My Classroom Third Installment

 DAY 5/6


DAY 5 
I brought in my little book shelves, not that I really need or have room for more furniture.  They are perfect preschool size shelves and help to make the room look bigger.

 At this point the piles on the table just keep getting bigger!!!!

DAY 6

After some help from a friend kitchen got relocated and the donation pile by the door got a good start.  Someone had to remind me I didn't have to keep everything in the room.

  

I love my giant ladybugs.   They are also from a few years ago and they help to cheer the place up. 

My Classroom Second Installment

DAY 3/4

With my map and my lists I got to work!!!  I worked ALLLLL Day on DAY 3.

On DAY 4 I realized I was just
 going in circles.  I started putting together one area at a time.  I started with calendar/circle because I
knew exactly what I needed.

I decided to use my old alphabet I made a few years ago.  Too much to do to worry about making a new alphabet. I still think the green material might be a little much.  I don't think I have told you what I am teaching this year. Well, I am teaching a self-contained program for children 3-6 years old with Autism.

 

I also got the tables put out, not there was many options given the size of my room. 

 

Starting to look like a classroom.  

My Classroom First installment

I took pictures of my classroom each day as I left so I could see the progress.

First look at my new room.  You can imagine the things running through my mind!  It is half of a kindergarten classroom.

 At this point there is a closet to the right I can't even open because there is a pile of boxes in front of it.  



 DAY 2

 While I was waiting at the doctor's office for my husband I made a plan.  A plan and several lists.

Coffee Canister Centers

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

Project underway!

I am making centers in coffee canisters for next year.  The idea is to put supplies and directions in one place, number them and then myself, my aides or a substitute could take them out and use them.  Simple right?  Well originally I got the idea from a teacher who had 30 centers in tubs.  It has taken me several years to come up with  a good way to replicate that system.  These coffee canisters are perfect. 

 

The first thing was to choose spray paint.  I didn't really like the colors on the plastic spray paint.  Then I found this Valspar spray paint that goes on almost anything.  Turns out it, works on plastic!!!

 

After choosing two wonderful colors I started painting.   I used green and purple. 

 Then I decided to use paint the lids too. Probably more trouble than its worth!  They would have looked fine with the black lids and saved me a headache.

I had some company for my adventure.

And living in Nevada when it looks like this and is 100 degrees outside things dry quickly. 

 

After they were dry I used the Cricuit and the calendar cartridge to cut the numbers.   I love Mod Podge.  Goes on messy dries clear and wonderful! 

 

My finished product is wonderful and I can't wait to fill them with activities and use them this year.  I will post some of the activities as I work on them.

I was just looking at the pictures from my transportation unit when I taught special education preschool. 

The road signs were a great activity!!! 

I also did a hot air balloon activity with a helium balloon shaped like a frog and a paper bag.  I will look for the pictures they did a great job with heavier and lighter and predicting. 

RUFFLES!!!!

I have new fascination with ruffles!   I never wanted anything to do with ruffles before, especially as a girl.  But now......I want to know what else I could put them on.


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First - Matching fabric...or not.   That part is up to you.   Cut into strips based on how much material you want to have on your sweatshirt.
*I don't know why I picked my favorite color since it was children's size and knew I was going to give it away.*



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 Second -Run a loose stitch down the middle.  (Make sure to leave extra long tails on both ends.  If you don't you have to start over!!!  I already made that mistake.)  After you sew the loose stitch with the tails, start ruffling.  You can make it as ruffly as you want.

If you don't like the frayed look on the material you can zig zag the edges.

 I like how simple and easy it was without the zig zag.  But as I re-think this... if you or who ever is going to wear it, is going to be washing it a lot you might want to zig zag the edges. 




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Third -  I suggest laying it out next to the zipper and make sure you like the look then pin it.  Once your disorganized ruffles are pinned to your jacket, right next to your zipper, you can start sewing.  Be careful of the zipper.  You don't want to sew on the zipper.

And the beautiful final product!!!! 

  So easy, I promise!

Good Luck!

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon.....Setting up my classroom.!
I am moving to a new building next year and I will be making stuff for my room and posting it and when I get keys I will post about setting up my new classroom.

My first post

Hi!!!  This is my first blog post on my very own blog.  Please bear with me as I am just figuring this all out.  After months and months of reading so many blogs I thought it might be fun to try my own. 
My blog vision is a place to share about sewing projects (mostly done with my mother), craft projects, a little about my classroom (hopefully not too much because a secondary goal is to help me gain balance in my life.  More about that later!), what I'm reading and anything else that strikes my fancy!!

 I am so excited I can already think of several things I want to post.  Better pace myself!!