Take Me To Space: Classroom Theme

Last year I went with a lime green/sky blue theme in my classroom. While it was very pretty I felt it was a bit understated. See, I felt like it was predictable, something anyone could quickly throw up on the wall and toss out some pretty throw pillows on the ground. This year I'm changing it up and stepping up my game. My itch to change things up led me to discover the world of teacher blogs (and got me interested in creating my own). I began searching and found GREAT inspiration. I stumbled upon Ladybug's Teacher Files who just so happens to have had my colors in her 4th/5th grade ELL classroom last year and is making the move to a neon/black theme. The sirens started going off in my head and I was captivated by the image that she posted from teachfactory.com.

Source: flickr.com via Erica on Pinterest

How amazing is this????

I'm in love. The best part was, I could continue to use my lime green/pretty blue items and add ALOT more color!! AND this is one of my favorite quotes!!! Win-Win!! I can't wait to build my reading centers (yes, plural!!) around these colors (my goal for this year is to run the CAFE/Daily 5 program for my reading instruction).

So, what do you think?

Next post: Shopppppping for my thems (sorry hubby!)

Sneak Peak at my HomeGoods find:

Obsession: Classroom Decor

The wind down of the school year triggers this obsessive compulsive thing in my mind. A desire/need to redesign, improve, tweak everything about my teaching practice. At the top of the list is redesigning my classroom. Yes, I am crazy. But I love it. I guess it is my unexplored interest in interior design. :)

So, I'm organizing my ideas on my pintrest. Check it out!