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August 18, 2019 by: Jennifer

Classroom Reveal 2019-2020

Classroom Tour and Reveal 2019-2020: I am excited to share my latest classroom design with you! I didn’t completely change it from last year, but you’ll notice some things did change! The layout stayed, but the biggest change was removing my horseshoe table. I am going to try my guided reading with a cart and work with students at one of our student tables. Another

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Open House, Uncategorized Tagged With: Back to School, Classroom Tour

August 14, 2016 by: Jennifer

Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17

Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17 Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17:  It has been a whirlwind of excitement and craziness as my school year began on Wednesday.  Every year I forget, kind of like childbirth, what it’s really like to teach kindergarten those first few days.  How could I forget?  Well, no matter how I forgot, I forgot.  And I was overwhelmed and stressed to the max, but utterly

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Open House, Writing Station Tagged With: Back to School, class pics

August 10, 2014 by: Jennifer

Classroom Reveal 2014 {Meet the Teacher FREEBIE}

Ok, so here it is (so far)…we started school last Thursday and I figured I needed to go ahead and share the pictures before my room gets that “lived in” look! My new balance beam from IKEA works perfectly for seating at my carpet area: All my rugs are from IKEA! My new desk pockets…I am IN LOVE with them!  They are from Really Good

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Freebies, Open House, Uncategorized

July 20, 2014 by: Jennifer

Custom Classroom Brochure for Open House {Giveaway}

Are you getting ready for Open House or Meet the Teacher?  Are you at least thinking about getting ready, like me?!! Meet the Teacher is one of those things that is a whirlwind of informations, meeting your parents and kids, and so much fun….but let’s be honest, it can be super stressful, too!  SO much information to try and remember to tell them in such

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Ideas, Open House, Uncategorized

June 24, 2012 by: Jennifer

Class Brochure

Last summer I shared the class brochure that I give to parents at the beginning of the year (and also to new students when they arrive).  You can see that post here! I have had many teachers email me asking about how I created the brochure.  I create brochures in Pages (Mac) and then save it as a PDF.  You can check your own versions of

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Filed Under: First Day, Open House, Uncategorized

July 30, 2011 by: Jennifer

O-Fish-Ally a Freebie

I found the cutest idea on Pinterest…big surprise, right?  It was linked back to There’s a 1st for Everything Blog…check it out!  Anyway, I knew since I was doing a Pirate/Ocean theme…I *had* to do this for Meet the Teacher Night!  Check it out: Click the picture for your own copy of the first grade page!  Other grades are direct links below! =)  Second Grade

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June 21, 2011 by: Jennifer

Wowza & A Freebie!

I am so happy to see so many new followers and great bloggers!  Sooooo excited!  If and when I get up to 100, I will be having my first giveaway..and I already know what I want to give!  So get your friends to come have a look! Anyway, I have been going through my computer here at home to see what I will be needing

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Filed Under: Freebies, Open House, Uncategorized

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