Here is a site that I want to look closely at at some later date when I have time:

http://www.pepnonprofit.org/index.html

It is called the Positive Engagement Project

I want to see if Mark can cut some wood so I can turn milk-style crates into reading seats.  Idea from Mrs. Nelson's blog.  The picture is almost to the bottom of the page.  I have the crates and what a neat idea for using them.

Great job blogging.  *sigh**  NOT.

This year was crazy insane.

Maybe this coming year?

I've become addicted to Pinterest.  There are such great ideas for the classroom on it.  I appreciate being able to see what other educators are doing.  Thank you Erin for introducing me!  Living in an isolated village doesn't allow me to peek into my fellow 4th/5th grade class rooms and borrow ideas.  Pinterest allows me to be inspired by wonderful, smart people.   I'm only afraid that I will forget half of the great ideas..... 

(I have been making silly typos lately.  Like above I typed "ideals" and almost didn't catch it....)

One of my favorite ideas from Pinterest is the Post-It Note lesson plan book.  The idea came from
The Wise and Witty Teacher  http://wisewittyteacher.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-inspired-presidents-and-diy.html?showComment=1329706324428#c2503987690813417597 who in turn borrowed from others (Thank you).   I do not do mine exactly like her's but have (of course) adapted it to fit my needs.  Our school district requires these very in-depth lesson plans.  Think of a regular lesson plan book one week spread for all subjects and now image that one week spread for only one subject. Now times that by every prep you have.  So I use it more as a quick-reference-easy-to-change-my-plans-check-list-of-things-to-do. 

I would love to get some small colored post-it notes this summer while I am out. Some color other than yellow!!  Also some more colored Pentel RSVP pens. 

This is mine.  I found the plan sheets somewhere on the net..... don't remember where......  I will continue to look so I can give credit where credit is due.  I only enlarged it on the printer so that the small post-its would fit.  Its still a tad too small but it works for me.

Playing with Photo Booth now.  This is a picture of the new sweat shirts that just came in.  Love that the pic is backwards.  I wonder if there is a way to turn it around? Naam.