Thank you, thank you notes!

As teachers, we are lucky in so many ways. One of those ways is being on the receiving end of generous gifts!  I go through SO MANY thank you cards during the year. It's always important to give thanks for gifts, but it can really add up!

This is where my obsession with VistaPrint.com comes in handy! VistaPrint is a website you can order lots of personalized items. It's mostly thought of as a promotional or merchandising website for businesses, but there are so many ways it can work in the classroom.

My Classroom Library

Oh, my classroom library. It's by far my favorite part of my room. All the books! All the possibilities! All the pillows! It's so nice to have such a comfy, cozy place to spark a love of reading in my students. Here's how I organize it all...

Student Book Boxes

Ahhhh, book boxes.  Such wonder!   Such joy!   Such... a mess?? 😮

If you're anything like me, you have a shelf full of student book boxes. Some are tidy, organized jewels of reading wonder.

And some..... "Wait, why do you have three pennies, a keychain, and a Pokémon card in here?!"

Over the years, I have constantly tweaked how my students utilize their reading book boxes. As with anything, I'm sure I will continue to tweak them, but I wanted to share my current installment.

Gmail is my HERO!

Can I just say- I LOVE all things Google!

Our district is a GAFE (Google Apps For Education). This means that our staff and students all have a Gmail account that is tied to all the wonderful things that go along with the Google Suite.

These keep me organized, people!