Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

 I am a little bit late with this post however I know that it is always good to share.  Teachers are great at filing away ideas for next year.  I was able to purchase this 5 foot Cat in the Hat from Really Good Stuff so it saved me a lot of time organizing.  The rest of the words I typed up and cut out.  The colorful letters I cut out and laminated together so that it would be easier to hang up.  

 Then I found this adorable door decoration idea on Pinterest.  My room is on the left and the library is on the right.  This is the perfect decoration for the reading rooms at our school.  I was able to project the face and numbers on the smartboard and traced them.  Then we purchased the blue tissue paper(1 package per door) and put them up with double-stick tape.  

The children at school just love the doors.  The kindergarteners are beside themselves.  They smile and laugh as they come down into the reading corner.  

Oh Snap! Reading Is Fun!

This is my door decoration for the winter months.  I have such a short time with my little kiddos and we spend our time reading and playing academic games that there is no time to do student art work.

So I had to be a bit creative with my door decoration.  My kids love taking their pictures so it was fun.  I just enlarged some clipart from Graphics from the Pond and added their sweet pictures.  

This is a easy idea but I cannot tell you how much joy the kiddos have finding their picture each time they come down to my room.  They enjoy showing their friends where they are and talking about the different book characters the children are holding.  

Wall Outside My Reading Room

Here is the wall outside my reading room.  I wanted to do something that would encourage the children to read and incorporate winter and Valentine's Day.  This is an idea similar to what I found on Pinterest.  It was very simple to make.  

Olaf was made by Grace, a former kindergarten/first grade student of mine who is now in fifth grade.  I had some book jackets that fit perfect for this purpose.  Then I cut out some simple hearts and the librarian at my school cut out some snowflakes.  I wrote out the words "I love warm hugs and books." in fancy letters.  

That's it!!  The kiddos just love it.  I love that it is bright and cheerful and it reflects my love for reading. 

I haven't shared much this school year because I have been logging in a lot of books in the reading resource room.  I have NO prep time so the little bit of free time I do have I am logging and shelving books.  I really didn't think it would take me this long to log in books.