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This package consists of 10 page borders you can use on your resources. There are see through frames and filled frames in this bundle. I like to custom make the frames I need to various teaching tools and these are a few frames I made for some upcoming tools I am working on so I hope you enjoy. IF YOU GRAB THIS, PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING FEEDBACK- I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT! PLEASE CHECK MY STORE FOR MORE FREE CLIPART! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Thank you for looking Happy Teaching :) Marcelle

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Week 5! Week 5! I am so excited about week five, because I get to bring you all into my classroom and talk a little about classroom decor below. I did a quick {that's a joke!} Periscope of my classroom yesterday but I know that many of you have not joined yet, so I wanted share it with all of you as well. Since I am talking about classroom decor, I have put all of my classroom decor units over at TPT on sale for the next two days. You can check them all out at the end of this post. Just a few things before you watch my tour: I have always had a few musts with classroom decor: 1) It MUST be clutter free I can't take clutter. It doesn't encourage organization...which is a key to success. So stay away from it! :) Clutter is the devil. Believe me...I have it too. But I try, try, TRY to stay away from that business. 2) It MUST inspire YOU! Let's be real. As teachers, we find that we spend just as much time in our classrooms as we do our own homes. So incorporate your interests. I love to read, so my classroom is designed to feel like you are walking into a fairy tale, and that just makes me happy every single day! 3) It MUST engage and inspire your students Does this really need an explanation? Ok. Great! Didn't think so. ;) A lot of people will say things like..."It doesn't matter what my classroom looks like. That is all just a bunch of fluff. It's all about my content." Hmmm...I do have to agree to an extent. If you are planning on your classroom decorations teaching your students, you are exactly right. Fluff. Period. BUT {and this is a biggie}... If you create an environment that is relevant to your students and their interests, excites your learners, promotes success, and is visually appealing....I call that engagement. Your classroom environment is a HUGE part of student engagement. Pair engagement with rigorous content and building relationships? Boom! Talk about creating an environment where all students will achieve. Plus an engaging environment makes everyone happy. Happy people are more successful. It's a proven fact. I could go on forever, but for now I will just say #thatsall ;) So let's get going with my little tour. I have two versions. The first is a mini tour and the second is the extended, complete version. Get ready to jump down the rabbit hole. I even have some appropriate music to get you in the mood. You all know how I feel about music in the classroom! ;) Here we go! And if you really want to see every little detail, along with some tips and tricks for how I made it happen, I have uploaded the extended version (that I did on Periscope) just for you! Now, I want to make something VERY clear. You do NOT need a rock climbing wall to engage your learners. My classroom back in South Carolina looked nothing like my room at RCA. In fact, it was completely different because I had a different set of learners. But I promise you one thing. My kids were just as excited to come to the classroom that you see below as my students are to enter my classroom at RCA. It's all about making it relevant and exciting to your students. And yes. You are right. Environment is NOT just about decor. If I haven't said that enough, I wanted to say it again. But what is one of the reasons we love Disney World? The amazing decor and attention to detail. Your kids will appreciate the same thing in your room. Plus it shows that you take pride in what you do. Another important lesson for our students to learn. Back in South Carolina, my kids LOVED music. So did I! Remember...happiness. So that is exactly what I channeled when creating this classroom... Classroom Library My classroom library was organized by genre and leveled by Lexile! I also decided to separate my bookshelves into fiction and nonfiction texts! Then, I had a separate section for mentor texts which were used to inspire young writers and my double copy books to get some great book chats going on! I used my cameo to create these book box student numbers. When they pulled a book from the classroom library, they used the marker to hold it’s place so they would remember where to return the book when they are finished reading! So long hours of reorganizing books! Many thanks to Teri over at A Cupcake for the Teacher for such a wonderful idea! I also had several interactive bulletin boards in my library center. These interactive boards were all located in our library so that students could use the information when choosing the perfect book! Peer recommendations, identifying themes, book awards and rave reviews And of course…no library would be complete without the King! No, no. The other king! ;) Guided Reading & Small Group Instruction Area: The storage space under a kidney table is out of this world! I HIGHLY recommend a table skirt...if you don't already have one! Why place bookshelves against a wall when they can provide the perfect place for centers and/or supplies?! I couldn’t live without this extra space! Loved using this space for my Month by Month Math Centers! Mid year, I also added book boxes for my kiddos as we began to heavily implement reader's workshop into the classroom. This addition was perfect and these boxes were amazing. The kids would grab them and take them to their book nook during independent reading time. My back door was covered with our classroom rules from my Desire to Inspire Pack! My Inspirational Wall: Desire to Inspire A Bird’s Eye View {Almost} Front: Back: My Favorite Purchase {Totally Unnecessary…but I LOVED IT!} My LED board! I picked this up from SAM’s and it was perfect for our daily schedule! Love, love, loved this classroom and so did my kids. If you are looking for some bright decor to give you classroom a little spark, you can check out any of my decor units below. I am putting them all on SALE for the next two days! All three of my Desire to Inspire sets will be on SALE as well in my TPT shop! You can learn more about how I use quotes in my classroom {HERE}! Version 1: Original (includes quotes and rules) Version 2: Chalkboard brights and pastels (includes quotes and rules) Version 3: Chalkboard & white primary (includes quotes, rules, note cards, and journal pages) I will also be posting a Q&A for this post tomorrow {7.21} on my Facebook page. If you have any questions, leave them there, and I will answer them on my blog this weekend! That wraps up yet another week of my Set the Stage to Engage series.You can check out any of the posts that you missed below! Thanks for joining me on my little tour of my classroom. See you back here in a few days for some Q&A! XOXO!

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Best set list ever. Looking for a 'mix tape' gift for a music fan? Perhaps they're in a band and you're looking to find a way to capture the set list of one of their gigs? Maybe you had the best night ever at a festival and don't want to forget it? Or are you stumped for an 18th Birthday present and would like something that'll last longer than Prosecco? With optional personalisation to the cassette tape mix tape title and other items and any number of different tracks there are endless possibilities for your unique gift. What's the occasion? Our example is for a Birthday gift for Dad but it could be changed for a wedding or anniversary or you can have one for an engagement, a leaving gift, an 18th birthday or even just a Christmas gift for your best friend. How do I personalise my item? Our 'Track List Cassette' print can be personalised by adding: Any title to the tape Range of colours for the cassette Personalisation for the tape Any number of tracks to add below the cassette Other requests may also be accommodated It's a real retro way to capture the story of an event. What happens next? All our products are hand finished in our UK studio by our professional design team. Please allow 1-2 working days plus postage for delivery. Made from Print on 240gsm brilliant white matt photopaper Printed using studio grade print techniques Frames are wall hung made from composite material with a light wood grain and perspex front, they have cardboard backs to prevent warping All oak frames are 'oak effect' not real wood Dimensions A4: Frame size 22x31x3 cm A3: Frame size 32x42x3 cm Product code PRINT0031 Disclaimer Some personalisation requests may mean we have to shuffle the design around a little but we will try to make it as close as possible to the example. © Not Just a Print 2017 all rights reserved

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