The Tangled Teacher

Hey Y'all! The last two school years have been such a whirlwind. I moved up to NC and I took a job teaching second grade. :Gasp!: It was quite a shock since I have only taught Kindergarten for 8 years, but I was up for the challenge. The school I worked at had some major challenges in terms for decorating, but I was up for it. I decided to stick with my love of Disney since I was no longer in Orlando and finally stuck with Toy Story. I was only in second grade for 9 weeks and then moved schools and went back to Kindergarten. I will share some photos from both grade levels since this theme really leant itself well with different age groups.

I think I will start with my chair pockets because they are the best part of designing my theme each year. My mom is an amazing seamstress and she designs the pockets and creates her own patterns to make these. We went with Alien, Woody, Rex, Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head, Buzz, Jessie, and Bo Peep.

 

In my Kindergarten position, I had the liberty of painting my walls any which way I would like. This was fantastic because the school was really old and drabby looking. I went with the light blue wall and white Pixar clouds that you see in Andy's room in the movie. I found this great stencil via Amazon to help paint the clouds.

The classroom didn't have any cubbies, so a quick trip to Walmart to buy some plastic crates helped alleviate this problem for me. Stack them up and zip tie them and they were good to go. I was able to fit two students per one cubby. A great shot or my birthday wall and cowboy themed student job area.

Here are a few snapshots of what my library looked liked in second grade and Kindergarten. 

                                                                                                      

I love hanging something from my ceiling that helps identify the tables and proudly displays my children's work. Here is what we came up with for our Toy Story theme.

This was my main teaching area. My favorite part of my set was my alphabet. It took me forever, but was able to make a 100% Toy Story themed alphabet. I'm kind bummed that I didn't get a clear picture, but you can find it for sale at The Tangled Teacher on TPT.

I took the time this year to complete theme out all of my calendar pieces. I absolutely loved it and the kiddos enjoyed making patterns with our Toy Story characters.

I instantly knew I wanted those adorable little green aliens to help me welcome my kiddos. They easily lent themselves to a bulletin board display or as a door display. Each alien had a child's name on it and of course my girl aliens had a little pink bow!





I'll end today's post with some cute extras from my Toy Story rooms. This was a really fun theme that instantly got my students excited about starting their learning journey.

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