First Ever Week in 1st Grade!

There is one word for how I felt about my first week in 1st grade.  I felt E-X-H-A-U-S-T-E-D!  Those kiddos are needy and I don't think I got one second to sit down the whole week.  That is especially bad since the first week you seem to wear the most uncomfortable shoes in your closet.  I gave up by Friday and wore gym shoes.  I couldn't take it any longer!

So when I thought about it I took a few pictures and would love to share them with you.


We started the week by taking a Back to School picture.  I hope to take one at the end of the year and see how much they have grown.


We ended the week with a craft.  I waited until the end of the week because I was TERRIFIED to do a craft with 1st graders.  I was VERY pleasantly surprised at how well they did.  Hopefully that is a sign for how the year will go.

This year I decided to add "Warm Fuzzies" and Mel D's Reward Coupons to my arsenal of behavior plans.  I have to say together it is a DYNAMITE combination.  PURE freaking gold!  My little ones worked SO hard to get a fuzzy.  It was absolutely amazing!  This past week I only had ziplock bags for the kiddos to put their fuzzies in.  Hey one project at a time right?!  So it was my mission this week to figure out a better plan.  I don't know where I got the idea, but it suddenly occurred to me to contact Starbucks and ask if they would be willing to donate a class set of their iced coffee dome lid cups.  Guess what!  They couldn't have been more willing to help out! Such great people at my local Starbucks!

So today I got to work right away and this is the final product!  I really could not be more pleased.  You can grab the cute labels for {FREE} here!  You can read more about how to use "Warm Fuzzies" at Seusstastic.


I used thin duct tape, my labels, and a little Mod Podge to create this gem!


 The hole at the top of the lid is the perfect size for the kiddos to pop their fuzzies inside, but small enough to keep them from playing with them. 



Super easy to do and couldn't be more motivating!

I hope you have a fantastic year and don't forget to check out my freebie!

~Stacey

2 comments

  1. Super cute idea! I am moving to first grade this year so looking for some great ideas. Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Super cute idea! I am moving to first grade this year so looking for some great ideas. Thank you for sharing!

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