Sarah's Elephants...Adorbs!
Holy cuteness. I just finished up a new classroom decor set and I am just lovin' it!
Ok, let me give you a little background first. Last year our first grade team received a new member. She was a veteran teacher and fit in right away. I made the Birdies & Bunting set for her. Well, a few weeks in to the year she was needed in a special needs classroom at our school and was excited to return to her passion. At that point, we had a 1st grade class with no teacher!!! OMG! I was so nervous about what we would do. Luckily Sarah, a brand new college graduate, had taken an aide position on our campus at the beginning of the year. She agreed to go take her certification tests and step into 1st grade immediately. I was so thankful to have her. But she didn't have the typical first year teacher experience. Don't get me wrong it was hard tough challenging like all of our first years, but most importantly she didn't get to do all of the things that we get excited about doing in our first classroom. No choosing the theme, decorating the bulletin boards, or setting up the layout. She basically moved into someone else's room. I know that it never felt like "hers!" She wasn't there at the beginning of the year for "Meet The Teacher Night." She didn't get to teach beginning of the year procedures. All of that, while trying to learn the 1st grade content. I assured her, almost daily, that it would never be that hard again. And she made it through...in one piece...and doing a great job. Along the way, she also became a critical asset to our team. Of course she will miss that group, but we were so excited to celebrate the end of school and the completion of her first year of teaching.
This summer we've been talking about her new room and how she wants to set up and decorate. We checked TPT, looked to Pinterest for a little inspiration, and discussed a handful of themes. While at a training a couple of weeks ago she said, "You know I've really always liked elephants!" And that was that. I was so motivated. I was going to make exactly what she wanted. We were going to create a set fit for her.
Now that the set is finished and printed I feel so much excitement for her. I sent her a picture yesterday of her goodies ready to go. I hope that it will help make for an amazing 2nd, 1st year of teaching!!
PS- Did I mention that I am IN LOVE with these darlin' elephants too?
(Graphics/Fonts By: Erin Bradley, Cara Carroll, Nina's Design Studio, JW Illustrations, DreamlikeMagic, Ms. Talley)
I will post pics of her classroom in a few weeks, once we get it all going. Be back soon!
