Happy Tuesday Friends!
I just wanted to pop in real quick to share some recent summer organizing and crafts that have taken place at the ole’ Travis house 🙂
Since I will be moving grade levels this year, I have been on Pinterest a lot more than usual! I’m looking for a fresh new start with new ideas, new organizational tips, new activities, new everything!
One of the organizational tips I found was organizing your anchor charts… which is something I definitely need!
I make charts almost every day in my classroom for the activities and lessons we do, but I usually end up throwing away all of my charts because I don’t have a specific place to put them.
I knew this was something that I needed to take care of this summer! So off to Wal-Mart I went….
This is what I came home with:
* 97 cent trash cans
* duct tape (I chose leopard)
* Spray paint (in your choice of color)
* Sticky chalkboard labels (in the arts & crafts section)
* Paint pens (I got two – fine point and regular)
All together… under $12!
I took the trash cans out to the porch {for obvious reasons} and put some paper underneath
(definitely didn’t need the husband coming home to find a turquoise porch!)
and went to painting!
I even had a little helper…
After letting them dry {which didn’t take hardly any time at all}, I got the duct tape and cut a long strip. (I then cut that piece down the middle to make the piece of tape thinner)
I used the fine-point marker to write on the chalkboard label.
I wanted to organize my charts by subject to make it a little easier to organize!
After I am finished using the charts in the classroom, I will roll the charts and rubber-band them… and in they will go!
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This summer is a BUSY summer for me…. a little overwhelming at times honestly.
Not only am I planning for a new grade level, moving classrooms, and mentally preparing for a change in my grade, but I am also taking a FULL schedule of classes for Grad School (2 classes in Summer I…. and 2 classes in Summer II)
Yes… My eyes are popping out sometimes and my hair is turning gray!
On top of school changes and Grad School overload…. I am also having to plan for SDE conferences (handouts, presentations, etc…) for this upcoming year.
So… while I think of myself as a pretty organized person, I need a little help!
I whipped up these little planner pages that I can use to hopefully allow me to check off some important things on ever-growing to-do list!
I have started planning for this week:
I also have a different template to help plan for the Back-to-School to-do list…
You can download these calendars by clicking {
HERE} or on the picture below:
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And… to help you get ready for the next school year {
besides organizing your To-Do lists}, I am doing a Tuesday
DOLLAR DEAL in my
TpT storeEVERY.SINGLE.TUESDAY
this summer!
That is 75% off each product!!!!
Just click on the links above to take you to each product!
AND… be sure to follow me here AND my Facebook {Wild About Firsties} page to get updates on product deals throughout the summer!
Have a great rest of the week…. we will staying indoors and waiting for the aftermath of Tropical Storm Bill! #morerain #rainfordays
