Book 2 out of 50: 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens

Book 2, I finished in a day... Mainly because I am using parts of it in my class and wanted to get it finished before the new semester starts. This book is great! I wish it had been around when I was a teenager because it had great tips on just coping with being a teenager and how to improve your lives. 

I am looking forward to using it in my classroom. I especially like that some of the materials I could relate to as an adult maybe I am acting like a teenager? :)

Any other teachers have books that they love to use with students?

End of Summer

Summer is official over. While most teachers enjoy a long break from school, I am usually itching to get back even when I work a summer part time job. Contrary to popular belief teachers are not paid during the summer so we have to budget out money from all of the months. I would prefer to be paid for twelve months but I feel I might be alone in that. The break is definitely refreshing but I am always excited to hear about how my students summers were and hope that they are looking forward to another year forward. One more year closer to our ultimate goal of graduation!

Here are some before and after shots of my classroom. It's amazing how long it takes to get a classroom ready and even then I don't feel ready.

This is the first year that I won't have some one else in my room with me. Although, it certainly is nice sharing my room with others I am excited to add a reading nook in for my students to dive into some books. 

Students always remark at how colorful my room is and amazingly enough it reminds me of my apartment. There is just something very warming and welcoming about color. I hope that all the other teachers have had a great start to the new school year!