{Carnival}

After attending the C-Scope Conference, my brain has been stuck in school mode. Uh-oh. I'm thinking about my first graders next year and how I want to welcome them into the new school year. One of the other teachers asked me what my 'theme' was going to be for next year.... uhhhh, I don't know! Well, then it hit me. Thanks to pinterest, I've been pinning flag banners, popcorn, tickets... and I just got an idea for a carnival tent made out of a sheet for my students to read in or whatever. And all these ideas together give me a carnival room! Ah! Can't wait. I just have to make sure I have it planned well so you can actually tell it is a carnival theme. My first year of teaching I tried to go with a cute green theme with polka dots... well, unfortunately it ended up being a leprechaun looking room {insert sigh here}. But I'm hopeful I can pull off a carnival themed room. Here's the inspiration:

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And wouldn't you love one of these little guys to sit on your desk if you were working quietly?! Definitely a must for my first graders.

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