Miss Art of Teaching

I love how I can have honest conversations with students. I've been wearing this shirt forever and must have gained some weight. My button decided today that it will undo itself while I was teaching in front of a class of Year 7 students. I spent the start of the lesson explaining to students what they need to do. When I finished, I happened to look down and was horrified to find it had un-button itself. Then I had to spend the next five minutes explaining why it might be nice to tell the teacher when something isn't right i.e. fly undone, button popping off. This brought back memories of my history teacher who had his zip undone and none of the students in my class was brave enough to mention it to the teacher. It was also amusing to find a note in my suggestions jar. It recommended to me to 'check your shirt when coming into the classroom'. Note taken! Above: When sticky tape is a life saviour. 

School starts tomorrow for teachers. I have already made two trips to school in the past two weeks. Each time I look like I am going camping for an extended amount of time. Bags, bags, bags and more BAGSSSSS.... In prep for school, I have done two Aldi runs during their 'Back to School' sale. I am in love with the new rose gold range (magazine holders, pencil holders and rubbish bin). From my latest Aldi trip, I also bought a 2 in 1 office cutter and a large calender desk planner. Above: I have cleaned out my desk and put in my new purchases from ALDI. Tomorrow I am doing a presentation on 'Classroom Management'. This is one of the reasons why I started my blog and how I got interested in DIY projects. Here are some pictures of how I am getting my classroom management in place and making my classroom a tiny bit more inviting. I live and breath inside an old demountable and plan to give it a more refreshed look throughout the year. Above: I wonde...