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    Ahoy there! 5 books for your pirate themed classroom!

    June 29, 2018 /

    (Disclosure: Some of links below are affiliate links, which means that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.) This year Mr. B has a pirate themed classroom (check out this post on how to make an octopus for your bulletin boards) and we have been going through our books and researching others for an engaging start to the pirate theme for his crew mates.  Read on to find links to the books we enjoy and be sure to check out the Free Editable Labels at the end of the post! How I Became a Pirate by David Shannon We…

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    Octopus Bulletin Board or Door/Window Decoration

    June 10, 2018 /

    I am in the midst of redesigning Mr. B’s classroom.  Last week I made these fan medallions to put up on one of the bulletin boards.  A week has gone by, and I am feeling more gracious about them, maybe they weren’t as boring as I remember them being.  I might make a few more… But right now my attention is on an over the door octopus.  What better way to enhance a pirate theme classroom than to have an underwater sea creature attach itself to a doorframe? Be sure to check out this tutorial on how to make your own fancy bulletin board letters without the use of a…

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I am a former elementary teacher from London in the UK.  I taught in England for nine years before coming over to North Carolina on an exchange program where I met and married my school teacher husband.  I taught for a total of 21 years before starting my own business making crafts and resources to help educators in schools and home settings.

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