Classroom decorations

I've been stalking pinterest lately and getting lots of ideas.

I loved the idea of putting your filing cabinets together to create a large magnetic board.  I got the idea from here.

Here is my version:

I used the magnetic borders from Learning Resources, and a $4.47 flat sheet from Walmart. Eventually, I'd like to decorate the front like this.

I also loved the idea of using a oil drip pan for a magnetic board.  I got it at Walmart for $11.97. The idea came from here.

I covered it with bulletin board paper and duck tape from Target.

The hardest part was putting the holes in it for the ribbon to go through. I used a drill bit and hand turned it with a screw driver handle...not what I would recommend doing, but our drill would not charge up. I used packing tape to cover the rough edges.

I covered it with bulletin board paper and then put Duck tape around the edges. I cut the corner pieces into triangle shapes to make it smoother around the corners.

 Then I added the ribbon.  I used these Command hooks that hold up to 5 lbs. because I wasn't sure how much the whole thing would weigh.

Just trying something for school....

Carson Dellosa Pop-Its

I was sent a free set to Pop-Its from Carson Dellosa. I didn't use them quite for their intended purpose as I needed to change them for what I was going to use them for.  They are suppose to be stapled to a bulletin board with the card loose to be able to pull it out.  I wanted to use them to hold the popsicle sticks to tell what kids got to use the computer that day. I had started to use some scrapbooking supplies to put them together, but with the lamination they didn't stick very well.  I ended up taping the tabs to the cards with packing tape.  Worked wonders!!  I then stuck a strip of magnet on the back so they would stick to the whiteboard.

Donors Choose

Have you heard of this wonderful resource for teachers.  Donors Choose is a website where teachers can request materials that are needed for their classroom and people can donate money to the project to get it funded.

I'm trying to get a classroom set of netbooks for my classroom.  If you like to contribute to my project, which would get some much needed technology into the hands of some needy children, see the link below.

http://www.donorschoose.org/Mrs.Alvis

My Little Shoebox Sketch Challenge

There was a sketch challenge posted on the My Little Shoebox blog. Unfortunately do to the fact that I haven't really scrapped in the past two years and all of the LSS around me have pretty much closed, I didn't have much product.  Three pieces of pattern paper to be exact and none of it was from the same line.  Nervetheless, I did complete the sketch challenge using the pp that I did have. Maybe I'll win the challenge and be able to add more product to my stash!

Here is the sketch:

If you follow my other blog, you know that I sketch primarily 4 X 6 photos.  To fit my needs I had to alter the sketch a bit.  I also don't see the facination with the banners so I didn't include it.

supplies:

pattern paper:  My Little Shoebox

letter stickers:  Doodlebug

chipboard letters:  Scenic Route

flower:  Imaginisce

button:  Doodlebug

cardstock:  Bazzill

You can tell that school has started....

It's been almost a month since my last post.  With school starting, I've had almost no time to breathe let alone post to the blog or scrapbook.  Yesterday I spent almost 13 hours at school trying to get everything done and not have to bring anything home over the long weekend.  It didn't happen. I'm going to try to enjoy at least 2 of my days off and do work on the 3rd.

Here is a new sketch though....created before school started.

Mod Podge and Recycling

Last school year I started recycling in my classroom.  We tried to get a recycling container outside our school. but the local company said that our schools didn't collect enough so they were actually taking them away from the few that had them (if they collected anything, wouldn't it be worth their while??)  Anyways, I still wanted to recyle the paper because I saw too much of it being thrown away in the regular trash..  I had some supplies delivered to the room and just decided to use the box they can in for the recycling.  Each week I'd take the box home with me and took it to a school near where I live (at least they are earning some $$$ with my recycling).

While at Walmart this summer I found some fairly large tubs for $4.  I took some of my older letter stickers (Doodlebug and Gin-X by Imagination Project) to label the tub. I then covered the letters with Mod Podge to seal the letter stickers to the tub.  Here are the results: