Homework Hotspot

Over winter break, I spent a lot of time on Pinterest and reading different teaching blogs. Since it's my first full year, I am definitely trying to improve and form my teaching and management style. One thing that I found that I loved was this great idea from Young Teacher Love for turning in homework. She calls it the Homework Hotspot. Instead of checking homework each morning, or having students turn in their homework to an inbox (what I was previously doing), they each have their own slot to turn in their homework each morning. It is so easy to just look over and see who doesn't have their homework, rather than have to go around to each student or check each paper individually. I've only been using it for a week, but I am already loving it. 

Check out the blog post from Young Teacher Love here. 

Here are the exact pocket charts that are ordered from Amazon.

Tuesday 1-21-14

Dress: Old Navy

Boots: Calvin Klein

Wednesday 1-22-14

Blouse: Merona at Target (and it's paisley!)

Jeans: Citizens of Humanity

Shoes: Old Navy

Earrings: Forever 21

 Thursday 1-23-14

Jeans: Gap

Tank: Target 

Cardigan: Old Navy

Boots: Franco Sarto

Necklace: Forever 21

On a non-teaching note. My sister just gave birth to my newest niece, Aubree Kate. She is absolutely perfect. My boyfriend and I got to meet her this past weekend. Here he is holding her for the first time. He acted as if he was scared out of his mind, but I think he looks like a natural. (:

"I can't look up. I have to watch the baby."