This Year's Classroom {2012-2013}

Tomorrow is the big day! I've spent the last week and a half setting up from scratch. While it was nice to have a brand new room and furniture to work with, that's about all that I had. It was up to me to purchase bookshelves, extra tables, and everything else. I can be reimbursed for these things, but it was a lot of work to go shopping, lug them into the school, and put everything together.

The pictures below are inconsistent because they were taken on two different days. Ignore that when viewing, please. =] I created a lot of the decor/signs myself, and I'll share soon.

tables from IKEA

bookcase from IKEA

A coworker asked me to make one of these signs for her files. I loved the idea, so I made one for me, too! Inspired by Finding Joy in 6th Grade.

Drawers from Walmart. Students turn in work in the correct drawer.

Cart from IKEA.

Table & stools from IKEA. Baskets from Dollar Tree. Bookshelves from Walmart.

Banner created on Vistaprint. Design by technology rocks. seriously.

Numbers are calendar numbers found at a local teacher store.

Poster created on Vistaprint. Design by technology rocks. seriously.

Frames from IKEA. I'm going to use them for homework.

I'll share Open House/Back to School Night pictures and documents I used later this week.

TPT & TN Back to School Sale!

I am participating in the big TPT Back to School Sale from Sunday August 12 - Monday, August 13. Everything in my store will be 20% off and TPT is offering another 10% off with coupon code BTS12. {But then, for whatever reason, it will only end up being 28% off...I don't understand it myself.}

I'm also having a sale in my TN store where I'm offering 30% off of everything from Sunday, August 12 - Monday, August 13. No coupon codes needed!

You can choose your favorite shopping platform and snag the same deals.

  

 
Thanks so much for all of your suggestions on my Teacher Labels file I'll be publishing soon. So many great ideas were given, so it's going to take me a few days to add them to the file. Unfortunately it won't be done before the sale, but when I list it, it will be 30% off for the first few days it's up.

I Need Your Help! Teacher & Classroom Organization Labels

I've been working on Teacher & Classroom Organization Labels for my TPT & TN stores. I need your help!

There are 117 different labels and 2 different styles/sizes. {So, total, there are 234 labels}. I included days of the week, months, common supplies, etc. The whole point of this file is to help you organize your classroom with fun labels. Since I know I can't think of every thing on my own, I'm asking for your help!

What other labels could I included in this file that would help you organize your classroom?

Here's what I have so far:

Thank you for your help!

Now on TPT & TN: 3D Geometric Shape & U.S. Money Posters

I have really been going nuts lately, making lots of stuff for my TPT store. Since I'm spending so much time making these files, I decided to open up a Teachers Notebook {TN} store as well. I know some prefer TN, so I decided to go for it. Everything that is in my TPT store is now also in my TN store {the prices are the same in both stores}. Why have both? Well, TPT seems to be more popular and known by teachers. But TN allows me to collect 100% of the profits with no transaction fees. As of now, I'm not sure if you receive file updates with TN {meaning, if you purchase a file and the seller updates it, if you can redownload the updated file for free, like you can on TPT}. If anyone knows, please share. I haven't purchased very much off of TN yet, so I'm still learning the ropes.

Yesterday I uploaded two new files for purchase: 3D Geometric Shape Posters and U.S. Money Posters.

3D Geometric Shape Posters $1.20

 

U.S. Money Posters $1.00

 

First FOUR people to comment & tell me your favorite math resource will receive BOTH of these poster sets for free! {Be sure to leave your email in the comment so I can email the files to you!}

Teacher Planner Sets on Sale for $10 Until Friday

Last week I shared a preview of my new teacher planners on TPT and gave one set away. The lucky winner was Meghan M.! I had such lovely feedback from y'all that I've decided to keep the $10 sale up until Friday night! It will end at 10 p.m. (MT). At that time, the teacher planner sets will return to their normal price of $13.

There are 3 different designs available: Rainbow Polka Dot, Rainbow Hexagonal, and Black & White. All of the sets have the same documents {besides design and font}, with the exception of the B&W set having 6 additional covers to choose from. If you purchase the set, you'll be able to download the new monthly calendars next summer for no extra charge. These planners were made to be used year-to-year without having to purchase anything more. Any additions will be uploaded to the original listing, so you'll be able to get them at no extra charge.

My inspiration for creating the teacher planner was from beginning to create a 2013 planner for personal use. I knew I could whip up a teacher planner quickly with the templates I'm already using myself. I've been going crazy purchasing digital papers on Etsy lately, and after making sure they were okay for commercial use, decided to put them to good use!

Check out the planners below! {Click images to view larger.}

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Teacher Planner - Rainbow Polka Dot $13 Currently on sale for $10!

 

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Teacher Planner - Hexagonal $13 Currently on sale for $10!

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Teacher Planner - Black & White $13 Currently on sale for $10!