Favorite Pins Friday: Tried & True

This will be a quick post since I am soaking it up in the sun and sand right now!

Here's my view... lovely!

I'm bringing you 8 Tried & True Pinterest-Inspired projects I have done either in my classroom or at home.

{1} Text Mapping- Loved this! It was a little time consuming but it really got the kids engaged with the textbook! Great for science and social studies teachers!

{2} Planning Organization- I started doing the checklist that she mentions on this post for each week. It was amazing just how well-prepared I was for each week. By Thursday, I would have all my plans, copies, and activities ready to go for the following week! Great use of time.

{3} Character Bottle Project- You've seen this on my Instagram account. This was by far the cutest and most fun project I did with my students this year. It was their favorite!

{4} Amazon Book Report- This is a cute idea. It needs some in-depth explanation as my students struggled to meet my expectations. They did it at home in the place of the reading log. It would be a great project in class.

{5} Weekly Organization- I still use this in my class. Once my copies come back from the copier, I place them in a 'next week' drawer. On Friday, I pull them out and place them in the appropriate drawer for the following week. I use the cart pictured HERE which I don't think will work next year since I will teach 4 classes. The drawers were already full with just two classes this year.

{6} Point of View Writing- This will still be an activity I will use next year when teaching point of view. The students did such a great job with it!

{7} Mason Jar Door Hanger- I'm still working on painting this, but I can't wait to put it on my front door!

{8} Genre Sort- The students really loved this! And... it's a great way to recycle all those flyers you don't use!

What are some of your favorite Pinterest-Inspired activities?