Ms. Cothran's Sweet Shoppe!

I've slaved away in my room for endless hours and days... most of the time without air conditioning (n-o j-o-k-e).  SO!  Lots of ADD/ADHD moments, sleepless nights, and all kinds of hours sweating... Ms. Cothran's Sweet Shoppe is READY for kiddos!  There are a few display labels that I will get up in the morning, so I'll post those later. :)  REMEMBER - Three year old Pre-K, first grade, ANDDDD second grade are all in my room!!!  Holy.  Smokes.

Bull-Board outside my room!

 Doorway - SPRINKLES BORDER!

View from the door! (M&Ms=My Math Stations) 

My Math Stations - Words need to be put on the "candy package"...

Stations correspond with baskets below & students rotate according to their colored M&M.

Reading focus wall, Word wall and Math focus wall!

Front of the classroom.  Please note the LOLLIPOPS!!!!!  & hanging gumball/candy. 

 My computer, classroom library, literacy workstation area... ahhh!  It all fit!

Three year old zone!

Art Workstation & some three year old area! 

More threeeeeeeeee space!!  * ALL THIS FOR ONE KIDDO!* 

-more threes should be joining in October and December- 

NOW!!  These are some cute "happies" that I made for my teammates!  I'll surprise them in the morning! :) :)

 Hollywood/Movie Star theme on the left ~ Mrs. McGee's Adventures in third grade on the right

ICE CREAM ~ SWEET SHOPPE ~ LOVEEEEE

C is for Cothran. :) 

Sweet Moses.  I'm pumped.  Exhausted.  Thrilled.  Anxious.  Nervous?  Shaking my head in disbelief that as of 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning those walls will house a learning space for THREE grade levels.  I have faith in my Jesus... just not sure He really realizes what is on my plate.  I.  Can.  Do.  This.

Adios, bloggers!
<>< Laura - ilovesignlanguage

End-of-the-Summer-is-Upon-Us Blues

So last night when I could NOT sleep, I created the inevitable before summer is over to-do list.  This year I gave it a sassy (and in my opinion: creative) title... "End of the Summer Blues".  As I brainstormed and pondered my blues grew deeper... longer... deeper... to the point that creating said list prevented me from sleeping peacefully.  After a wonderful Sunday - nothing has been crossed off!  

*Sidenote: I am a crosser-offer as opposed to a checker.  There is more pride in crossing it ALL out than a check mark.*  After church and lunch with the family, my mom and I took a nap and then hit the road to run some errands.  Our goal?  Curtains for my orphan room, master bedroom and bathroom.  End of the day result?  Curtains for my orphan room, master bedroom ordered! and bathroom trim was picked out!  Now I just need to officially decide on the design so my fabulous mother can sew it!  Hopefully by the end of the week I will have my orphan room finished (shelves hung and filled, accent wall color decided and painted, curtains hung and desk repainted).  Maybe?  Life will just feel so good if things in the house are settled and cleaned up once I go back to my classroom.  As of now, that day will be August 1 (ahhhhhhhh)!  The next week my church is having an amazing Creative Arts Camp and I will be helping teach all week.  The week after that is staff development... then.... the FIRST DAY!  Holy.  Smokes.

My classroom theme this year is candy shoppe/sweet shoppe.  I haven't quite decided my actual title.  I am working on it!  I do have adorable (and inexpensive) decorations that I have purchased that I will be setting up the week of the 1st.  I'll share pictures of my purchases and ideas as they progress.  Apparently "Candy Shoppe/Sweet Shoppe Classroom Theme" doesn't bring up many results via Google.  Helpful for bulletin board ideas... just not what I'm wanting!  I'm steering clear of Candyland so that has limited me a little bit too.  We will see how it goes!  I have faith it will come together nicely with the help of my mom and some friends & co-workers.

Adios bloggers! :)

<>< Laura - ilovesignlanguage

End of the First Day Certificate

Workstation Gum Machines 

(colored gum balls will "roll out" daily to tell each student where they are going during workstation time.