Fall Leaf Garland

Fall colours! I just love 'em! I wanted to buy some garlands to decorate my classroom but everything was either too cheap looking (dollar store) or to expensive (craft store). So I decided to make my own! I found this awesome template one one of my favourite blogs, a Beautiful Mess. Also, it shows my students that you don't always have to buy stuff, you can make it instead!

Materials:
❧ coloured cardstock
❧ yarn
❧ needle (big one for yarn)
❧ scissors
❧ printer

Instructions:
① Download the template and print onto your cardstock (I only printed the pattern on half the sheets).
② Cut out the leaves (I cut two sheets at once - one with the image, one without underneath).
③ "Sew" the yarn into each leaf, alternating colours!
④ Voilà!
Pretty colours! 
Looks so cute on my classroom door!

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#Selfie #égoportrait



Hi again! On our first day and her new class I decided to present a fun project to my students. After talking about what we expected from each other I asked them what they looked forward to the most. Then I asked them to write it in a little bubble and post it on top of a selfie they made in the tiny iPhone. This was a really cool project and the kids were so excited. We put music on while they were drawing and it was the perfect project to start off on the right foot, in a new class!
I got the idea off this amazing French Website, la classe à Karine. Check it out HERE!

They even made apps!
So many selfies!
Hashtag signs (the kids thought it was the COOLEST!)

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Decorated Classroom! Version 2.0

Hi there! I found out last week that I was changing schools because I got a permanent position! I had one week to pack up my grade 2 classroom and then one day to set up my new grade 4 class. What a crazy week this has been! So here it is if you want to take a virtual tour. I reused a lot of my other stuff and there's some new things in there too. The kids loved it and one boy even told me today how he loved his new classroom and how he liked how I decorated it!

I love the transformation! Hooray!

Before
After! Love the blue paper I bought for the bulletin boards.
Nice, clean and colourful!
We made some selfies to decorate! And for the kids to leave
their mark in their class! :) Check out the project HERE
My "new" reading corner! Got to use all my stuff!
Some geography...
Added this today to help the kids with "reading" time! :)
Check it out HERE
Of course I brought my festive pompoms with me!

Classroom Flower Clock

Hi there! I recently started in a grade 4 (this time I'll be staying there till June, for sure, because it's a permanent position-YAY!). I soon realized that the kids still have trouble reading the clock, especially the minutes. So I decided to make a flower clock to help them out. This is something I've always wanted to do and it took no time at all. All you need is a printer coloured paper and some scissors. And it looks so pretty too!

Here is a free template:
Teachers pay teachers

Happy crafting!

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Decorated Classroom!



Hi there! What a crazy two weeks. After lots of extra hours and lots of running around, my classroom is all functional (and beautiful!) and has had 20 tiny little kiddos learning, playing and laughing in it all week long! I wanted to give you a tour since there are a lot of hand made/DIY things in there.

Happy viewing!


What I walked into,




Some details.....
of course a welcome sign!
Some easy DIY tissue paper pompoms
(tutorial HERE)
My math corner
My reading corner 
Pillows! 2$ inserts from ikea
and handmade removable and washable covers
(easy tutorial here)
bought some funky letters but made my own little flags
( with patterned paper, a hole punch and ribbon!)
Some fake flowers inside one of my fav gifts EVER!
Some games, mostly from my childhood.
Thanks mom for keeping all this stuff!
Especially my brother's legos! Big hit with the kiddos!
More flags!
and a fun "all about me banner" made by every student

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Tiny Banner Card

My lovely cousin had a baby shower today and I realized I forgot to make a card to go with my gift! No worries though, I go out my scraps of paper and whipped something up! I made a card with tiny pennant banner on it! Easy and fast to make! While the glue was drying, I got ready to go out! :) Happy crafting!

Materials
♥ coloured cardstock
♥ scraps of patterned paper
♥ glue
♥ scissors
♥ black marker
♥ coloured string

Instructions
❶ Fold your coloured cardstock in half to make a card (I like to make mine square).
❷ Cut up a bunch of tiny triangles with patterned paper.
❸ Glue down a string making a curved line (see picture above).
❹ Glue your little triangles along the string.
❺ Write a message/greeting with a black marker (mine means congratulations in French!).
You're done!

So cute with this pink gift!

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DIY Confetti Card


 Hi again! I wanted to share these super easy to make confetti cards with you! I've made them a couple times now and all you need is some cardstock, a black marker, some coloured/patterned paper, a hole-punch and some glue!

① Fold a piece of coloured cardstock in half.
② Write a message/word with a black marker, (Happy birthday, congrats, etc)
③ Punch out a whole bunch of little circles from patterned paper using a hole punch.
④  Randomly glue your circles on your card.
Voilà!
Before getting covered in "confetti"
Beautiful! 
Simple message with black marker.
Paper collage and confetti!
Love these easy to make cards!

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