Cereal Box Creativity

I have so many different boxes and folders to organize my classroom, but making them personalized for my classroom brings that extra piece to the room.  For this project, I just used cereal boxes and a wheat thin box.

I first put duct tape at the bottom of the boxes to secure the boxes.  Then I just used scrapbook paper to wrap the boxes. 

I think these boxes will look great in the classroom!

PLC Binder Cover

On our team we have our "PLC Binder" where we keep all of our professional readings and articles, student data, team information, etc.  I want to spice up our binders in a fun way, so I made these covers for each binder. I used the cricut to cut out all of the pieces. 

DonorsChoose

I have been very fortunate in my classroom in receiving things for my classroom from the site DonorsChoose.  This is a nonprofit company that connects public school teachers with people who want to support classroom learning.

I have received science and math books for my classroom library, chapter books by Roald Dahl for book clubs, safety vests for the school's safety and leadership team, and an iPod touch.

This site is worth taking a look at!

Book Nooks

Because we have comfy spots in the classroom, we use a book nook system. This allows everyone to spend the same amount of time in these special seats.  The kids really like the book nooks, because they know exactly where they can go that day and how long they have until the seat they want.  My librarians take care of rotating our clips daily.  Here is a link to my book nook chart.

Seat Sacks

Two years ago now, my fifth grade classroom had only tables.  So, as I prepared for the new year, I came across the seat sacks that Lakeshore Learning was selling and decided then I wanted them.  My mom and I went to the store and bought outdoor fabric in five different colors, we took a chair from the school and begin to create the seat sacks that I still use today.  

These have been amazing, and have held up so well!  Definitely a great investment!

Pencil Cans

I updated my pencil cans!  I am hoping this will help my "pencil sharpener" with their job in the classroom.  It will also keep our classroom organized.

I used old pineapple cans and put scrapbook paper through the Xyron machine, so it would stick with no bubbling on the cans.

I then printed on photo paper the titles for each cans.  You can use my titles for your own cans by clicking here. 

Crazy Crate Bench

I am very excited to put my new crate bench in my classroom next year!  This really didn't take long and wasn't very expensive.  I got 4 crates from Target at $5 a crate, the baskets are also at Target for $4, and then I picked up the fabric at Walmart at $8.  At Home Depot, I had them cut wood the length of the four crates together, 54 inches.

Using a staple gun, I stapled the fabric to one side of the wood.  Then put stuffing on the wood.  Then pulled the fabric tight and stapled the other side.  Creating the cushion.

Then I stapled zip ties on the bottom of the board and zip tied it to the crates.

I am very excited to add this to my classroom for another place for students to enjoy a good book!