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A Teacher's Plan Book

I have so many summer projects going on, and I am excited to show you my first finished product!

This Plan Book will help you get organized for the upcoming school year.

This Plan Book can also be easily used from year-to-year!

This Plan Book is also affordable, practical, and ink friendly. All the planner pages come in B&W and the cover pages come in color and B&W. This Plan Book comes in two forms: Editable and Non-Editable.

Planner Pages Included: Personal Information, Student Birthdays, Student Information, Student Behavior Log, Student Transportation, Student Passwords, Student Whereabouts (for student who are pulled out of class), Volunteer Information/Calendar, Parent Contact Forms, Emergency Substitute Information, Substitute Forms, Daily Schedule, Notes (for meetings, ideas, etc.), For Next Year (idea page), Year At-a-Glance, Weekly Planning (available in PDF and PowerPoint), Monthly Calendars, Student Scores (by subject)

*If you don't use a Plan Book, these planner pages will work great on a clipboard!*

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my classroom ♥

Hello, Friends! I have been so busy in first grade, that I nearly forgot about this little ol' blog!

I have so many fun things to share with you... some in this post... and many that will be coming soon!

Here I am on the first day of school. I always have the first day butterflies!

Here is my classroom, I haven't changed much since last year...

It's still a carnival/circus theme, which I love, because of the bright colors.

P.S. My cute mom and mother-in-law made those adorable chair covers - I love them!

Here is my desk... nothing fancy, but completely functional.

I love the sign above that says, "Whatever you are, be a good one."

It makes for a great writing activity later in the year.

I love my newly organized library!

Thanks to my sweet friend, Erica Bohrer, and her awesome labels.

Click {here} to check them out!

My rug area just might be my FAVORITE part of my classroom.

It might be my new rug and awesome easel, but I think my bulletin board has a lot to do with it!

You can read more about my calendar wall {here}. You can also read more about my popcorn wall, that you can see a little sliver of, {here}

I am so thankful that sweet Cara created her awesome number posters this summer!!

They are perfect for my Math Wall and way cute, too. Click {here} to check them out.

I also threw in some of my graphing posters, which you can also check out {here}.

You can read more about my math wall {here}.

I haven't changed much about my magnetic art wall, except for the magnets. Instead of writing all my student's names with a paint marker, I used my awesome Cameo and cut out vinyl to fit each one. Before applying the vinyl, I painted them all black and glued a strong magnet to the back. They turned out so cute!! My husband thought I bought them from the store... :)

Until I get some student artwork up, I am using Hope's adorable subway art pack! Everyone who comes in my room compliments how cute her signs are! My favorite one is the one that says, "I am in the business of being awesome." LOVE! Click {here} to check them out for yourself.

You can read more about my magnetic wall {here}.

My sweet friend and new colleague made these cute windmills for me! Aren't they adorable?

I got these buckets from the dollar section at Target and the labels from Peace, Love, and Learning. Click {here} to download them for yourself -- they are free!

At my parent meeting, I handed out these bookmarks to each parent {thanks again to my awesome Cameo}. I like to remind my parents that their involvement is vital to reading success.

I got the idea from A Place Called Kindergarten {here} through Pinterest.

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."

At the parent meeting, I also put these hearts on my classroom door. Each heart had something we needed for our classroom on it {pencils, paper towels, glue sticks, etc.}. I have awesome parents this year and every heart was taken and many donations were given!

These are the poster cards I sent to my new students before school started.

You can download them from my TpT store {here}.

In a few weeks, I will be adding a smart board to my classroom!! I cannot contain my excitement! :)

It will be a Promethean Board... Any tips or resources will be greatly appreciated!

BTW: I shared a sneak peek of my Halloween unit, that I will be releasing soon, on my FB page.

Click {here} to check it out and "like" my page.

I hope you all have a great week!

Detail: my classroom ♥

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My Class is SWEET! {B2S Bulletin Board Idea}

Wooohooo! My back-to-school bulletin board is finished! *Insert sigh of relief!* I have a love/hate relationship with bulletin boards. I love thinking of the idea, I hate carrying it out {it's stressful}, and I love the finished product. This year I am going to continue with the same circus/carnival theme that I had last year, and I think this welcome board goes with all my classroom decor perfectly -- that... and I just love candy.

To make this board I used my handy-dandy Silhouette Cameo, which means I didn't cut out a thing {well, except for the candy jar... 'cuz that thing is BIG}! My Cameo did most of it for me. Seriously, that machine rocks and I can't remember how I ever lived with out it.

"Mrs. Erickson's Class is SWEET!!" I put my new students' names on the gum balls and made this large candy jar with white butcher paper. To make the jar lid, I used poster paper to make the shape of the lid and then covered it with tin foil to get the "metal" look. I am excited for my new firsties to see this board on the first day of school and I am sure they'll have fun finding their own names in the candy jar.

