Useful Things From Home

As many of you have probably already figured out... PINTEREST is AMAZING!
There are so many ideas floating around in the cyber world, and this website allows people to try and push great ideas together to share! I've posted a couple pictures of things I will someday use in my future classroom and they are created from things we have in our homes. "Trash" to some... but to me I say, "Make this trash into treasures baby!"

First up, the bottom of any soda bottle. 16 oz, 2 liter, whatever! It could be used to create cherry blossoms but it really cute be used for any type of paint art! :) Let those kids be creative.

This I thought was great as well. Clothes pins with thumb tacks hot glued to the back. Stick those babies in the cork board and this should make changing up posters, art work, papers or any kind EASIER.

How cute are these monsters....:) Aww.. Made out of finished tissue boxes!! 

We have those at home right?

Finally, the cute little race cars made from finished tissue rolls. (Now I KNOW you have those.) Kids could get really creative coming up with the looks and designs of there car.

As teachers we aren't going to have money thrown at us to buy things for our classroom. We are going to have to learn how to be creative with what we have sometimes. These are things we and our students should have in there homes.

I would suggest that at the beginning of the school year create a list of things that are used at home that normally go to the trash. Ask students and parents to donate those certain items to the classroom. Things should trickle in throughout the year and be valuable things you can use in your classroom.