Back-to-School Ready!
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As all teachers can relate, the last few days of my vacation were not spent daydreaming, basking in the sun, or sleeping in. Instead, I was knee-deep in preparing my classroom for opening day. And as many teacher-nerds can attest, back-to-school prepping is not something I dread, but instead it is something I look forward to at the end of every summer. In this post, I would like to share how I set up my middle school classroom as well as some organizational and decor tips. If I were to describe my philosophy for decorating and organizing my classroom in just three words, I would say it is practical, functional, and affordable. While having a theme is cute and easy on the eye, it is not who I am. If you look at my classroom, you will notice that I do not follow a specific theme, I use all the colors of the rainbow, and there are no motifs: Having a color scheme is awesome, I mean, I use color schemes when decorating my home. However, when it comes to my classroom, I like to t