Summer Freedom

The best thing about summer so far has been the freedom to stay up as late as I want, sleep in as late as I want (which, let's face it, is still not very late), and basically feel like every day is a Saturday. I've been able to get a few projects done around the house and I've even had the time to work on fun stuff for my classroom next year! I was hired late in the summer last year and so part of my felt like I spent all year just trying to keep up; it is nice to have the summer to make some plans on what I want my classroom to be like next year. So far, I have decided on my color scheme and theme {that's the most important, right?}. I'm going for red and turquoise blue and Dr. Seuss. The inspiration of course came from Pinterest, thanks to a combination of circus themed (red and blue) birthday parties and many Dr. Seuss quote printables. 2nd grade is a such an in-between age and group...they're not "little" like 1st graders but they're not quite "older" like 3rd graders. I want a classroom that can grow with them throughout the year and in my opinion, Dr. Seuss is the perfect man for the job! Where else can you find a quote that is just as suitable for a 5 year old as a 45 year old? Coming into the school year, the cutesy will be appropriate but by the end of the year, the meaning of his words will hopefully have much more of an effect. You can find one of my favorite Dr. Seuss printables here!