Classroom Decor

This is my first post here on Endless Pinabilities, so first I want to say hello and thank Tanja for letting me share my Pinterest addiction in this space. I'm Heather, and I blog about my classroom and all things teaching over at The Wild Rumpus:

I'm an official Pinterest junkie, and this began last summer when I was looking for ideas to freshen up my classroom space.  I thought that I would share some of my favorite inspirational pins about classroom decor to kick off the New Year.  First, these globes just make me smile.  Even though the fire marshall would die if I ever did this, it reminded me that ambiance, both at home and in the classroom, is important:

Speaking of the fire marshall, this pin was super helpful and is pinned all over the place:

Next up, this organization and loveliness helped me to get the clutter out of the way.  Even though my space is not even close to this pretty, I still aspire:

This is something I've been dying to pull together as well.  Maybe I'll find the time soon:

This book club organization is pretty nice as well:

Next up, my door.  This pin inspired me to be a little more creative with my door decor.  I've had 2 different ones this year so far, and I'm ruminating upon what's next right now:

Finally, this pin led me down the path of a) my own classroom color scheme do-over and b) my obsession with Dollar Tree.  Oh, those baskets...

Here they are in my room:

I'm sure I'll find myself sucked into the black hole of new lovely classroom pins that make me want to do a complete re-do next summer, but for now, these are my faves! Thanks for looking.

What Wolfelicious has been pinning!

Hi!  April here from Wolfelicious.  My goodness is the summer going speed racer fast.  I start school in a week!  I have been pinning lots of great ideas for school.  Here are my pins. 

 During Open House every year I have a little poem for parents that go along with an apple saying how we are both their child's teacher's.  I saw this apple and thought these would be adorable instead of a real apple.  Now I just have to start drinking bottled water to collect enough bottoms.

Debbie Clement via MrsPeggy Paulson 

via http://pinterest.com/source/creativejewishmom.com/

Sight words are always a big thing we focus on each year.  I thought this idea was great!  I thought it would be great to share with parents too.  What a sight word on the flat part of bubble wrap.  Once the students finds the word they get to pop it. 

April Wolfe via Debbie Clement

via http://pinterest.com/source/a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/ 

Having healthy food at our school has been an important discussion that we keep having.  We have talked about changing what parents bring in for birthdays.  I found this idea and thought it was a good idea.

April Wolfe via Melanie Speck 

via http://pinterest.com/source/media-cache5.pinterest.com/

In kindergarten we have to cover needs and wants.  I found this cute idea that I am for sure going to have to do.  It is perfect for kindergarteners to understand needs and wants.

 

April Wolfe via Jeannie Partin

via http://pinterest.com/source/woodkinderclass.blogspot.com/

 I hope you enjoyed looking at some of my recent pins.  If you are interested in more, make sure you stop by my Pinterest Board.

 

 

DIY Plates

This is really fitting since yesterday was Father's Day. My dad LOVES to BBQ, well actually Traeger..it's like a BBQ but it also allows you to smoke the food too. You can make ANYTHING on the Traeger. I had a friend make cookies! Of course she didn't smoke it lol.

He's always using a plate to put the chicken, salmon, or whatever he's cooking on. Usually it's chicken though, since that's his thing in the BBQ competition.

I saw this fun and easy project on Pinterest I'd been wanting to try. Can I say again how easy it was? Easy!

This is the project that inspired my craft:

Courtesy Indulgy  via Karen via Pinterest

Well I had to make it less girly, so I didn't do cursive. And I didn't write a story/poem/song. But that would be fun! Instead, I used grilling/cooking terms specific for my dad.

Frame from The 3 AM Teacher

Simple materials right? I already had a sharpie. And an oven...imagine that lol :) So I just bought a cheapo $1 plate.

Then I thought about the words I wanted to write and where. I decided to just go around the border.

Then I also had a blue sharpie and used it to make those blue accent dots. Hmm maybe this is a good excuse to go buy a rainbow sharpie pack. Anyway, pop in the oven at 150 degrees for 30 minutes. I've also seen info for 30 minutes at 350. 

My final project! 

My words include chicken, chef, smoke, flame, fish, cook..

Simple project, fun, and cheap! I could see doing one for birthdays, Christmas, any potluck or gathering really. Christmas I could put Christmas song titles, gatherings I could put 'friends', 'food', 'talk'... oh the possibilities are endless. Good thing the plates are only $1 :)

I also linked this up to Tara at 4th Grade Frolics Monday Made It Linky.

Hoppy Pinning from Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies!

Hi friends!

My name is Lorraine and I totally LOVE pinterest!  Thank you to Tanja for allowing me to be a contributor to this blog.   I am a mom of two incredible teenagers and a wife of 22 years to the most wonderful man ever! I love to craft, bake, and I'm not so proud to say but I just love to sit and watch TV.  I teach 4th grade in South Texas and I absolutely love being an educator.  I encourage you to visit my blog, Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies. You will find teacher tips, ideas and more and you will see I like frogs very much! I am known as the frog teacher.  Frogs remind me and my students to "leap into learning" every day.





