Hi everyone! My name is Cassandra and I am Mrs 3rd Grade! I am so excited to be joining this group of amazing women to bring you All About 3rd Grade! I have been teaching third grade since 2008! I have LOVED every moment of it!! 3rd grade is AMAZING!!
This year I am packing up my classroom! It has been quite a process. I have been at my school for my entire third grade career. I have not only taught third grade this whole time, but I have also only been in my current classroom for this year. Last year I just moved down the hall, so I just had kids help me carry everything down the hall, I didn't go through anything, I didn't throw anything away, and I didn't clean everything out. Don't judge, it was a hot mess!!
This year, everything is different!! I am not only changing grade levels, but I am also changing schools! This has led me to a whole new level of cleaning and packing!! I can't believe how much stuff I have! I totally recommend going through your things every so often and purge! I know that I hold on to things that I have had for years and have never used!
I have been moving boxes, filling boxes, going through boxes and purging like it is going out of style! It is a great time to start to go digital and get rid of all of those paper copies you have been hanging on to and you don't know why. It has been great for me to go through all of my task cards, organize them, and make sure I have them all. If I don't then I have been printing the missing ones and getting them prepped for next year.
One of the amazing things that I LOVE to do to save time for next year is to organize my books ahead of time! I have my students help me do it at the end of the year. This way I can have them organized and ready for the next school year. I am lucky and have been able to leave everything out during the summer. Another great way is to have them organized and on your self and then cover your shelf in butcher paper so no one can get to them! This way when you come back in August it is ready to go!
I hope this gave you some motivation to go and purge all of those extra papers and then get your classroom library set up for next year!! Best of luck in the last month of school!! You can do it!
I have been moving boxes, filling boxes, going through boxes and purging like it is going out of style! It is a great time to start to go digital and get rid of all of those paper copies you have been hanging on to and you don't know why. It has been great for me to go through all of my task cards, organize them, and make sure I have them all. If I don't then I have been printing the missing ones and getting them prepped for next year.
One of the amazing things that I LOVE to do to save time for next year is to organize my books ahead of time! I have my students help me do it at the end of the year. This way I can have them organized and ready for the next school year. I am lucky and have been able to leave everything out during the summer. Another great way is to have them organized and on your self and then cover your shelf in butcher paper so no one can get to them! This way when you come back in August it is ready to go!
I hope this gave you some motivation to go and purge all of those extra papers and then get your classroom library set up for next year!! Best of luck in the last month of school!! You can do it!