PACKING UP my classroom for the SUMMER

[@andrealove6954]

Speeding up video works for me when watching teachers put up bulletin board paper and borders. Also, did you miss the old brown bookshelves that you used prior to last year?

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Good to know! I do not miss those bookshelves!! Maybe the fact that I could fit two of the target bins on one shelf, but other than that, the shelves would fall CONSTANTLY.

[@coragaffney1362]

Can't wait for set up videos

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

me either!! They are my absolute favorite to film ((:

[@sarastrazzera6070]

@@PuttingFourthEffort I love watching your set up videos they are some of my favorites

[@malissac7966]

Nice to hear from you 😀

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Awe yay thannk you!

[@jessgarza7490]

Glad to watch your video and I agree…I can’t wait for your set up videos. Hope your Summer is going fabulous. 👍🏻😊

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Ah thank you so much!! I hope yours is great as well!!

[@victoriaLL345]

Great! Enjoy your summer!

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Thank you, you as well 💕

[@barbaramosley8493]

I love real time videos! Sped up videos are not my favorite...

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Very good to know! Thank you for sharing!!

[@user-jj7ly9xy1z]

Fingers crossed that whatever your good news maybe comes true.

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Thank youuuuu! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@mindilile5233]

Illinois still required masks for summer school and the unofficial word is that we will be wearing masks when school starts in August.

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

hmmmm. I do like that they kept about all sicknesses away from the classroom this past year.

[@sarahp444]

I saw your Letterland curriculum in the background. I teach it, too! My 1st graders like the stories, but sometimes they get hard to remember once they've learned so many by the end of the year.

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Welllllll....my school implements it K-2. We have materials for 3rd, but haven't been trained on it or given any direction about it!

[@sarahp444]

@@PuttingFourthEffort The incoming 3rd graders at my school last Spring (19-20) missed out on a lot of Letterland because of covid, so they entered 3rd not ready for the 3rd grade curriculum (it was mainly vocab and word parts - it also lacked the fun Letterland songs from K-2). Our 3rd grade team ended up teaching from the 2nd grade curriculum this past school year, which really helped catch up their students.

[@sarahp444]

The neat thing about the 2nd grade curriculum is that they already provide teachers with 2-3 differentiated spelling lists, which I think would be good for 80% of 3rd graders I know. Towards the last quarter or so of the 2nd grade curriculum, they cover 3rd grade spelling concepts.

[@sarahp444]

@@PuttingFourthEffort Also, should I do a calm down corner in my room? Have you used one before and had success? Thoughts?

[@claudineamato1161]

I was thinking of you today. We had not heard from you in a while. Glad to see you are back.

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Awe, thank you so much. I am pushing through. Ready for a schedule and consistency!

[@dougcruthis2701]

I do the same thing. I skip the fast motion parts of when they are doing things.

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Very good to know! Thank you!!

[@marcusnorville32]

I have missed you. Hopefully your news comes true. Will you keep the same theme next year or do something new?

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Awe you are so sweet, thank you! I will be keeping the same theme for at least one more year since I feel like I have been cheated out the past two years!!

[@marcusnorville32]

@@PuttingFourthEffort Your welcome. I love the donut theme. I here you on being cheated out of the past two years.

[@Bakerybeach]

I tend to skip through the sped up videos as well. I like hearing your voice, it’s very calming. Looking forward to your classroom setup

[@PuttingFourthEffort]

Wow, I am glad to hear this! I find myself so obnoxious that I am shocked you think I am calming!! Thank you so much(: