Classroom curtains for shelves

Hello! The first day of school is less than a week away! I often put curtains on the shelves in my room to cover items for storage. I tell t...

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Normally I work a little bit here and there throughout the summer in my classroom, but this summer was completely different. I had an extremely busy summer and didn't really get a chance to get into my classroom until the end of July. I feel like I crammed a lot of work into a little bit of time and I am proud of the final product! (You might notice that some of my room did not change from last year. I liked how my room was and just wanted to enhance what I already had going.) Here is a…

While looking around my room today, my eyes settled on the green curtain on my bookshelf. I thought that it might be a good tip to share. I have a long row of shelves below the windows in my rooms. Two of them I use for storage of my teacher books and supplies. While setting up my room, I thought it looked a bit messy. I was going to get some fabric and a tension rod to make a curtain, but then thought of something I have used in the past. Here's how my shelf looks now: And, here is what is…

You may have remembered me talking about my teaching partner, Tara. Tara and I both love to decorate, so we are perfect together! Tara is a big scrapbooking gal, so she used her Cricut to make her table signs, banners, and other items in her classroom. What I love about Tara is that she […]

Are you looking for some tension rod ideas for classrooms? Tension rods can be found in classrooms to hold up curtains, or to hang up items from them with

Does your desk look like this underneath? Looking for an instant way to hide your 'under desk' clutter? I have a smal...

Some might say that "curtains" are not necessary and I would agree 100%. They aren't necessary at all and probably won't impact student learning a whole lot. So why bother?