The Post With the Most Bullet Points
- printer ink
- lamination pouches
- cardstock
- and raisinets (seriously, why are they so delicious?!)
- cutting out all of the laminated bulletin board trim (It is taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r!)
- mock-ups of bulletin boards (I’m using my empty classroom photos + photoshop!)
- nameplates, labels, and other misc. organizational items
- my teacher organizer (I opted to make my own, even though I *really* wanted an Erin Condren planner!)
- long-rage thematic calendar (Themes! Oh, the themes!)
- first day of school activities (I’m already nervous!)
- classroom procedures + implementation w/modeling
- positive behavior rewards
- rough-planning of the first three weeks
- Daily Five
- CAFE
- The Next Step in Guided Reading
- Whole Brain Teaching
If anyone could share some good morning meeting resources, or talk about their experience with morning meeting, I would love that! Same goes for experiences with whole brain teaching and how you began implementing that in your classroom!
I’ll leave you with the graduation portrait that just came in of Mr. Plum and I! This was taken within a minute after we were handed our (empty) diplomas; I’m still a bit in shock this moment happened!
My Ruby Red Danskos + A Freebie!
One thing is for certain — the experience solidified just how much I love this profession and could not possibly do anything else for the joy it has given me. Despite the complete and utter sleep deprivation (which I know everyone has experienced — a rite of passage!), I never wanted to give up. I never felt like the tasks before me were insurmountable, or dread getting up in the morning. That was a great feeling.