Kerri B's Classroom Reveal!!

Good Morning, Bits and Bobbers! Kerri here...

I survived my first week! I have three words to sum up last week-HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST! I cannot remember a muggier, sweatier opening of the school year. Seriously, it was gross. My poor firsties were literally melting. 

For the most part, being right up the hill from the beach, we really don't need air conditioning, but DANG, we needed it last week!! 

And then, yesterday, we drove to Irwindale, CA where is was over 100 degrees to watch my daughter's cross country meet. Yes, you read that right. Hundreds of poor high schoolers running 3 miles in 100 degree weather. They finally had to call the race off because 8 kids fainted and had to be taken to the hospital. I'm serious!! 
It was B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!

Okay, I feel like I am like a month behind everyone else's classroom tours, but I FINALLY took pictures of my finished classroom to share with you all!

My guided reading corner. I love love love my new red teacher chair from Walmart!

My back to school bulletin board. I love my vintage Peanuts Gang kids. My 5th grade teacher gave them to me when she retired! 

Here is our Wowzville Writing Board, with my organized bin up top. LOVE IT! 

This is my Welcome Center, right inside my front door

We have a bulletin board on our front door. It changes monthly, and the parents sign up to design it each month!

Here is my carpet area. I love my new carpet and my cute owl curtain covering hiding all my teaching materials...

My library. It is my favorite area!

Calendar and Math Wall

Focus Wall-the reading strategy posters were a freebie from Cara Carroll last year.  My spelling words and chunk of the week will go on the green pocket chart.

Our WOnderful Word Wall. Oops! Still have words up from last year. Maybe I'll take those down?? :)

My computer station and behavior chart. I think I bought the chart from First Grade Owls...

Teacher Corner!

I love my classroom rules sign. I'll be blogging about this this week!!

I double love this vinyl sign!!

Front of the room. Can you see my orange chair peeking out? I got it from Walmart too!

View from the back of the room

Another view from the other direction

My new stools are AWESOME! IKEA find!

Could this kid be any cuter?? 

Have a great Sunday, Peeps!
XOXO Kerri B

Classroom Pics, Color Freebies, and a FAB giveaway!!

Happy Sunday, Friends! Kerri here...
Well, I survived my first week in first grade and to be honest, it was pretty darn great! I totally love my little munchkins, and we are already having lots of fun! Of course, I do have a couple of kids who are going to give me a run for my money, but that's okay. Here's my mantra with those types of kids...As Ivan Drago said to Rocky in Rocky 4 (best movie ever in 1986) in a Russian accent please, "I must break you." In a battle of wills, Mrs. B will reign SUPREME! Right, ladies??

I finally got around to taking pictures of my room., It hasn't changed THAT much from last year, but there are a few new things. Let's take a tour, shall we??

Our Wowzville Writing board with our first piece of writing!

My vintage Peanuts gang (bequeathed to me by my 5th grade teacher!) and Abby's First Grade is... activity!

Our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Art! My firsties cut out every piece by themselves-NO PATTERNS! I'm so proud of them!

Bucket Fillers art and a view of the front of the room-see here for Bucket fillers post

My new word wall that I bought from Teachery Tidbits (I LOVE IT!) and my half-labeled library. Put it on the to-do list...

Focus Wall with Lindsay's Wee Ready Writers signs in top left corner! I can't wait to introduce these to my kiddos! The super cute FACE signs are from First Grade Owls!

My Calendar Wall (bain of my existence!) but at least it's cute! My Math Wall cards are to the right...

My corner, and our bucket fillers anchor chart!

I love my front door! I'm telling you, Dots on Turquoise literally threw up in my classroom! 

Our welcome center! I love this place the most!

Whew! That's alot of pictures! Thanks for hanging in there and checking them out!!

I also have a couple of FREEBIES for you! This week we will be working on our color words, so I created a little color words graph and spinner for my kids to use with a partner. They will basically spin a paper clip on the color wheel, find the color word, and color it in on their graph-Easy Peasy, and I think they will LOVE it! Click on the crayons to access the file via Google docs!!

Okay, last but certainly NOT least, and DEFINITELY the best, are you ready to win this (or something similar)??

When I saw this I. ABOUT. DIED. Seriously, the heavens parted, angels flew down around my head, the choirs sang, and I busted out my credit card so fast (actually I have the number memorized-it that bad? That's probably bad, right??)  I mean this thing is GINORMOUS! We're talking over 24 inches long, and almost as wide! I CANNOT WAIT to hang it up tomorrow and I have the PERFECT SPOT (which has been empty waiting for this to arrive, and I have had HIVES looking at the glaringly white wall all week!)

I contacted Sherri from Must Love Art Studio on ETSY and asked her if she would PRETTY PLEASE do a giveaway for our followers, and she said YES!! SO HAPPY! She is the sweetiest lady ever and her products are so darn deliciously cute, I just can't stand it!
She said you can win one of her back to school burlap wall hangings. Here are some of her other choices...

ADORBS!!!

I think I need this one too!

For all of you chevron fantatics!!

Classically cute, and I love me some polka dots!

Lindsay and I will also throw in a product from each of our stores for the lucky winner, cause why not?? Enter through Rafflecopter below! a Rafflecopter giveaway


P.S. Guess who is now a contributing author on Blog Hoppin'?? Little ole me! I am seriously in shock to be among such an awesome group of ladies! Head on over to read my first post (sooo nervous!) and join Blog Hoppin!