This is the only bulletin board I will be decorating this year, because I am going to turn this board over to the parents in my class. I just don't have the time for this during the school year and I have come to learn that some parents like to decorate a bulletin board every once in a while. At our back to school meeting, I will have a sign up sheet available, so my crafty parent volunteers can sign up for a month {or two}! Click {here} to see what my sign up sheet will look like. On this page I used the CK Primary font and you can download it free {here} and the My Own Topher font and you can also download it free {here}.

How do you decorate your bulletin board {or door} for the first day of school?

Detail: My Class is SWEET! {B2S Bulletin Board Idea}

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how to create your own teacher binder

Do you have a teacher binder? What important things do you keep in it?

In my teacher binder I like to keep my weekly planner, curriculum information, student data, important school documents, and parent volunteer information. It is so nice to have all of these important documents all in one place. If you don't already have a teacher binder, I would highly recommend one!

My binder really isn't anything fancy. This year I am using a small 1 inch binder I got from Target {here}. I plan on taking this thing everywhere, so I don't want it to be too bulky. If you want to make your own teacher binder, then basically any binder will work, as long as it has a clear, front pocket for the cover. I'm really picky and I like the plastic covers that are totally see through {I hate the fuzzy plastic look}. If you hurry, you can probably get your binder cheap at a back to school SALE!

To divide each section, I used 5-tab index dividers that you can find at almost any store.
Click {here} to check them out.

And of course, everything teacher-related needs a cute cover right??

Click {here} to download your own binder cover.

The font I used can be found for free {here}.

1. PLANNER: The picture below is a sample of my weekly planner. I will be printing this schedule off each week so I can make any necessary changes to it. Things change SO FREQUENTLY in first grade, which is why I can't print it all off at the beginning of the year. You know what I mean... it would be out-dated mid September! I created this template in PowerPoint and you are welcome to use it! However, if you are looking for something that is more unique to your schedule, check out A Teacher's Plan {here}.

Click {here} to download your own weekly planner in PowerPoint.

BTW: It looks crazy in the Google Docs preview, so be sure to actually download it to your computer.

2. CURRICULUM: In this section, I will be keeping all of my curriculum maps, so I can make sure I am staying on track and teaching my students what they need to know! At my school, we use the Houghton Mifflin reading program and the picture below is a year long schedule that I will be following this year.

Click {here} to get your own reading schedule.

Again, It looks crazy in Google Docs, so be sure to download it to your computer.

I am also going to use Rachelle's Math and ELA Common Core Checklists that I purchased on TeachersPayTeachers. And let me tell you friends, IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY!

Click {here} to check out Rachelle's Common Core Checklist.

I don't have pictures of the next sections in my teacher binder, for obvious reasons,
so I will do my best to share what I put in each tab.

3. STUDENT INFO: This is a good place for class lists, student phone numbers, assessments, grades, etc.

4. SCHOOL INFO: In this section, I put important school documents, calendars, etc. {All those papers you get at the beginning of the school year that you don't know what to do with, but you know you should hold on to them... } This section is important, because I usually lose these papers!

5. VOLUNTEERS: I keep all volunteer information in this section. These papers are important to keep close by just in case I need to contact a parent volunteer for whatever reason. It is also nice to know who is coming and when! Basically, these are documents I don't want to be scrambling for at the last minute!

I am sure there are many other things I could keep in my teacher binder, but I have learned that these things are the most important to keep handy and readily available.

UPDATE: I've created a Teacher Plan Book that will help you stay organized all year!

Click {here} to check it out!

Detail: how to create your own teacher binder

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Back-2-School FUN!

Last year I created a Back-to-School unit that I have just revamped! Not only is it TWICE as big now, but it also includes so many new activities! {SO, if you have already purchased it, GO RE-DOWNLOAD IT!} One activity I am particularly fond of, is this large paper doll. I made a similar doll to this one when I was a little girl, so this brings back lots of memories. This activity will be really special and it is sure to go in your students' keepsake boxes at home! :)

My new Back-to-School unit includes all the patterns to make your own large paper dolls with your class!

Another activity I am excited to use is the Teacher Hunt. Basically your students are given a worksheet with questions about you {their teacher} on it. For example: What is my favorite color? What is my favorite book? Who is my best friend? And your students will have to search around the room to find the answers {written on the bright paper in the picture below}.

This packet also includes a Buddy Board Game. Students will get to know each other while playing and they will have a lot of fun!! The game is also really easy to print off, assemble, and prepare for your students.

