Ok... Well it has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy sending out resumes and looking for a job. Recently, I have been working on some additional items to go in my future classroom. Both items have the black and white polka dots and yellow theme to go along with the rest of the theme of my room. For this blog post, I will be describing and showing my new "Supplies Box" and "Must Do/May Do" Board that I will be using in my classroom.
"Supplies Box"
I originally got this idea off of Pinterest, while searching for classroom ideas. I decided to recreate it using my classroom theme. For this project, I used:
- 1 Stack-On DS-22 22 Drawer Storage Cabinet (This can be purchased from Amazon.com for $20)
- Yellow and White Cardstock
- Black and White Polka Dotted Paper Tape
The first step in making this wonderful organizer is to create your labels. I used this template from Create Teach Share to create the perfect size labels for this organizer. (If you click on the image below, it will take you directly to the Google Doc, so all you have to do is print them out) I printed one sheet on yellow cardstock and one sheet on white cardstock.
If you would rather create your own labels, you would need 14 labels that are H 1.38" x W 2.00" and 8 labels that are H 2.12" x W 4.25".
I attached these labels using double-sided tape. It seems to be holding up well. When I attached the labels to the drawers, I just simply alternated the colors to get the effect I wanted.
Finally, I used the black and white polka dotted paper tape to outline the outside of the organizer, as well as putting little pieces on the drawers themselves. Each drawer has a "lip" of some sort that sticks out (perhaps a handle or whatever you want to call it). I just put the tape on each lip/handle.
"Must Do/May Do" Board
Yet another Pinterest idea that I found would be very helpful in my classroom. During my student teaching, I often would have students come up to me and ask, "Miss Stieb, I'm done. What do I do now?" I would also have student who would not know exactly what they should be doing because they were either in the bathroom or in resource or something else. When I found this idea on Pinterest, I thought that it could definitely solve this problem that I was constantly facing.
You can probably not see the full effect from this picture but it is really cute and very simple to make.
For this project, I used:
- 1 16" x 20" Magnetic Dry Erase Board
- A Permanent Marker
- Yellow Ribbon
- Black and White Polka Dotted Paper Tape
With this, I simply applied the paper tape to the outer borders of the white board, making sure to cover the sides as well as the visible portion of the board. I also put one strip of the paper tape down the middle of the board to make a divider. Next, I used a permanent marker to fill in the titles on each side. I also put paper tape as bullet points down each side of the board. Finally, I tied a yellow ribbon into a bow and adhered it to the back of the board. I am only using this ribbon as a decorative piece, not really as a method of hanging the board.
I am really excited to try this out in my future classroom. I will put it above the completed work box, so that students will easily be able to see what they should be doing and what they can do after they finish.
I hope you enjoyed my new ideas that I have just shared. Let me know what you think! :)
