DVD Jewel Case Storage Idea and Classroom Photos

I tried to find as many uses for those old DVD cases as possible: 

This was a quick Decimal, Fraction, Percent match-up game I used at the beginning of Math class.

 

DVD Case holds all those little cards the kids need for station work!

 

Revamped the side of my classroom upon walking in. I brought in a painting from my house and use long, viny plants and pillows to make it home-y.

Weekly Station Schedule (changing soon, but had this up while I was in the hospital so my kids knew exactly where they had to go!)

 

Always rearranging my tables to keep the kids guessing and motivated!!

 

Outside wall bulletin board

 

Imagine It board 

 

Landforms T-chart (I love a good comparison!)

 

Unit 5 vocabulary words with pictures! Great for my ESOL kids!

Social Studies Writing Task

Reconstruction Amendments Workstation

This took me 2 hours tonight! Yep...I my Saturday nights are now for school--but I love it!!!

I created this workstation for my students to use in both ELA and Social Studies. Hope it helps!

 

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Reading Strategies with Definitions POSTERS

I have been working on creating easy-access cards that I can display during each

Imagine It Reading Unit.

 

Author's Purpose reading lesson

Nothing fancy, but this is my author's purpose ppt. I will spruce it up in the Fall. Feel free to leave a comment if you would like a copy!!!

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Summer has taken me over...but CCSS is on my mind!

It has been a while...sorry for my absence!

Here are a few things I have been working on for my lesson planning with the Common Core in mind: