Take a Tour and get a Freebie

I am finally finished! I am so happy to be away from that room for a over a week and not have to think about it while I am laying out! So, here is my class:

Writing Center

Student Resource Center

I am still in love with my milk gallon containers for pencils, erasers and such! Makes life so easy!

A look from the back to the front... and look at that cutie snacking!

And those wires have disappeared... pay no attention :)

I need to put those pillows in a corner somewhere!

My own little version of a READbox! Click here for a FREE download of my READbox goodies. 

I am going to use these little pocket charts for subject specific vocab/word wall. 

Listening Center

Hoping to add one more computer here!

Word Work/Math center space!

These are IKEA magazine holders that I am using to store subject specific teaching books.

AR Books!

I made a bunch of labels for my book baskets that you can download for FREE here! These labels include the labels from my IKEA boxes, my AR books and my chapter/theme books. 

I guess that's all I got for you! Hope you can use some of my freebies! 

monday made it and a sneak peek!

I have been working super hard this week on my classroom. Our school doesn't start until Aug. 1, but I am planning on vacation next week so I want to get all my organization done and over with! This week I will finish up... Here is a little sneak peek combined with my Monday made it:

These are fabric covered corkboards! I am loving them! I got the idea from this pin! I hung them right by the door for reminders. 

So, I really, really wanted to go to IKEA and buy these amazingly cheap stools ($5.99/piece) for all my centers. So, I would need about 14 stools. 

The closest IKEA is 4 hours away. No bueno. 

Shipping from IKEA $40. Still no bueno. 

Then I saw this in genius idea on pinterest. This bucket seat is made from a 5 gallon paint bucket, fabric,  stuffing for the cushion, and a staple gun! After I made 14 of these (with the help of my mom!), I still came in at $5 a stool. So, they were cheaper and totally worth it. If you want to see a step by step tutorial click here. 

What I love most about these seats is they are small enough to slide right under center tables and they are stackable space savers! 

I have decided to do my calendar a little different this year. I usually use one of those pre-made calendar boards and each day we  fill in the info that is pertinent. Instead, I am going to use this calendar. There is space to put post its about things happening in the classroom, pictures of upcoming birthdays, etc. I do still want to incorporate some kind of calendar math though. So, I plan on purchasing:

A friend of mine introduced me to this calendar math that you display on the screen. It has a ? of the day with money, time, and addition/subtraction practice. For only $20, I'd call this a bargain!

Here is a little sneak peak of some bulletin boards I got done this week. I used some wrapping paper from the dollar bin as the background on a few of these and really only got the bunting done. I need to get to work on the rest.

I'll be back at it again this week, until it all comes together! Check out everyone else's Monday Made Its: