Birthday Display Giveaway

This is the birthday bulletin board in my classroom. I originally created a set of pink cupcakes for my birthday display then realized they didn't match the red and black color scheme I had in my room. I went back to the drawing board and made these black and white cupcakes for my classroom instead. Of course I had already printed, laminated and cut out the whole pink set. To celebrate the start of my new teaching blog I'm giving away a hard copy set of pink birthday display cupcakes. The cupcakes and candles are already laminated and cut out so there is very little prep required.

Leave a comment if you're interested in winning this set of pink cupcakes to use as a birthday display for your classroom. I'll randomly choose a winner on November 16th. Thanks for visiting my blog!

- Oh Miss Jill

Weekly To Do List

A free copy of my weekly to do list can be found here in my TPT shop. 

Getting organized then staying organized throughout the school year can be a challenge. Working as a special educator there are plans to be made, evaluations and assessments to give, materials to gather and then lots of paperwork to complete and file. To keep myself organized I created a template for my weekly to do list. Each week I fill out a new sheet with the tasks I need to complete for the week. I love checking off items I’ve completed. If there is an item I didn’t complete I just move it to the next week’s list. In preschool I’m always dragging materials in from home so I have a section for things to bring in or buy for school.

I recently saw the quote “Teaching is the only profession where you steal things from home and bring them to work.”  This makes me laugh because I’m always stealing things from home. Over the years I’ve actually purchased doubles of several items so I have one for home and one for school. No joke I have two irons, two mini laminators, two label makers and two heavy duty three whole punches just to name a few items. Do you steal items from home to bring to your classroom? What do you do to stay organized throughout the school year?

The Farm Stand is Open

We've been exploring fall topics such as leaves, apples and pumpkins in my classroom this month. Today we transformed our kitchen area into a farm stand. The students will have the opportunity to play with and shop for fruits & vegetables at our farm stand. I used a variety of tutorials to create the felt fruit and vegetables, then paired them up with my farm stand visuals. I'm so happy with how it turned out. I can't wait to see the kids using this center. The farm stand visuals can be found here in my TPT shop.

Introduction

Welcome to my blog, it seems that introductions are in order. I’m Miss Jill. I am special education preschool teacher living and teaching in New England. I teach in an integrated preschool program which means I work with children who have a variety of special needs as well as children who are developing typically. I’ve been in a classroom for 15 years, but I learn new things all the time. As a special educator every year the needs of my students change which means I have the opportunity to learn new things and create new materials based on my student’s needs. Honestly, I have one of the best jobs on the planet. I get to sing, dance and act goofy every day. 

Why Oh, Miss Jill, you ask? A few years ago I was being silly with the kids and one of my students said “Oh, Miss Jill.” as she laughed at my goofy antics. Every time I made a mistake or acted silly she would say it. It stuck with me so when I decided to start my Teacher’s Pay Teachers store Oh, Miss Jill seemed like the perfect name. Now I’m extending Oh Miss Jill into blog format. My goal is to share preschool ideas, materials and tips with other preschool teachers and early childhood providers. So welcome to Oh Miss Jill.