Cupcake Theme!

I am linking up with Corinna from Surfin' Through Second today.  This linky is all about Classroom Themes and providing inspiration to one another.

My theme for the past year has been cupcakes with a hot pink/lime green twist.  I'm not changing any time soon because I have so many cupcake things!!  Plus I still love them!  Also, there's not a lot in the school decor market for them so it kind of makes it more unique.  So here are pictures of things I've made, bought, found, etc.

Because it's 1:15 a.m. I'm just going to put pictures up - if you have any questions about where I got something just leave a comment!

 Vista Print Creations

 Purchases

 Decor In the Classroom

*Notice all bulletin boards have cupcake fabric. 

 Notice pink and green!

This is just more of pink and green color scheme. 

There have been several notebooks, sticky notes, pens that have all been cupcake theme that I have picked up over the year.  I also have some etsy inspired things that I posted about last summer.  See that post here.

Fabulous Find Friday!

Today I'm linking up with Elizabeth at Fun in 4b for Fabulous Find Friday!  It's all about shopping and blogging about those great finds for your home or classroom!  Shopping is so therapeutic isn't it?  Every time I go shopping, especially to Target, I feel like all of life's problems are minimized as soon as I walk in the door.  Of course recently, it has been because they have air conditioning, but in all seriousness, it just does something for the mind.

So everything I found today is from Target.  Now I have seen other bloggers' purchases from the Dollar Spot recently: purple table pocket charts, dry erase boards, everything school supply.  Well my Target is a little behind the times.  They as of today put most of the Dollar Spot at 50% off to clear out space with the goal of getting the school supplies stocked and ready to be in there on Sunday.  (Yes I even asked a Target employee).  So you know I will be there at 9:59 a.m. on Sunday morning.  But wait, 50% off in the dollar section?!!! YES please!  There were still some things that were not marked down, but most of the things I got were!  So here are some pictures!

 Items from Target

• 4 corkboard squares - $4.99
• Green Thumbtacks - $3.49
• Relax and Welcome Signs - $.50 each

So I know the cork boards and the thumbtacks weren't really cheap, but one of my projects  for the next Monday-Made It is redoing my wall and making a cork board/picture frame collage area.  Plus I saw the "relax" sign and the "Friends are Always Welcome" in the dollar spot for 50 cents and I needed somewhere to hang them right?

 Items from Target

• 4 corkboard squares - $4.99
• Green Thumbtacks - $3.49
• Dream, Faith, Hope Sign - $.50 
• Hanging To-Do List - $1

I just love the teal and orange color scheme, don't you?! And I just love the to-do list.  They actually had 4 different color schemes and I took them all.  You will see the other three below. 

 You can see the two cork boards here.  I haven't hung the other two yet or any of the picture frames.  And YES my cat likes to sit in front of the monitor.  It makes it hard to blog!  :)

 Target Dollar Spot Goodies

 Same stuff different picture

***Notice the spray bottle and the pink/green/orangey things right on top of them.
Those are frame magnets.  I will probably use those to hold up pictures on my filing cabinet or cute pitnerest quotes.  The water bottle spray bottle will either be for "quiet juice" or to water my apt. plants.  Haha.  I didnt' take a close-up of those two objects.  Both items were $1 each.

 Pen/Pencil holders.   

I bought 5 black and white polka dot holders.  I'm not sure exactly where these will be, but I am re-thinking student supplies.  I have been using Clutter Free Classroom's Setting Up the Classroom Posts as inspiration along with Kristen @ Ladybug Teacher Files.  I am thinking of having caddies or plastic organizers on the counters for markers, glue, etc.  I thought I could definitely find somewhere for these!  

As for the 2 pencil holders that allow for pictures (the pink one and a black and white polka dot one you can't see in this picture), I'm thinking something like this in my writing center. 

Source: mrsrojasteaches.blogspot.com via Courtney on Pinterest

I also read this post from CFC today about student number cards.  I really like the idea of having numbered cards by the homework bins and then students take them out when they turn in their homework.  Maybe those sticks could go in here?  I don't know - any other cute ideas?

Target Dollar Spot Finds in this picture

• Navy/Orange Letter Stickers
• Beige/Black/White Alphabet stickers
• Navy/Orange Beach stickers
• Flower magnets
• Lint Roller
• Humungo Pink Clothepin
• Black and white polka dot magnetic to-do list
• Flower/Aqua magnetic to-do list

I like the letter stickers.  I don't know what I'll use them for: decorating frames, word work, magnets. 
I was thinking of using the beach stickers to accent my cork boards since they have a beach theme to them.  Or I might keep them and add them to the wedding scrapbook after we get married in Maui next summer.
The pink and aqua flowers are magnets.  I will most likely use those on the whiteboard or on my filing cabinet to hold up notes, agendas, etc.
The lint roller is self-explanatory. We needed one!
The humungo pink clothespin.  I have seen them used on gifts to hold bows and so forth.  That is cute.  I could also find something to hot glue it to...Hm...
The two magnetic to-do lists.  Now you will notice that these two are magnetic but the other one from before hung by a ribbon.  Don't you just love how they differentiate for you!?  Like I said before, I couldn't pick just one!  I will most likely gift these to teacher friends since I already have my framed to do list at school.

 Target Dollar Spot

Another To-Do list!  This one is hung by ribbon.  I liked it because it not only as a spot for the days of the week but also a to do side.  I picked it up because the black and yellow daisy theme is so in right now.  I was thinking of putting these on the board behind my reading table to monitor reading group activity during the week?  

