Although I did not get my "own" classroom, I did accept a position as a paraprofessional in kindergarten! The school I am at is a charter school not too far from my house so it is quite perfect. The position I have has the potential to turn into a long term sub position, which will be great to get my feet wet. I am absolutely ecstatic to be involved in a new community of educators so that I can continue to learn and grow as a teacher and a person. My teacher that I am paired with is supposed to be amazing so I can't wait to begin! I will be posting my encounters during the year since this is my first year out of college. Keep looking for updates! :)
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Getting Crafty! :)
Now that it is getting to be crunch time for back to school, I have been filling up my free time with making things for my room! These have included posters, classroom management items, organizational tools etc. Basically this is what I had on my TPT wish list. I printed all of these out on cardstock, laminated them, and cut them out how I wanted to. Mostly these were freebies I found online, so I won't post each link because I printed off so much! But again, these were all from TPT so you can easily find similar products that fit to your style! Enjoy! :)
This is my bucket for Box Tops I found on Pinterest. I found the label from a blog, it comes in different colors and you can download it from here
These are signs for my room that show hand signals for students to show me for fewer interruptions, and what I mean when I say "Give Me 5"
Popsicle sticks can have many uses in elementary classrooms! On the left, I have a set of numbered popsicle sticks. I plan on assigning each student a number, and I can use these to call on students, put them into groups etc. On the right, are my Brain Breaks. This one I did have to pay for, but I think it was worth it! I think there were maybe 50-60 ideas total, but I just took out the ones that I thought I would like to use in my room.
On the left are schedule cards. I put magnets on the back, so I can easily change them from day to day. One the right are classroom jobs. I glued them onto decorative library pockets and I will have popsicle sticks with numbers for each student and just place those sticks in the pocket when it is their turn.
These are file folders that I made, that have one folder for each day, and an extra one that says "Copies for Next Week". My idea is to put the copies that I need each day into their corresponding folder. When I am lesson planning for the following week, I can just put one worksheet in the "Next Week" folder so I can make all the copies at once and have a place to store all of them.
These are my absent folders. My idea is to place these on a absent student's desk, and put in papers that are passed out throughout the day into the folder. At the end of the day, the folder will simply be put into their mailbox and everything should be kept neat, organized, and out of the way.
This last idea is for pencil sharpening. I hate it when a student gets up during the middle of a lesson and starts sharpening a pencil. With this idea, if a pencil breaks or needs sharpening, all the student has to do is put their old pencil in the "Sharpen Please" side and take a new pencil that is ready to go! I have one of my classroom jobs as a pencil sharpener, so this is just one less thing I have to take care of :)
These are signs for my room that show hand signals for students to show me for fewer interruptions, and what I mean when I say "Give Me 5"
Popsicle sticks can have many uses in elementary classrooms! On the left, I have a set of numbered popsicle sticks. I plan on assigning each student a number, and I can use these to call on students, put them into groups etc. On the right, are my Brain Breaks. This one I did have to pay for, but I think it was worth it! I think there were maybe 50-60 ideas total, but I just took out the ones that I thought I would like to use in my room.
On the left are schedule cards. I put magnets on the back, so I can easily change them from day to day. One the right are classroom jobs. I glued them onto decorative library pockets and I will have popsicle sticks with numbers for each student and just place those sticks in the pocket when it is their turn.
These are file folders that I made, that have one folder for each day, and an extra one that says "Copies for Next Week". My idea is to put the copies that I need each day into their corresponding folder. When I am lesson planning for the following week, I can just put one worksheet in the "Next Week" folder so I can make all the copies at once and have a place to store all of them.
These are my absent folders. My idea is to place these on a absent student's desk, and put in papers that are passed out throughout the day into the folder. At the end of the day, the folder will simply be put into their mailbox and everything should be kept neat, organized, and out of the way.
This last idea is for pencil sharpening. I hate it when a student gets up during the middle of a lesson and starts sharpening a pencil. With this idea, if a pencil breaks or needs sharpening, all the student has to do is put their old pencil in the "Sharpen Please" side and take a new pencil that is ready to go! I have one of my classroom jobs as a pencil sharpener, so this is just one less thing I have to take care of :)
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