Thanks
for hopping on over to my blog. By
now I hope you have tons and tons of BRIGHT Ideas! A big thanks to Shelley Gray for helping to organize all of
this fun! I have 3 quick tips to share with you.
for hopping on over to my blog. By
now I hope you have tons and tons of BRIGHT Ideas! A big thanks to Shelley Gray for helping to organize all of
this fun! I have 3 quick tips to share with you.
Tip
1: The first tip is for classroom
organization. When I need to find something quick, or have access to it
quickly, I hook it too my magnetic curtain rod. You can get one at Wal-Mart or
Target for less than 10 bucks. I found 100 book rings for 6 bucks on Amazon.
Voila I have a poster hanger or a flip chart if I want to hang up a large note
pad. Since it is magnetic, it is easily moveable.
1: The first tip is for classroom
organization. When I need to find something quick, or have access to it
quickly, I hook it too my magnetic curtain rod. You can get one at Wal-Mart or
Target for less than 10 bucks. I found 100 book rings for 6 bucks on Amazon.
Voila I have a poster hanger or a flip chart if I want to hang up a large note
pad. Since it is magnetic, it is easily moveable.
Tip
2: I love, love, love reusing
things. It helps the planet and my bank account. =) I ask parents to save me
all sorts of containers. I use Pringle Containers to store paintbrushes,
rulers, pencils, and more. The containers above are crystal light containers. I
have some for my students to sort colors, shapes, letters, and more. I also use
them for storing name sticks and picking out leaders for the week. I have even
put jokes to read for students and they can work for a joke from our jar. So
MANY possibilities.
2: I love, love, love reusing
things. It helps the planet and my bank account. =) I ask parents to save me
all sorts of containers. I use Pringle Containers to store paintbrushes,
rulers, pencils, and more. The containers above are crystal light containers. I
have some for my students to sort colors, shapes, letters, and more. I also use
them for storing name sticks and picking out leaders for the week. I have even
put jokes to read for students and they can work for a joke from our jar. So
MANY possibilities.
Tip
3: I have a lot of kiddos who
still have trouble with writing their names correctly. They need lots of visual
help. For them, I have taken a font turned the color to white and added an
effect of shadowing behind it. This illuminates a pathway for the students to
follow. They get guiding lines for them to trace. You can print the pages out
and have students work on their names to sign-in in the morning, or you can
laminate them for durability.
3: I have a lot of kiddos who
still have trouble with writing their names correctly. They need lots of visual
help. For them, I have taken a font turned the color to white and added an
effect of shadowing behind it. This illuminates a pathway for the students to
follow. They get guiding lines for them to trace. You can print the pages out
and have students work on their names to sign-in in the morning, or you can
laminate them for durability.
I hope
you were able to get some inspiration or use some of my ideas. Thanks for
stopping by! If you’d like continue to hop on through the BRIGHT ideas hop on
over to Fabulously In First for some teacher tool box ideas!
you were able to get some inspiration or use some of my ideas. Thanks for
stopping by! If you’d like continue to hop on through the BRIGHT ideas hop on
over to Fabulously In First for some teacher tool box ideas!
Happy
Teaching!
Teaching!
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I think I need to start drinking Crystal Light because those containers are so cool! I also want to try using the magnetic rod. Thanks for the great ideas!
Sara 🙂
The Colorful Apple
You're Welcome Sara! The Crystal Light Containers are my favorite! You don't even want to know how many crystal light packs I have just lying around with out the container because I really needed the container more! =)