{This game board is also available in B&W}

SIDE NOTE: Since it is summer, my cute niece {and former student} has been spending a lot of time at my house. When she saw the paper doll craft, she had to make one of her own! Love her!

Click on the image below to learn more about this packet:

{BTW: not all activities are shown in this preview}

The first two people who comment will get this unit FREE!

{Don't forget to leave your email address!}

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a brown paper package...

... ARRIVED AT MY DOOR TODAY!

All thanks to MPM School Supplies, I was able to get a lot of back-to-school

items checked off my list!! Thanks guys!!

I love getting fun stuff in the mail.

I am excited to use Wax Works with my small groups next year. Click {here} to check them out.

I will use them to build words and underline phrases and letters.

I also stocked up on construction paper {here}, finger paint art paper {here}, and Tac 'n Stick {here}.

These are my favorite kind of name plates and I have used them every year! Click {here} to check them out. After writing my students' names on them, I will laminate them, and then Velcro them to each desk by putting a small square of Velcro in each corner. {BTW: I love to Velcro the name plates, because then I can change desks wayyyy easier! I only have to move the name plates around --instead of the desks-- and then my students transfer all their stuff into a new desk. They don't usually have a lot in their desks to begin with, but transferring to a new desk, every-so-often, helps them keep everything clean and tidy. I also have a contest to see who can keep their name plate the nicest all year long and the students who do, get an award!

Usually it ends up being the whole class.}

This puppet was a random purchase, but I am excited to use him in my classroom next year! Check it out {here}. Eventually, I would love to have a whole family of puppets... we'll see! I love how he is wearing a little suit and tie. And since my husband and I also teach the 4-year-old kids at church, I'm sure I will use this puppet with those kiddos, too! I wonder what concept he will teach my students.... Any ideas??

Be sure to check out MPM School Supplies!

What "must haves" are on your back-to-school shopping list?

Detail: a brown paper package...

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class promise

First off, thanks to all of you who nominated my blog as a Top 10 Blog! So nice of you!

Head on over to my sidebar and check out my favorite blogs!

Anyways, onto business...

I came across this adorable class promise here and I knew I had to do it with my class.

My class made up our own promise. We choose to include things that matter to us and our class family.

I love the one that says: To be the first to say "Hi!"

How do these kids come up with this stuff? They are so sweet!

Anyways, check out their cute, little self portraits:

My sweet friend, Amy Lemons, has a cute Class Promise Packet! Click {here} to check it out!

you have a class promise/pledge?

How did you come up with it?

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calendar wall

Oh my goodness... I survived the first day of school!

It was so good to see them again. I missed those little guys.

(I wonder what I have to do to take them to third grade, too...)

Since I looped with my class, there was a moment when I felt like I never had a summer.

My day was crazier than I expected. It was like a great big reunion--they were all so happy to see their friends. It was definitely not a typical first day of school. I had keep reminding myself that they are kids and they were just really happy to be in school again.

Needless to say, I'm exhausted! No gym for me.

Anyways, here are a few pics of my calendar wall. I put a lot of thought into this bulletin board and it took me a lonnnng time to finally put it together. I really wanted to make this space meaningful, because I think calendar time is really important.

I created the money anchor charts in the picture above. Click here to download.

I bought the season pictures from Amazon for like $2.50 {I cut them apart}. Click here to check them out.

I bought the Hundreds, Tens, Ones, pocket chart here.

I also bought the hundreds chart from Amazon. Click here to check it out.

This is our circle time area. You can't see it, but I have a green rug for my students to sit on.

I created this date flip-chart from a free download at Mama Jenn.

I love it and I love the idea of having all the pieces on a ring.

I got really sick of laying out pieces (that would get always lost) the night before.

I think this clock is so fun! I saw it in Lory Evans' classroom and I had to make my own.

(BTW, Lory teaches in the same district as me. I took a math class from her and that woman is pretty much amazing! You really should check out her blog.)

Oh and I am always telling my students that they can do hard things!

It makes me giddy to hear them tell each other the same thing.

I plan on changing the messages throughout the year, depending on what my students need.

Next message will be: Always Do Your Personal BEST!

What do you do for calendar time?

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back-to-school postcard fun!

School starts in less than two weeks and it is time to get my welcome postcards out to my students!

Children LOVE getting mail... especially from their teacher.

Last year I had a handful of students bring their Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom postcard on the first day of school, because they wanted to show me (and their friends) that they received it. So cute!

This year I am sending out my circus postcard. I took them to a local printer so they could print them double sided (like an actual postcard). They also print them on a really nice card stock and cut them out for me (I love saving myself time/work). Anyways, it was really fun to see these printed! Seeing the "final product" just might be my favorite part about designing!

These turned out super cute and I am excited for my students to get them in the mail.