Management

I am actually rebuilding from the base.  Like my mother who loves to redecorate her house regularly, I do the same in my classroom.  This time, I am doing more than redecorating.  After one year with Colossus, I have learned that I need to revamp everything.  To cover the mandated readings and tests, yet still maintain a classroom where reading and writing are valued and present, I need to rethink every detail.  From my plan book to restroom passes, bring on the dump trucks!

I still love to write my lessons in a plan book of some sort, but I found myself constantly redoing plans and making notes with post-its of my changes.  My teenage daughter introduced me to Pinterest, and I am addicted!  Although, it seems most of the teaching ideas on Pinterest are more elementary, I have found some great ideas I can easily adapt.  The first and best is a post-it plan book---can you believe that?!  What a super idea for a constant reviser like me.  Below is a picture of the book and a link to the young lady's blog who is responsible for this neat idea.  She does a super job of explaining how she created it, and she even provides pictures of each step.

 Post-It Plan Book    Just click on the link to the left to go to her blog!