign

Now I have a list of things to get done for the classroom, but to be honest helping my coworker has taken a priority (wouldn't want it any other way) We can get back into the classroom Wednesday. We were given permission to do ONLY the library. Here is what we have gotten in so far

Pretty good huh. It is a chore, but we keep pushing through as we want to get it done right the first time. Sigh, add in that mom is yet again sick......I think I can I think I can.....I WILL have more to share next Monday.....Later Gaters

A few Classroom pics

Along with school, life has been so crazy busy I am finally getting around to the projects for the classroom.

First this is something I did at the beginning of the year, as you know Labby is my "mascot" so I have a few
dog themed items in my room.

These are under my whiteboard with these in them.

Then on top of my cabinets

Various Dogs and Dog "themed" books

Now for the whiteboard, I was constantly writing the schedule up on the board so I had some magnetic picture frames (4x6) used some thistle girl, LD, graphics and viola

Here's a little better close up of what is in each frame

The magnets at the top are from Vistaprint

Now the project that has dual purpose .....One to decorate and 2 for the kids to use!
I came across Deanna Jump's Guided Reading 101: Printables, Strategies and Word Work here I fell in love! Then also I loved Brenda Frady's Beanie Baby Comprehension Posters here. So I combined the strategies ....but then came the search for all of the beanie babies, and how to get them on the wall! A trip to Walmart, had me looking for Command Clips but @ 4.50 a piece ....then I turned down the storage aisle and my wheels started turning. Those drawer dividers that are 3/$1.47 kinda looked like cages.....Here's what they looked like ......

 Add black & silver paint, a little suitcase lock, and you have cages for the beanie babies!

Here are what they look like up (forgive the slanting and tilting my room averages around 80 degrees so I battle keeping things on the wall, the command hooks stay for the most part but tape is another story)

There you have some of what I have been working on, of course we have been warned Massive budget cuts are coming, so I will probably will get this finally the way I like it, and either have to move out or not have a job.....OY.....Thanks for stopping by.....Let me know what you think!

New Vistaprint

Here is my latest (free) vistaprint order.

First up...(go here for a great how to)

 

Small banner

Small Poster

I took the posters from here added some more cute clipart...(free upload is the key) 

We always have hat day at school! Perfect!

sticky notes

Prior to the days of Pinterest I found this from another Vistaprint user .I changed font

(If anybody knows let me so I can give credit) Again free upload is key.

Now for my theme...

Small window decal

 I am doing a 10pt/per lab (each class has 2/wk) behavior plan ....so as more of incentive....

Small Tote bag ...get it ..lab bag (I crack myself up)

Binder covers (flyers)

Note pads

Mouse pad

Property stickers (return address labels)

There you have it, free (I paid shipping) but woohoo. I also have to use my Gift Certificate from Living Social. But with those you only get 30%, I don't know about free upload.....Thanks for letting me share!

Vistaprint

School was just a little crazy....not bad but not good.....Just Crazy

But I wanted to start posting more here....I discovered Vistaprint, they give you free products you pay the shipping (most I have paid is $7.95)

Here are some of the items I made for school this year:

Loyalty Cards (Punch Cards for us)

(For Dog Themed Computer Lab)

 

Made these for a coworker

Saw something like this in a catalog for alot more

Small Banners

 This is for PBIS Teacher (Ironically the week this arrived I was pulled)

(We have 3 of these a school year so great deal)

Sticky Notes

 (Some Fun on Black Lab Themed Computer Lab )

Tshirts

 

PBIS

Saw this at Reading Convention and Had to have one :)

Large Car Magnet

For Computer Lab (hopefully technology will work better this year)

Now some tips, they have templates, it will cost more to alter them. So play around with what they give you.
Now here's some deals, sign up for LivingSocial then watch other cities, they every so often offer vistaprint $50 for $10.

Then also sign up for Ebates, they give you cash back on your order, currently 5%. Then also google "vistaprint codes" if all else fails :) Below is a link Vistaprint!


Just wanted to share these ideas! Catch you later!


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