Monday, July 23, 2012

Monday Made it and my FIRST award!!!



Alright, I am ready for my first Monday Made it! I am so excited! I have been checking it out for weeks and now it's my turn! 4th grade Frolics you are genius!

So, here's what I made today:

First Day Name Badges
I got these from Sarah Cooley on Teachers Pay Teachers. You can get them here. They are totally free! I printed them, laminated them, cut, punched a hole, and tied some yarn through the hole. I wrote my student's name after being laminated in permanent marker. I plan to use these name tags for a few days if I need to and collect them at the end. Using permanent marker on laminate means I can use nail polish remover to wipe off and use next year!

One time, I made name tags and put them all together and they got soooo tangled. It was a complete nightmare. So, this time I wrapped the string around each nametag and used a paperclip to secure the string. 

***You wouldn't believe this, but we actually got our classlist in May! This is the first time I have wrote the names on stuff because I am nervous my list has changed! I am just keeping my fingers crossed that they didn't make a ton of changes! :)

Privacy Folders
NOT MY IDEA!! I got this idea from one of my lovely teammates. She is amazing and I told her to start her own blog. Girl, if you are reading this please start your own blog...you are so inspirational!!! :)

Well, I was originally going to make privacy folders out of file folders and packaging tape. When my teammate told me about how she did her's last year, I had to do it! Two pocket folders are so cheap right now! All you do is staple two folders together (the left of one on top of the left side of another...does that make sense?). Then, you're done! So easy! Cheap, too! For a class of 20, you need 40 folders, but I got 50 just in case! I am so excited about these!!!!

My first Monday Made It complete! I know, not super artsy or crafty, but at least it's something! Now, go LINK UP!

FYI, it is 99 degrees today in the Windy City. It is TERRIBLE! I managed to go to the gym and stop at Walmart to get these 

5 bookshelves from Walmart! They are black and were only $15.84. I am planning to put a shelf at each table with supplies and book baskets. I am all about organization this year! I got the idea from Jessica over at Dandelions and Dragonflies. Her classroom is beautiful!
These bad boys are 35 pounds each. There was no way I was going to take them all the way home and carry them up my huge flight of stairs! So, I drove to school (I was only 10 minutes away) and asked the office staff if I could put them in my class. They said yes! I made 5 trips to the car carrying these shelves into my classroom. I was SWEATING like crazy! Probably should have picked another day to move furniture into my classroom...but oh, well at least it's done! In honor of my hard work, I decided to stop and get this:
and then I instantly felt better. :)

Well, before I go I must say thank you to Anne over at Growing my Kindergarten. She nominated me for my first award! Yay, I couldn't be more excited! Thank you so much, Anne! 

This award is named for the german word "Liebster", which translates to  "beloved" or "favorite" and is given to a "new, up and coming blogger".


Here are the rules:
1. Link back to person who gave it to you
2. Post the award to your blog.
3.Give the award to at least 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.
4.Leave a comment on the five blogs to let them know that they have been offered the award.

I am nominating the following blogs:
Surfing to Success


Darling Little Learners


The Groovy Teacher


First Grade and Fearless


Live, Laugh, Love Second


Please go check out these awesome blogs! :)







14 comments:

  1. Your blog is too cute!! I also spend the entire summer scrounging for deals, and I can't seem to stay out of Target & Wal-Mart.:) I really need to go to garage sales like you...there really are some great finds out there. Anyway, I'm a newbie blogger, too, so wanted to stop in and say "hi". I'm your newest follower!

    Kelly
    First Grade Fairytales

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    1. Thank you so much Kelly! I love blogging so much! I seriously go in Target like 2-3 times a week. It is CRAZY. You have to check out garage sales. I have found a lot of awesome stuff! Thank you for following me, so I can now follow you!
      :)

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  2. Wow you're more motivated than me...those shelves would have just been riding around with me for a couple of weeks!

    Your newest follower
    Stephany
    primarypossibilities.blogspot.com

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    1. Ha ha I usually keep stuff in my car...you should see my trunk! I'm stopping by your blog!!
      :)

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  3. Katherine, there is so much I want to say so get ready for a paragraph. :-)

    First and foremost, thank you so much for the award. It is my first award and I am so excited!! I'm so glad that you left a comment on my blog, because now I can follow you. I love the name tag idea. I have a stamp set that has a name tag on it and I've been wondering what to do with it. Now I have an idea!! I have seen those bookshelves and I love them. I can't wait to see pictures of how you are going to use them. Lastly, you have me wanting some sweet tea now!!!

    Jennifer
    Darling Little Learners

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    1. You are so welcome for the award. I love meeting new people...isn't blogging fun? I can't wait to share more with you! Ill be stopping by your blog all the time now!!!!
      :)

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    2. OMG, blogging is so fun! I wish all the people that blogged were on my team at school. How awesome if there was a teacher blog school and all of us bloggers taught there. Haha, I also have another award for you.

      Jennifer
      Darling Little Learners

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  4. Thank you so much for the award! I was so excited when I saw it. You have such a cute blog. I love the bookshelf idea. I have the teeniest room and I need someway to get the kiddos stuff off their tables. I might just have to steal that one!

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    1. You are welcome! I am hoping the bookshelves work! I will post pictures after my room is all set up!
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  5. LOVE the privacy folders! I tell the kids to use a folder or two and they always fall over. Can't wait to try this:)

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    1. I HATE when the folders fall over. It always wastes time!
      You gotta make these!!!
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  6. I bought two of those shelves for the area behind my small group table. They are so flipping heavy! After loading and unloading my car yesterday, I woke up with terribly sore arms and back this morning. I cannot imagine how 5 would have felt!

    Leslie
    Miss R's Room

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  7. Hi Katherine - thank you so much for thinking of me and giving me an award:) I appreciate it. I love all your great ideas and your enthusiasm! From one dog lover to another.
    Leslie

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  8. Hi! Found some of your ideas on pinterest and had to buzz by. I have a tip for you! If you have written on something with a permanent marker, just go over what you wrote with a dry erase marker! Easy peasy and a lot neater than nail polish remover. It really works! A toddler wrote on one of our dry erase boards with a sharpie and I really impressed my principal when it came off. Have a great year and I'm way impressed you got your list in May.

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Reading your comments makes me very happy!