Besides  having my Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies blog I am a contributor to DIY Classroom, a fun and crafty blog, where we share step by step directions to easy exciting projects. You can also find me on my other blog, We Read, We Blog, We Teach.  I created this blog for upper elementary school teachers to do book studies.  Our first book study starts on July1st, come join us discuss and  study The Daily 5 and CAFE with us.

Here are a few pins that I love:

Source: mykotori.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

Source: classroomdiy.com via Wanda on Pinterest

Source: creativepartybuzz.com via Sheri on Pinterest

Source: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

I look forward to sharing more pins with you!

 Have a Hoppy day!

Pinaholics Anonymous

I may be addicted to pins, but I'm certainly not going to join a 12 step program to stop. 

Hi! I'm Amber from Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher.

I teach third grade in North Carolina.  I just finished up my fourth year of teaching. I have a cat named Alice and a boyfriend named Mark.  (Don't tell Mark that Alice was listed before him...). I adore polka dots, bows, monograms and anything girly.

Pinterest was life changing. 

No lie. 

I starting pinning last September.  I became obsessed.  I was so scared I was going to miss a life-shattering pin. 

Well, pinning introduced me to the world of blogging.  Man, has that changed my life!  

Pinterest had made me a better teacher, cook, and crafter! I think most of us can agree!  

So, when I saw this nifty new blog, I knew I had to jump on board!!   I mean, if I can't beat my Pinterest addiction, I may as well relish in it with others..

Well, I have about 1800 Pins, so it's awfully hard to choose a few of my favorites, but I'll certainly try!

Did I mention my love for polka dots and anything monogrammed??

I love the smell of coffee when I'm putting on makeup!


So cute!



Easy Addition to have some color in the classroom!

I could go on and on and on and on!

Feel free to check out my Pinboards and I'm looking forward to sharing my favorite pins and seeing some of your favorites! :)

My name is Natalie, and I'm a Pinaholic...

Hey yall!

My name is Natalie, and I blog over at Teachery Tidbits.

I am sooo excited to be a part of this new, awesome blog! Tanja, you're a genius!

Now, a little bit about me... :)

I am a twenty-something teacher that recently relocated from the big city of Atlanta, GA down to my hometown of Augusta, GA. I taught first grade for 2 years while living in Atlanta, but am currently looking for my forever home. Fingers crossed that I will find something down here!

I am a southern gal, and say 'yall'.....alot! And I don't bother putting an apostrophere, because in my mind, its just one word :)

I love blogging about my classroom adventures, creating engaging and fun activities for my littles, stalking Pinterest, and making my life easier by being an active DIYer!

On to some of my current favorite pins!

Courtesy: Lindsey Danielle Dit It via Lisa Savell Echeverry via Pinterest

I think we have probably all seen the melted crayon art by now, but I love the spin on this one! Who would have thought to turn it upside down???

Courtesy: Mod Podge Rocks via Lindsay Erickson via Pinterest

This one makes me smile, because I have a current obsession with Mod Podge. I mean, can you even imagine how cool a room would look with some of these???

Courtesy: Home and Garden via Lauren Hammond Castine via Pinterest

My classroom theme the past year (and next year) is owls, so I am currently on the hunt! This is one of my projects for this weekend. I actually found some lanterns in my classroom colors for $2.50 a piece...score!!!

Courtesy: Lesson Plan SOS via Kayleigh via Pinterest

I actually picked up the letters to do this one last week...guess I should get started on it! Saturday afternoon activity? I think so!!!

Courtesy: Bump Smitten via Brittnee Franke via Pinterest

I love this one! I am going to make it for my classroom, except I am going to try and find pencils that are in my classroom colors (teal, lime green, brown, pink, purple, and orange). It looks so simple, and I love the little chalkboard!

I really could go on and on, but I guess I'll stop for today :)

Want to follow me on Pinterest? Click HERE!!!

I would also love for you to come check out my teaching blog :)

Happy Weekend, yall!!!

Hi!

I know most of you know me already, but I'll do a little intro post and share some of my favorite pins.

I'm Tanja aka Ms. T from Journey of a Substitute Teacher. I live in Oregon and we finally have sun! I love to read, listen to music, cook/bake, and of course, craft.

Some of my favorite pins (this is kind of hard, because I love them all!)...

Courtesy: Blue Velvet Chair via Tia via Pinterest

Paint chips are my current obsession for DIY. Easy and free!

Courtesy: American Crafts Studio  via Kara via Pinterest

Probably one of my first pins and one of my first Pinterest projects. Though my had a "T" :)

Courtesy: Mrs. Brown's Art Class via Anita via Pinterest

I love all the ideas from other teachers online. And I love art projects that I can do with kids too!

Courtesy: Skinny Taste via Kari via Pinterest

Another fave? Recipes! I've actually made that recipe it's delicious. And it's healthy, which is perfect with my new healthy lifestyle!

Courtesy: All Things Lovely  via Terry via Pinterest

I must admit, I really love my quotes! If I ever need a pick me up, that's my go to board!

Courtesy :  Olica via Pinterest

I figured this was a perfect quote for this blog!

Oh and you can follow me on Pinterest here.


Ok, so now you may know a little more about me :)  I can't wait for you to meet the other authors and  their pins!