Monday Made It
All summer I have picked up little odds and ends from the dollar bins at some of my favorite stores. This habit has become so bad, that I have NO idea what all I have gotten! Slowly, I am moving things from my guest room to my classroom and finding these treasures. Now I just have to decide what to do with them. One little find led to my Monday Made It - A No Name paper center!
I hate when kids forget to put their names on paper, don't you? I have heard many solutions to this problem, the most severe being to throw away the assignment. Ouch! Teachers often cite "responsibility" as the reason they do this, but does it really teach responsibility? Does it show if a student understands a concept or just that they know their name?Why make a student re-do an assignment they mastered simply because they forgot their name? I am notorious for forgetting stamps on envelopes or signing a check. While these items are an inconvenience, I am given an opportunity to fix the mistake. I am not teaching "responsibility" by making them start from scratch. It is much more real worldly to just have them claim the paper and resubmit it with their name!So that leaves one question? What should I do with the paper until it is claimed? Voila'! The No Name board is born!
I decided to use these super cute clothespins I found from the $1 spot at my favorite store, Target. I paid $3 for a set of six (2 rulers, 2 pencils, 2 papers). I think the pencils are adorable! Then I painted a precut board from Hobby Lobby and hot glued the pins on. I could have painted the words, but I had some cute turquoise vinyl so I decided to use my Cricut instead. Finally, I glued some ribbon on as a hanger.
It was super simple and cost me less than $10. Now those papers will have a home until I can find their rightful owner. Have you made anything for your room this summer?
I hate when kids forget to put their names on paper, don't you? I have heard many solutions to this problem, the most severe being to throw away the assignment. Ouch! Teachers often cite "responsibility" as the reason they do this, but does it really teach responsibility? Does it show if a student understands a concept or just that they know their name?Why make a student re-do an assignment they mastered simply because they forgot their name? I am notorious for forgetting stamps on envelopes or signing a check. While these items are an inconvenience, I am given an opportunity to fix the mistake. I am not teaching "responsibility" by making them start from scratch. It is much more real worldly to just have them claim the paper and resubmit it with their name!So that leaves one question? What should I do with the paper until it is claimed? Voila'! The No Name board is born!
I decided to use these super cute clothespins I found from the $1 spot at my favorite store, Target. I paid $3 for a set of six (2 rulers, 2 pencils, 2 papers). I think the pencils are adorable! Then I painted a precut board from Hobby Lobby and hot glued the pins on. I could have painted the words, but I had some cute turquoise vinyl so I decided to use my Cricut instead. Finally, I glued some ribbon on as a hanger.
It was super simple and cost me less than $10. Now those papers will have a home until I can find their rightful owner. Have you made anything for your room this summer?
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