Schoooooool Days.
I am going Ebay crazy right now!
I am watching/bidding on 4 different children's book auctions right now. I won one last night for 6 or 7 Dr. Seuss books. I've currently got a group of Eric Carle, a group of Kevin Henkes, and a group of Laura Numeroff books in my sights. I'm also trying really hard to win a HUGE lot of Caldecott award winning picture books. There is another one that I'm watching that I'm not sure I want to bid on. There are a lot of great books in the lot but there are also a lot of random ones, too.
I love Ebay.
Last year I used a lot of my parapro's books since she used to be a kindergarten teacher and still had a bunch of them. I don't have that luxury this year so I am trying to build up a nice sized library fairly quickly.
I can't wait to get my $100 gift card from the state. I already have definite plans for that money. About half of it is going towards area rugs for my read-aloud and calendar areas. Then I'm going to get some PVC pipes to make Phonics Phones for my reading groups. After that I'll still have a little bit to play around with so we'll see what I end up with. I'll probably got to JoAnn's and get some fabric for my walls and to cover up my book cases. I was also thinking about making fabric curtains to hide my housekeeping area when it is not in use but I'll have to see how that one would work.
I got permission so take a bunch of stuff out of other classrooms (classrooms where the previous years teacher isn't returning). I ended up with a kidney shaped table (great for reading groups), a fabulous easel (the previous teacher had to leave it because the school purchased it for the room), and an extra computer table that I can put next to my desk to create more surface area. I'm also looking to get rid of a lot of my housekeeping stuff, like my table and chairs, the extra doll and doll bed I had, and the two rocking chairs that caused nothing but DRAMA last year.
My room has a lot more stuff in it BUT it flows much better and the space is being utilized better. I have more floor space now. I'll definitely take pictures when it's all set up since it will finally be how I want it.
I am watching/bidding on 4 different children's book auctions right now. I won one last night for 6 or 7 Dr. Seuss books. I've currently got a group of Eric Carle, a group of Kevin Henkes, and a group of Laura Numeroff books in my sights. I'm also trying really hard to win a HUGE lot of Caldecott award winning picture books. There is another one that I'm watching that I'm not sure I want to bid on. There are a lot of great books in the lot but there are also a lot of random ones, too.
I love Ebay.
Last year I used a lot of my parapro's books since she used to be a kindergarten teacher and still had a bunch of them. I don't have that luxury this year so I am trying to build up a nice sized library fairly quickly.
I can't wait to get my $100 gift card from the state. I already have definite plans for that money. About half of it is going towards area rugs for my read-aloud and calendar areas. Then I'm going to get some PVC pipes to make Phonics Phones for my reading groups. After that I'll still have a little bit to play around with so we'll see what I end up with. I'll probably got to JoAnn's and get some fabric for my walls and to cover up my book cases. I was also thinking about making fabric curtains to hide my housekeeping area when it is not in use but I'll have to see how that one would work.
I got permission so take a bunch of stuff out of other classrooms (classrooms where the previous years teacher isn't returning). I ended up with a kidney shaped table (great for reading groups), a fabulous easel (the previous teacher had to leave it because the school purchased it for the room), and an extra computer table that I can put next to my desk to create more surface area. I'm also looking to get rid of a lot of my housekeeping stuff, like my table and chairs, the extra doll and doll bed I had, and the two rocking chairs that caused nothing but DRAMA last year.
My room has a lot more stuff in it BUT it flows much better and the space is being utilized better. I have more floor space now. I'll definitely take pictures when it's all set up since it will finally be how I want it.