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Classroom Makeover Progress

May 31, 2012

I have to say, I was probably more ready for summer break than anyone else. My husband had the paper chain countdown going and I had every intention of skipping out of school on the last day without looking back. I did have a whole bag of math centers laminated to cut and assemble, but other than that it was going to be a summer of lazing and “me” time. Then my principal told me in the last few hours of school on that final day that our classroom would be moving next door. 

It put me into total back-to-school mode in order to get out of my current room so the new teacher can move in. You might have read about my color scheme debate last week. I’m back to report that I have made some decisions. I just couldn’t do all the boards the same. It just felt too plain to me with all the space I have to cover. However, I am sticking with the same color scheme and borders to tie it all together instead of having each board look different like they have in the past. 

Soooo…. bright polka dots are in! I’ll be painting purple, blue, and green boards with the orange as an accent color for words, labels, and page borders. I’m going to stick with our Furry Friends monsters in the hallway and a few touches in the room so the students have some characters to identify our room with too. I’m making new curtains out of this fabric and will be covering our bench and skirting our table with coordinating fabric.

I’m thinking I’ll use a solid border under a printed border for each of the boards. The tags will be for our coat rack and behavior board. I’ll play around with it some more once my husband can help me get the bulletin boards painted next week.

I’m also getting a lot of use out of my new Silhouette Cameo cutter. I’ve made all new bulletin board letters. How cute are these?

I definitely didn’t put this much thought into coordinating our room before. As I updated boards and decorations throughout the years, I’d usually just worked on one board at a time without thinking about how they all fit together. I definitely think this will make our room feel even more pulled together and cozy. The updates have also kept me excited to be doing all this work when I had planned to be laying in the hammock with a good book, haha. 😉 


Are you out of school yet? If so, how are you spending all of your glorious free time? If not, how many more days do you have?

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  1. EveryNewBeginning says: May 31, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Love your choices!!!! I had a ton of people in my building who had to move. It was nice of you to think of the teacher coming in to your room!

    I am trying all of my boards the same this year… we will see if I like it 🙂

    Every New Beginning Blog

  2. Sara S. says: May 31, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Love the polka dots! So bright and cheerful!

    Sara 🙂
    Smiling In Second Grade

  3. Lisa at Stories From Second says: May 31, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I love your color scheme, so cheerful! My theme when I started teaching was Americana, think lots of red, white, and blue, because I inherited a lot from the teacher I replaced. However, I've kinda outgrown it and I hope to do a primary colored polka theme!
    Lisa
    Stories From Second

  4. Valerie says: May 31, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Love the colors! So pretty and cheerful 🙂

    ✿Valerie
    All Students Can SHINE

  5. Nicole says: May 31, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    haha! I just bought that same fabric on Sunday! It was in my blog yesterday! Great minds think alike, right?! LOVE your choices! 😉
    Nicole
    Rowdy in Room 300

  6. Corinna says: May 31, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    Looks so fun!! I love bright colors:)) Can't wait to see what it looks like!
    Aloha,
    Corinna
    Surfin' Through Second

  7. Lisa R. says: June 1, 2012 at 12:26 am

    Great choice of colors & you can't go wrong with polka dots! I can't wait to see it put together! I still have 6 days of school to go, but I'm getting there. 🙂

    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

  8. Christi at Ms. Fultz's Corner says: June 1, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Thanks for all the support, ya'll! I am sort of in love with the idea and hope it pulls together nicely next week. =)

  9. Laura says: June 1, 2012 at 1:56 am

    Love the colors! Thanks for sharing your new stuff! One of my favorite parts of blogging is seeing other teachers' rooms!

    Laura
    Peace, Love, and First Grade

  10. Mission Control says: June 1, 2012 at 2:09 am

    I love your color choices. Coordinating the colors will bring everything together. We still have one student day and one teacher workday. Then I'm going on vacation with some friends.

  11. Ms.Smith says: June 1, 2012 at 2:30 am

    Ah! I love your color choices. I am thinking polka dots would be fun! It just has to match my rug. HAH.

    If you are still interested in proofing for me will you send me your email. =)

    Ms. Smith
    adventuresofmssmith@gmail.com
    Adventures of Ms. Smith

  12. April Kreitzer Wolfe says: June 1, 2012 at 3:36 am

    The Polka Dots are adorable!! I am out of school. I have spent my time (since last Sunday) at my mom's. I love hanging out with my mom and so does my son.

    April
    Wolfelicious

  13. mjfavre says: June 1, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Love the dots! I am moving one hallway over, so I feel your moving pain. Good luck!
    I Teach. What's Your Super Power?

  14. Deona Ward says: June 1, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    I think I will redecorating my room as well this summer. I am not moving classrooms, but it is time for a change. I hope all goes well!

    Mrs. Ward's Teaching Journal

  15. April Kreitzer Wolfe says: June 2, 2012 at 12:11 am

    Thanks for linking up with the blog link up.
    http://wolfelicious.blogspot.com/p/tba.html

    April
    Wolfelicious

  16. Miss Foote says: June 2, 2012 at 11:17 pm

    Just found your blog. It is fabulous!

    Laurie
    Chickadee Jubilee

  17. Diane says: June 3, 2012 at 2:31 am

    I love your color scheme!
    I am still in school until June 15th so I haven't had much time to begin to work on next year's decor, but I am thinking it will be either polka-dots or a black and white theme.
    Diane
    http://schoolhousetreasures.blogspot.com/

  18. Out On a Wing and a Prayer says: September 24, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    Love the color choices… what is the font you used on your letter cutters?

    • Christi Fultz says: September 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm

      It's called Cheri.

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