Summer Makeover Mondays

Welcome Back & Happy Monday!  

I'm spending time this summer updating and giving a makeover to some of my favorite classroom items.  I'm going to dedicate Mondays this summer to sharing those summer makeover projects with you.

First makeover item......my TISSUE BOX.  

I personalized and painted this tissue box my second year in the classroom to match my classroom decor.  Since then, my decor has changed from pink and green to a chalkboard brights color scheme.  So, I thought it was time to give my special tissue box a makeover to better blend with my classroom.  

Next makeover items......my TEACHER TOOLBOXES.

I have 2 teacher toolboxes - 22 drawers and 12 drawers.  Both of these toolboxes got a label makeover.  I'm loving how put together these organizational items now look.  These new labels so clear to read, and I love that they were editable so I could personalize them to be exactly what I needed.  If you are interested in these particular labels, they are created by live.love.teach and can be found here on TPT. 

Next makeover item.....PENCIL POCKET CHART.

Pencils are a never ending battle in the classroom.  A few years ago, I discovered a strategy that was magical.....a pocket chart for pencils.  Each pocket is labeled with a number (keeps you from having to relabel each year).  Students place their pencils in the pocket each afternoon (or once a week if that's easier to manage) and collect their pencils each morning.  Such a game changer in my classroom.  I recently gave my pencil pocket chart a label makeover.  I love how it turned out!

The labels are created by Teaching in the Tropics on TPT and can be found here if you are interested.

Final makeover item for today.....CHART MARKER BIN.

Okay....this item didn't REALLY get a complete makeover.  Instead, I finally found a bin that was the PERFECT SIZE for storing my favorite chart markers.  Of course, it needed a cute label. 😍

I used the same labels from the pencil pocket chart to create the label.

That's all for today!  If you gave some classroom items a makeover, comment below and let me know what you did!  Until next time!