Money Money Money Money....MONEY!

Here is a break down of the money I spent on the classroom

Plastic totes with green lids: $5.00
All other green totes: $2.50 each  ($20.00 total...including some not seen)
Grass skirts: $40.00

Lamp: $9.00
Bean Bag: $20.00
Chair: $30.00 (big spend)
Carpet: $15.00

Lamp: $16.00

Posters: $10.00

Clock: $4.00

Not Seen

Side Table: $10.00

Lamp:$ 20.00

Storage bin: $10.00

Grand Total: $209.00

Not too bad for the first year

A little hard work goes a long way!

I want to start by giving a HUGE shout out to my sister-in-law, Heidi, and my cousin, Mackenzi! They helped me get the bulk of my room cleaned, organized, and put together. 

I also had some help putting the finishing touches from my great friend Shelly and (Momma & Tim!)

Lincoln was there too! He just helped make the room look even cuter. 

Here it is...Before/After

BEFORE

We had our work cut out for us!

This was the beautiful moldy board

Poor Mackenzi cleaned and lined up all of the desks herself! What a trooper!

When we asked Lincoln what he thought...he just made this face.

Working hard

AFTER!

Notice the grass skirts along the counters! Those are to hide all the falling tiles.

                            

My 1st Desk <3

My theme is green! I am so happy I have a smartboard!

More Green

My reading center! I love this area

Soon to be full of books and students

So Lincoln, what do you think of the room now?

Much Better!

coming soon....

This Monday I will post a blog about my room.

Before and After!

I have a lot of helpers, so I think we can get it finished on Monday.

Tick Tock

OK...So I am used to writing lesson plans for elementary school. Usually it takes me about 45 minutes to write the lessons for the entire week. A couple nights ago I decided to be proactive and write up some lessons ahead of time. I completed one lesson and it took about an hour to do just that!

I am scared. I hope that this is not a look into the future. FIVE hours of lesson planning a week!

My husband (who seems to see thing in a more positive light than I do sometimes) assured me that I will be fine after a few weeks of getting used to it. He reminded me of my internship and how it seemed overwhelming at times, but I made it through it, and did a good job too.

I may be a little excited about this whole thing

I have decided to turn this bad excuse for a blog into something I may actually be interested in writing about. I am about to embark on a new era of life. One that involves waking up early five days a week, spending countless hours preparing lessons and grading homework, and (my personal favorite) a paycheck! As I go through the experience I want to share with you what worked, what didn't work, and the hilarious things that happen on the way. Later this week I plan on going to see MY classroom. It is going to be fun and challenging to turn an empty room into an environment where middle schoolers want to hang out! My next post will be about the transformation!

I hope you enjoy