Tracking student progress…

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My school district is huge into tracking student progress.  We are required to have classroom data centers posted in our rooms and our children should be able to explain the data center as well. My sweet friend, Erin, has the CUTEST data center EVER!  She tracks her student’s Accelerated Reader points.  Take a look at this … [Continue reading...]

Dr. Seuss Celebration

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With the Lorax in movie theaters right now and the celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, our Kindergarten teachers went all out with their Dr. Seuss art projects and decorations!  Take a look at their cute hallway...… Stay tuned for my Dr. Seuss inspired classroom theme...   … [Continue reading...]

Another Thirty-One Giveaway…

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I am slightly obsessed with Thirty-One bags!  They are functional and so so so cute!  As a busy mom and teacher, I LOVE having cute bags to tote all of my junk around! I just purchased a cute weekender bag and this adorable large utility tote… I bought this bag to haul all of my teacher stuff back and forth to school, plus I thought … [Continue reading...]

Cute Classroom Inspiration–Michele Smyth, Lake Orion, MI

  I would like you to meet Michele Smyth from Lake Orion, Michigan.  I was excited to “meet” Michele over email and find out that we are actually neighbors!  We live very close to one another and both share the same passion – teaching first grade! Michele has a really great blog called New Adventures in First Grade.  I enjoyed … [Continue reading...]

Cute Classroom Inspiration–Tara Stimac, Grand Blanc, MI

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  Some of you may remember, Tara, my teaching partner.  I featured pictures of her gorgeous ocean inspired classroom.  Before Tara’s room was saturated in beautiful blues and greens, she had an entirely different theme! Tara and I both LOVE decorating!  We talk about it and think about it all the time.  So, when she … [Continue reading...]

Polka Dots and Daisies!

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When I launched Schoolgirl Style, the Polka Dot and Daisy Theme was my first “unveiling” of my creations.  I nervously awaited the reactions of my followers (which at the time, I had very few!) and to my excitement, everyone seemed to love it!  Since then, this theme has been my most popular, by far.  I think that the striking combination … [Continue reading...]

St. Patricks Day Freebies!

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I’ve been quiet for the last week or so.  With the demands of school and trying to balance Schoolgirl Style, along with raising a family, I have been wiped out completely!  I decided to take a mini-vacation from Schoolgirl Style and give myself some time to re-charge.  I watched T.V. and relaxed in the evenings as opposed to designing, … [Continue reading...]

The Polka Dot and Daisy Collection

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Snow Day…please!

I have had a ton of questions about the way I run Centers in my classroom.  I had good intentions of sitting down this evening and writing a post about everything I know and learned about Centers in my 14 years of teaching.  Well… I had the longest and hardest day of the year today.  I walked out of my classroom feeling like I … [Continue reading...]

Pirates!

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When I told my students that I planned to work on a pirate theme next, they immediately started screaming with excitement!  They LOVED the thought of having a pirate classroom!  With the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, I am seeing many parties and classrooms all “decked” out with this super fun theme! When I envisioned my pirate … [Continue reading...]