 Target Dollar Spot

So these are little round magnetic containers.  I know I saw somewhere where a teacher was using something similar to these to hold counters for math.  I like that idea.  I was also thinking of cutting letters off of cardboard cereal and cracker boxes, putting them in here, magnetizing them to an individual whiteboard and using them for Word Work.  I could also use them to hold thumb tacks on the whiteboard.  Do you guys have any other ideas?

I also can't resist new hair ties!  Especially 50 cent ones!

Target Dollar Spot

These are pretty self-explanatory.  Sorry the picture is sideways.  One is for time, the other two are for multiplication and division practice.  Actually, they can be used for all four operations.  I will use these for math workshop.  I need to get cute plastic containers to put these in now! 

Target Dollar Spot

I have no idea why this picture is upside down.  Oh well, you get the idea.  This is another 50 cent pack of beach stickers. The table cloth all bright colored and fun will most likely cover one of my counters in the classroom or possible a table.  I like the idea of having table cloths and lamps to make things cozy!

So how much did I spend??

$36.54 :D  It would've been $25 without the cork boards and the thumb tacks but oh well.  I am so excited about that, because I didn't just get stuff for school.  (Remember I have two other cork boards with decorations you still haven't seen that were included in the price).  I would show you those, but alas I will not ruin Monday for you.  But to help you figure costs, there are 5 decorative pieces that were 50 cents a piece that haven't been seen.  So only $2.50 isn't  shown here.  But yeah!  I was really happy with that!

On a non-teacher note......

Some pictures of me and the Mr!

Happy Weekend!!

My Teacher Home

 

There's no place like home!  This part of TBA's International Blog-Hopping Day is to post pictures about our teacher homes!  If you are interested in checking out other classrooms or posting pictures of your own, click the image above to check it out!

 

All of the below pictures were taken in February.  A lot of them have been posted on my blog before, but not all in the same post so here we go!  **Keep in mind, I did not clean up before taking these so please excuse the mess: great things were being created!

 

Outside my door

Bulletin Board in Hall

Bulletin Board in Hall

Bulletin Board in Hall

Door to my Classroom

View from Door

Lunch Choice Center/Bathroom Passes

IB Attitudes and Profiles/ Reflection Journals

Inquiry Corner #1, Emergency Procedures, Mystery Walkers

Bathroom Log By Door

PYP Literature Connections and Reflection Journals

PYP Bulletin Board, Government KWL, Pink Basket has attendance, homework, and lunch count slips for students to fill out.

Big view

HEROES chart on closet door: Homework tracker

Inside closet:  White hooks hold coats, green baskets hold backpacks, gray closet (see below)

Inside gray closet (maniuplatives, DRA kit, etc.)

View of front of class

Reading Table

Reading Table Necessities:  Supply organizer, sticky notes, index cards, timers, my reading binder and group materials are in that big pile!

In between reading table and closet:  Phone/Reading group books

Calendar, Classroom Jobs, Birthdays, RESPECT behavior matrix, school behavior charts, etc.  This is on the bulletin board directly behind reading table.

Homework tray, extra paper, no name pile, Kleenex, Ziploc bags, sanitizing wipes, sink

Schedule and Class Rules posted on Cupboard

Inside Cupboard:  Reading Curriculum materials

Colored Book boxes:  Leveled Guided Reading Books

Red: 24

Orange: 28

Yellow: 30

Green: 34

Blue:38

Novel ties are on 2nd shelf along with Lucy Caulkins curriculum

More read alouds and novel ties on 3rd shelf

Bottom 3 shelves have reading manipulatives: magnetic letters, sort charts, etc. 

My desk area

On shelf behind my desk!

Plastic drawers hold extra school supplies, student rewards, etc. 

Crates for teacher binders and all TEs

Crates for teacher binders and all TEs

Lakeshore Learning Organizer and more TEs

Extra student supplies, math manipulatives, and monthly literature connections

Bulletin board pieces, Filing cabinet, Corner of my Desk, Apprentice organizer, pencil sharpener

Lesson Plan Binder, Stamps, Pens, Sticky notes

Please Sharpen, Sharpened Pencil Cups

Chairs in Reading Center in Front of My Desk

Classroom Library

Reset area with Behavior Reflection Sheet

Computer Area

Government Unit Bulletin Board

CAFE

Front of classroom to the right of SMART board

Fluency Center/Pizza Pages

I get fluency pages from Reading A to Z

Find out more about Pizza Pages here.

Inside Fluency Bin is a folder for each student.  They time themselves everyday during Daily 5. 

Where are you going today?  Specials

At our school 3-5 grades are split into groups for specials.  We have split the students into groups typically A, B, C, and D and they rotate through Art, Music, PE, and Mandarin Chinese.  They go to each every 4th day.  There is no D up there because they had to consolidate a group for us. 

Students do morning work between 8:20-8:50 every morning.

Clip Chart, Timer for Transitions

Bucket Filler Station

Inside cupboard:  Dictionaries, health books, grammar books, construction paper, etc.  Resources that students have access to. 

Cubbies!  Each student has two little sections.   Their coloring supplies are in the colored containers from the Dollar Store.  They also have work journals and book boxes inside their cubbies. 

PE Shoes!

Math Literature Corresponding to our Fraction Unit on top of Cubbies

View of back of room

Door Decked out for Dr. Seuss Week

Inquiry Corner #2

Bulletin Board in Hall

Bulletin Board in Hall

Like I said at the beginning of the post, this is from February.  At the end of the school year, I completely remodeled my room.  My desk is in a different place so those shelves behind my desk will be used for a public supply area.  I have also gotten several great ideas through bloggers, Made-It, Monday, and Pinterest so my room will look completely different come August.  I will be doing a lot of new classroom management things.  Be on the lookout:  I will post new pictures come August!