**1st Grade Morning Workbook Freebie**

Hey teachers! I am working on my TPT business and have created a freebie of my morning workbook for 1st grade.

If you are interested in seeing it, you can click here. Keep in mind that this workbook is geared towards the beginning of first grade. I will have the entire workbook (180 pages) completed by the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year.

I also have plans of making the following things:

Various File Folder Games
Early Finishers Workbook- 1st Grade
2nd Grade Morning Workbook
3rd Grade Morning Workbook
4th Grade Morning Workbook

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Ready or NOT, here they come!

I finally feel ready to have 21 students enter my classroom tomorrow. Last week I was at my school two nights in a row until 9pm...I have been working really hard to make my classroom exciting and inviting for my students. In my opinion, one of the most important things a teacher can do is make their classroom a safe and exciting place to be. I am just hoping that I can be a better teacher than I was last year (not that I was horrible). I just want to constantly get better every year so I can give my students everything they need to succeed. Now to the good stuff...here are some pictures of my classroom this year:

As promised, here is a picture of my "I'm Finished" product that you can find here

I give goody bags out on the first day of school. If you would like this label, you can find it here

Here is where my kids keep their Homework Folders

I found this really cool magnetic boarder at a teacher store in Myrtle Beach and HAD to have it!

Here is my job board! I'm sorry, I forget who I got these from!

Reading Techniques

Each student has their own cubby under the kiva because we don't have desks

Where did SUMMER go?! **FREEBIE**

As I sit here thinking about this summer and all the great things I have gotten to do, I am wondering where my summer has gone. Even though my "free time" is over, I am really excited to start my second year of teaching. This time around, even though it is only my second year, I feel a lot less intimidated and more confident in my abilities as a teacher. Sometimes it's hard to see veteran teachers walking the halls and think that I could be a great teacher like them. One day at a time. That's what I keep telling myself. Today, I created a really cute resource to use in the classroom and I hope that you enjoy it. My intention is to alleviate the student voices constantly saying "I'm done, now what do I do." I plan on hanging these up in my classroom in a bulletin board format. When I do, I will take a picture of that for you. In the meantime, here is that freebie. DON'T wait though...it will not always be free.

Before.....and AFTER!

As you know, I bought fabric for new valances in my classroom and here's what happened...

Before

After

Here is a picture of the pencil station:

And my math board:

I decided...

I decided that I didn't want to use either of the fabrics I posted the other day (on my valances). After probably an hour at the store, I finally decided that this was THE ONE:

I also decided that there weren't enough owls in my classroom, but now there are...

And apparently there wasn't enough vinyl so I put up some more of that:

 And some more...

I am really excited because my classroom is finally clean and not cluttered (for the most part...I still have some things I need to go through).

A little bit of what's been happening in my classroom....

Gotta Love Vinyl

My discipline Method

And more vinyl...

My owl hall passes

This is where my students will choose their lunch for the day

My insanely cute owl chalkboard....Thanks Mom!

I hung all these owls in the hallway, each with the name of one of my students written on them.

Today I organized all of my books by difficulty. It sure was a daunting task that took forEVER!

My kids have tables instead of desks so under the kiva, I created a "desk" for each of them to put their things.

 Why am I posting two random pieces of fabric do you ask? Well...this is my current dilemma. I decided that the valances in my classroom have got to GO so I am going to replace them. As of now, it looks like it is between these two. I know it's sad, but I just might lose sleep over this.

First Days of School Books...

Here are some of the books I have decided on for the first days of school!