Here is what I came into after summer break!

What a mess!

The large brown OWL has my class list.

I found a way to combine my love of owls and polka dots!

I still need to attach the cushion, but I wanted to go ahead and get the picture on here. I spray painted two buckets.  The plastic owl material came from JoAnns. It is a little pricey, so make sure you have the half off coupon. I like the idea of plastic material- easier to clean!

Once again, the seats are not yet finished, but here is my pinterest inspired listening center!

Thanks again Pinterest! Here is the popular 2 filing cabinets made into a magnet center pin! Looks like I need to straighten out the border a little.

The beginnings of my word wall!

It took forever, but I covered all my walls with blue bulletin board paper and lime green plastic table cloth from Party City. It was a huge roll. Here is our meeting area. I am still tweaking the morning meeting wall. How many pinterest inspired ideas can you spot here?

Love my window sheers from Big Lots! I bought one sheer for each window and cut it in half. On the counter by the sink is blue shelf liner to cover ugly permanent stains on the counter.

                                                    The beginnings of the art center. Each child will have a green square to post their work on. Yes, this was a pinterest inspired idea. I like it because it helps me keep up with who has work hanging up in the room and who does not.

Two book shelves turned on their side! You may notice most of the shelves are covered. Yes, it is a little tacky looking, but it keeps little hands out of them during Open House and the first weeks of school.

I was super excited to find this bag at JoAnns. This will be the bag our class mascot goes home in.

I spy a pinterest idea! Bulletin border around the computers.

This is our "Oh No" jar. If the class is being to loud, not cleaning up fast enough, too rowdy in line, etc., a button is put in the Oh No! jar. They get a special reward on Friday's if they work as a team and have no buttons at the end of the day for 4/5 days. A button can be taken out of the "Oh No!" jar if they work as a team and make better choices.

I still need to add the times, but here is the beginning of my class schedule.

Woot woot, another completed pin! Thanks again to my sharpie paint pins for jazzing up the plastic flower pot (from Garden Ridge).

These bins are from Big Lots. Oh dear, I am just realizing there is a label for puzzles here. Clearly, these are not puzzles. Ignore that and focus on the lovely sharpie paint marker polka dots.

I have been wanting an apron, but have been too cheap to splurge on one. I found this at A.C. Moore for $6.00. I bought an iron on owl transfer, added ribbon, and of course sharpie paint pins to complete the apron!

Reading buddies bin. I am now realizing this bin has not been polka dotted. Better break out the sharpie paint pins one more time.

The green polka dot basket will house the first aid kit, emergency handbook, and other items needed when we leave the classroom. The owl in the middle is "Gumdrop", our class mascot.

I have drooled over this bin for months now in Target. I was so excited when I came up with a valid reason to buy it for my room!

 

This is an ORIGINAL idea!!! I used my handy dandy sharpie paint pens to create a behavior management bin. It houses stickers, "smellies" (lip gloss), and bracelets. We are not allowed to have behavior charts posted in the PreK room, so I use a bracelet system. Each child gets three bracelets. If they make poor choices they have to hand over a bracelet.

SO EXCITED about this idea I came up with. I used sharpies to draw a tree on a pocket chart from the Target dollar spot. This will be where the students "sign in" every morning. I am waiting on their lunch cards. Stay tuned next week for picture of the comleted project.

We are not allowed to put centers under the TV for safety reasons, therefore in order to save space I put my desk there. Who cares if the TV falls on me, right?

I used owl ribbon from Michael's and glued them on baskets from A.C. Moore. This will be where my paraprofessional will put notes and homework she takes out of the OWL binders each morning. Lunch money will also be put in the green basket. I have former students who visit me, so I did not think it wise to label a basket with "money"!

The green polka dot basket will house the first aid kit, emergency handbook, and other items needed when we leave the classroom. The owl in the middle is "Gumdrop", our class mascot.

I have drooled over this bin for months now in Target. I was so excited when I came up with a valid reason to buy it for my room!

This is my parent/visitor info board.

The teacher next door put border around her idea. I loved it so much I had to do it in my room. What a great way to liven up a boring door!

Another view!

The students OWL binders will go in here. The tub came from Garden Ridge. I used Sharpie paint markers to add the polka dots.

Here is the morning routine for my PreK children upon entering the classroom.

This is an (gasp) ORIGINAL idea! I cut off my old, tattered lanyard from last year. I used owl ribbon I had purchased for other projects and voila!

Another view

 

Polka dots are on the floor to hopefully encourage the children to line up in an orderly fashion! I bought the cardstock at Michael's!

Another view of the dots on the floor.

One final view of the dots!

Recognize this Pinterest idea? Love my post it note holder.

To do list- bought the wipe off board from Michael's.

Another pinned idea. It is supposed to say "testing". I used a "dots on chocolate" R sticker and put it over the T. This will be hung on our door at naptime.

Well, it officially looks like Pinterest threw up in my classroom! I must say I am proud of myself for actually completing so many of my pins. Amazingly enough, there are a few original ideas thrown in too! Contrary to my husbands belief, I can come up with some ideas without consulting Pinterest first. I hope you enjoy looking at all the pictures of my room!

On the large brown owl is a copy of my class list. We are required to have a class list outside our door.