Classroom Decor & a 1st day FREEBIE for you!

      Well, it's that time again. Time for a new school year. Time for a new class of eager students. Time to prepare for it all! If you teach at a school similar to mine, then you walk into a completely empty room at the end of summer vacation. My school requires all furniture be moved out to wax during the summer. This is both of time of love and loathing. I LOATHE the fact that I have to take everything down and move it all out (YES this includes things on the wall too). However, I LOVE that this gives me the opportunity every year to change my room arrangement!
      I am lucky to have a fairly large classroom with an entire wall of cabinets and cubbies. This helps organize (hide) and clutter. :) In my classroom/life, I live by the concept "less is more". Therefore, my room seems boring to some, organized to some, and simplistic to others. I prefer to think of my classroom in the same manner as a book "a good fit".

                                     My class view from door. To the left is a wall of cabinets. 
FYI, that banner over the window was $0.97 from Walmart. I used 4. Best $4 I've spent.

                  My reading tub. YES this is a very real and very heavy bathtub. :) The kids love it.

       My FREEBIE for today is a 1st day of page. If you take pictures of your students on the 1st day & need a cute way to send it home to parents, than this is for you!

 Click here for 1st day freebie. 
      I usually print, tape picture on, than laminate it so a parent can cherish it forever. The sign is editable for your name and to change the year. Fonts used: Jumpin Jack & Gridie Miss Tiina. All of her fonts are awesome and FREE! She also has a great tutorial on how to download and install the font. I promise you won't regret downloading her free fonts!