HUGE Sale at Staples Starts Tomorrow

Well, in Canada-fingers crossed it's also in the US. Two pocket folders 10 cents, Hilroy coil notebooks 15 cents, Crayola pencil crayons 1.25, 4 pack lined notebooks 25 cents etc
Be still my beating heart :)

Ways I use pocket folders:
1) Math-kids make title page and glue it on cover, I include hundreds chart, math terms, success criteria and then laminate them
2) Social Studies-same as Math folders
3) Cut in half along spine, laminate, use in Writer's Workshop binder for Edit, Prewrite, Draft, Publish (different colour for each)
4)Supply teacher information-***NEW this year
5)Cut in half along spine, posted with Graphic Organizers for kids to use in Reader's Workshop, Writer's Workshop & Math Workshop

I purchase sets of pencil crayons and crayons for my group "Toolkits." I also make sure to have scissors, glue sticks, EXPO markers (I purchased magnetic whiteboards from Menards a few years ago for $5 each) and erasers in the Toolkits for kids to share. I'd like to include sticky notes, pencil sharpeners and markers this year (depending on sales).

I may not be able to sleep tonight!

Organizing MONTH-BY-MONTH FREEBIE...Part 2

Voila!! All done my month at a glance templates. I am soooooooo excited to print them and try them out this year. Please follow the link if you'd like to use them.They are to serve as reminders of what tasks I want to do in each subject area. As mentioned in my prior post, my plan is to photocopy my newsletter on the back of each month. Please leave any suggestions or feedback- I {love} feedback!

March

April

May

June

ENJOY!!!

Making Life a Little Easier One Month at a Time-Organizational Freebie!!

I've been thinking...I have all sorts of ideas for the upcoming year and I need a way to organize them. Personally, I like to make lists, lists and more lists. So, I've made these monthly templates to keep my thoughts in order. I've started with Sept-Feb and will finish the rest tomorrow.
Learning Goals and Focus refer to what I will be working on in my class (ie schema) My Focus is the group of students who I will be working with one-on-one (Guided Groups).
The box at the bottom refers to the units I am teaching.
The right hand table is for the tasks and assignments I will be assigning. For example, in September a Technology focus will be making avatars and trying out MS Office.
On the back of these templates, I will be photocopying my monthly Grade 2/3 News, which will also keep me on track.

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb