Must Have Monday: Utility Tote

I'm linking up with Teaching with a Touch of Twang's Must Have Mondays.  I've thought for awhile about what I really MUST have, and there are just so many things.  I think what I'll feature today is my Thirty-One Large Utility Tote.  I must preface this by saying that I DO NOT sell Thirty-One products, and I don't really enjoy those parties where you friends ask you to come spend money and throw parties so you can expect other people to spend money, but I do love my tote!!

I carry A LOT of stuff back and forth between home and school.  I've gone through several different bag options (I even went with the horrid wheeled cart).  Most of the time, my bag ends up too full and handles breaks or I just can't lift it to get it in and out of my car.  However, when I went to my first 31 party, I decided to give one those puppies a try.  I am SO glad I did.  It can hold so much stuff.  So, if you happen to have those friends that invite you to parties, you might want to hit a Thirty-One party and get a large utility tote.  I noticed through a friend that sells them that they're even on sale this month for $10 (rather than $35) if you buy $35 worth of stuff (which is easy to do... I also have a lunch box and an organizing tote).

Head over to Teaching with a Touch of Twang and see what else people must have this Monday!

Heather

How to Create a Google Form

To go along with my previous post, I created a screencast about creating a Google Form for your classroom library.  It shows how to create a form, how to create the subsequent spreadsheet, and how to access or edit both.  I hope this helps anyone who is interested in using Google for your classroom library.  Once you create this form, you can easily use forms to create all kinds of tools for your classroom.  Good luck.  Just let me know if you have any questions!

**Note**  My personal Google Drive account has a more updated version of Forms than my Google Apps for Education account through the school.  If your form creating tool seems a little different, it should be fairly similar.  Let me know if I can help! :-)

Made It Monday

Since the Linky Party started, I've been eagerly awaiting pictures of everyone's creations with 4th Grade Frolics' Monday Made It, so today I thought I would join in!

Last year, after reading a blog post about it, I bought my tool organizer in hopes of turning it into one of those spectacular "Teacher Toolboxes".  You know the ones that I'm talking about: 

However, thanks to the hectic nature of my school year last year I just had some drawers that were haphazardly filled by former students one summer day.  There were no labels, therefore I found myself pulling out five drawers before I found what I wanted.  Finally, I bit the bullet and sat down and devoted a day to it.  I found school themed scrapbook paper at Michael's and used stickers that I had laying around (mostly from the Target $1 bins).  After creating the labels I used my handy-dandy home laminator to make the labels as sturdy as possible.  Afterward, my teacher assistant boyfriend hot glued on the labels.  All said and done, the results are as follows.  Very excited about not having to pull out tons of drawers before finding what I need!

I'm going to a Pinterest party on Saturday, I can't wait to create something new for next Monday!