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Mission Possible: Resolution to Organize

1/7/2016

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CONGRATULATIONS! You've almost completed your first week back after winter break! It's always tough, so I hope my previous posts about sharing tips for beating the back to school blues & ways to use winter-themed STEM & ELA activities to engage the kiddos on these first crazy days back were helpful!

Now, it's time to tackle those school-related New Year's resolutions. Listen. I'm the WORST at this, so take this series of posts as lessons I've learned by years of trial and failure as I attempt to maintain those goals! These are resolutions for ME RIGHT NOW...considering my room looks kind of like a disaster zone, as I did not go in to do any clean up nor organization over break. #sorrynotsorry

JANUARY IS A GREAT TIME TO:
1) Tweak your classroom setup & cover up unsightly spaces
2) Declutter & organize
3) Find new extraordinary classroom uses for ordinary items to maximize functionality & organization


I'll be posting about these tips, tricks, & techniques that I've highlighted in popular Scholastic Top Teaching blog posts to help you kick off your classroom New Year's resolutions & give you some
​good ol' support!

// Tweak Your Classroom Setup & Cover Ugly Classroom Surfaces //

Check out these FULL posts over at my Scholastic Top Teaching blog!
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// 5 Classroom Items I'm Glad I DITCHED //

Each year I think about and look for inspiration on how to make my classroom arrangement work better for students and our daily flow. Using trial and error, and research-based findings, I've learned that we can live (much better, in fact) without many common classroom items. Read the full Scholastic Top Teaching blog post to see my top five list of things I'm glad I've ditched in my room. Get a preview below:
  1. Teacher desk
  2. Overhead fluorescent lighting
  3. Large rug
  4. Single student desks
  5. Multi-Colored, Busy Bulletin Boards
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// Quick Covers for UGLY Classroom Surfaces //

 School surfaces take a beating. Even in newer schools, but certainly in older ones, classroom spaces take tons of wear and tear. We spend the majority of our waking hours in these rooms, so we want them to look their best for our students and ourselves. You’ll be shocked at these quick and simple cover solutions for unsightly classroom surfaces. They’re so easy, just by picking up a few items (or use what you already have) you can transform your ugliest spots in minutes! Read the full Scholastic Top Teaching blog post to see these AMAZINGLY simple & effective transformations that take surfaces from BLAH to BAM!. Get a preview below:

Check back the next two days for parts #2-3 of this series!   XOXO -Lindsey
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