2013-14 Classroom Reveal!

I was beyond excited to set up my brand-new 2nd grade classroom this year. A brand-new room, my first time teaching 2nd grade, and FINALLY a permanent full-time position! In the past I'd been a specialist and shared a room with another teacher, so I was never able to really set up my room how I'd like. This year was so liberating because the room is all mine and I could finally create my dream room!

 Welcome to room 12! Come on in!

{Pennant & cute craftivity from A Cupcake for the Teacher}

The view from my door...

{Adorable lanterns from School Girl Style}

{Close-up of a table group - the baskets and cups on the ends were from Dollar Tree!}

The east wall: cubbies (love them!) with my monthly organization on top:

Close-up view:

{Adorable hand-made bunting from Etsy!}

 {Chevron curtains sewn by my lovely mom}

{The organization hidden behind those curtains. Bins from Michael's}

Close-up of my student job display:

On to the south wall: my writing center!

Small group area:

{Super cheap stools from IKEA!}

Word wall and part of my library:

 {Super cute chevron rug from Target!}

Whole group area & math corner:

On to the west wall & my favorite part of the entire room: my class library!

{Fabulous book bins from Really Good Stuff!}

{Keep calm and read on}

And the north wall...

{Chevron floor poufs from Kohl's}

Close-up of my desk:

Student computers, daily schedule, learning targets, clip chart:

Close-up shots of schedule and clip chart:

On right side of door:

{Awesome mail slots from Really Good Stuff}

I hope you enjoyed my 1st annual classroom tour!

My 1st day of school gift to the secretaries:

 {Idea credit Teacher Laura}

My neon-themed gift to the principal and my grade level team:

{Idea credit Surfin' Through Second}

More Chevron + a Freebie!

Now that I'm FINALLY starting to catch my breath from setting up my *brand new* 2nd grade classroom (big classroom reveal post coming very soon!!), I was able to use my Labor Day to create a few new products I've had on my list for awhile.

But first - for those who played along with the Who's That Blogger?? Linky last month, only 2 people matched my school picture correctly! This is me in kindergarten, rockin' the polka dots:

{My hair still sticks out like that, that's never changed!}

Now onto my newbies! First up are my new mini word-walls that coordinate with the monthly My Little Books. I printed mine on card stock, laminated them, and put them in my writing center for Daily 5 work on writing time.

Next up are my brand-new classroom job signs made to coordinate with my chevron & brights theme items. 

I'm a tad obsessed with chevron at the moment...

 And best of all, I had time to put together a new FREEBIE for you all! 

(In chevron, of course)

 A sneak peek of the learning targets display in my classroom:

Simply click on any of the pictures above to go straight to that item!