My First Post!!

I am so excited to finally sit down and start my very own blog!! I have spent hours swooning over the amazing blogs of others - mainly fellow teachers or crafters - and always wanted to put together my own.

I am currently setting up my new classroom for the new school year starting in September and have been finding so many inspiring ideas on Pinterest, TeacherspayTeachers and the world wide web! So... I thought for my first post I would share a few of my current inspirations, both school-related and other!


Place Value Polystyrene Cups!
This is such a clever, easy way to create larger numbers. I love how it has different colours as well, so it provides a visual cue to those students who need it. I am definitely going to be using these for whole class hot spots at the start of our maths lessons!


Take Turns Bucket
My latest obsession is using pegs for anything to do with students' names. This is another great way to use them that I'm going to set up first thing on Monday morning! Now I just have to find a cute bucket at the shops this weekend.


Tissue Box Monsters - So Freaking CUTE!
I am planning on making these with my new class in September! I can't wait! There are so many creative ideas for how to make them individual online. I can't wait to see what different monsters my class creates. Once we have made them we are going to do some writing around them - I have a few ideas already; recounts from the monster's perspective, character description/profile, Diary entry, Newspaper Articles about monster citings.. Let me know if you have any other ideas!

I'm hoping to write another blog post this weekend about my Erin Condren Teacher's Planner (one of my Top 5 possessions!) so keep an eye out!!