Birthday Tags and Popcorn Bag Tag Freebies - Monster Theme

Check out these super treats!  Get the labels for free! Available for Kindergarten to third grade!!

Here are the birthday labels that I made.  I haven't had time to make them up yet.  Below are the ones I made last year and I've included those for you too if you want Jungle.

For these I use the snack size bags from Walmart.  I fold the baggie over a bit and add the label.  That way I don't have to fill the baggie.  I bought a family size Skittles and I didn't even use them all.

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Supply Boxes

I have desks!

I like them because all their own belongings can stay in them.

I don't like them because all their supplies stay in them!!

I can't find a pencil!

I can't find my scissors!

So I am making supply baskets.  I used them when I had tables but never desks so we'll see how it goes!

Has anyone else tried it with desks?
How did it go?
Where did you store them?

I got these cute square baskets from The Dollar Tree.

 The green one fits perfectly.  There were other great bright colors.

The cups I already had.  I'm hot gluing them to the bottom so they don't move all around.  I thought these could be used for pencils and scissors.  The small green container will be used for crayons and in between the glue sticks.  It's worth a try.  It only cost $5 total!  Even though ribbon would make it look a little cuter I'm trying to keep the cost of my classroom down.

Here are the labels I'm attaching to the front.

Click on them to get them for free!

  

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Daily 5 Headers - Freebie

Daily 5 has been the best system I have used over the years.  It reduces teacher management and it improves student learning! 

Somewhere in the room you will want to post the I-charts that you develop.  Use these headers for a buttletin board.  This was the board before we developed our charts.  Click here to pick up the headers for free.

Also pick up some Daily 5 management sheets Here!

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CAFE Headers - FREEBIE

I see that there are quite a few of you reading The Sisters books right now.  I loved reading those books and I keep them by me when I'm teaching (like a Bible)!  Click on the book to go their website.

I put up a bulletin board in the room to hang up the rules and techniques.  This was my CAFE board before I made my new headers.  I'm sorry I don't have a current photo.  I now use mini-pocket charts to put the techniques into.  It works wonderfully.

Update!!

Here's the board with the pocket charts!  It made it so easy.  I loved that I could take the skill in and out of the pocket to show the class or hang it up front and center to focus on the one we were working on!

The green basket on the unfortunate microwave spot held my cards.

Grab the headers here for free!!  Click Here!  Stop by to be a follower and leave a little love!

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Palm Tree

I finished making my palm tree.  I think I have to find a new spot because here it covers up my alphabet. 

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Jungle Bucks

This is my Behavior System that I use.  The children earn Jungle Bucks when their parents sign their  assignment sheet and I randomly give out Jungle Bucks when I see good behavior.

These are the Jungle Bucks that I use.  I got them from Theme Machine! 
For some reason her link is not working.  I have searched all over for it.  The website is www.teachfactory.com and is not up.  If you happen to come across it let me know and I'll update this page.  Sorry about that!
 She sells all kinds of themes but you can get the Jungle Theme for free!  Students keep a baggie in their desks with their name on it to store their Jungle Bucks.

I store my Jungle Bucks in a baby wipe container.  I'm going to redecorate it but haven't gotten around to it.  I got the big treasure box from Family Dollar for $10 last year.  The little treasure box used to be my husband's jewelry box when he was a young boy.  It's falling apart!

I'm starting a Behavior Binder with rewards that I saw on First Grader at Last.  It's such a great idea.  I'm going to use it along with my Treasure Box.  They can choose from the binder or the treasures.  I think this will turn out nice.

I use paper protectors and made about 5 copies of each certificate.  I laminated them so I can reuse them when they return the certificate.   These are not my category ideas - they were so good I felt no need to add to them or change them.

I did half-sheets to save paper!

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T.I.G.E.R. Folder

 For Take Home Folders I use the T.I.G.E.R. (Today I've Got Everything Ready).  We get the folders from Extra Packaging Company.  They last forever!  It's well worth the money.  They are $1.35 each.  The more you buy the less they are.  Many of our grades use these.  Our school buys them for us.

The first pocket contains an information sheet.  It has the my contact information, specials schedule and what each pocket is used for. 

The inside has labeled Return to School and Keep at Home.  These labels work pretty good.  The nice part is that the folder holds up to all their pulling!  For Back to School Night I put all the forms I want them to fill out.  I will also put the parent handbook on the right side but I haven't run them off yet.  The forms I use are in my Parent Handbook.

In the back pocket I put their reading record sheet.  I put a new one in for every month.

On Back To School Night I put this on top of the folder for the parents to follow.  Another blog had this idea, I just adapted it for my theme and needs.

  I tried to make the photos big enough so you could copy the info.

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My Jungle Room

Wow am I tired!  I worked at trying to finish my classroom before inservice on Monday, I got a lot done but I'm not finished. 

Here are some updated photos.

View from the door.  I still have some organizing to do but it's getting better.

This view is from standing in the corner by my desk.  I usually have my desks in a U shape but I saw on someone's blog use an F shape.  I'm still waiting for more desks.  I will have an extra desk in the inside corner.

Word Work Manipulatives

In this corner will be the extra desk.  I will keep their book boxes on top with a community pencil etc. holder.  In the inside of the desk we are going to store their math tool kits.

 

This is my vine jungle!  I used green bulletin board paper and twisted it.  We made all the vines this summer for my VBS program that I'm in charge of.  Then I just transfered it to my room!  Good deal for me!

Got these cute stuffed monkeys at The Dollar Tree.  I had a hard time getting them away from my 3 year old!  They have one piece of velco so their arms can attach.  The monkey and the barrel in the back are the color coding for my groups.

The Cheetah is a backpack I use for the Top Banana Week!  I should give him a name,
The monkey is a puppet names Peek-a-boo!  He is the cutest thing.

This is my listening center.  The drawers contain portable tape players and CD players.  I bought some MP3s but I can't afford the downloads.  Anyone know of good sites for free downloads?

My reading area is almost all organized.  My janitor is going to build me another shelf to fit all my books.  Now my palm tree is a work in progress.  I had two tubes and I grabbed the shorter one and I shouldn't have.  I'm going to bring the bigger one.  Then I still have to make the leaves instead of the smiley face umbrella!!

 This is the part I don't want to show you!!

This is my guided reading table!  But before I left tonight I had it cleaned off!  It has all my laminating and copies for the first week's lessons!

Now this I did not get cleaned up!  This is my problem - I am a confessed paper piler.  So these are the papers I did not file last year and I'm trying to get them put away!  I'm getting to the point where I want to put then in the circular file!  Any tips for getting me to put away files after I use them?  I am just terrible!

This is my desk.  It faces the wall!  Gotta have my Diet Coke.  I'm starting to pile!  I need an intervention!!

Wow - you made it through all that!  You are a great follower!  Have a great weekend!  Don't forget my sale at TpT!  My link is on my sidebar!  Thanks for stoppin and shoppin! :)

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