Picture Prompt Organization (Freebie!)

A few years ago when the teacher toolbox craze hit I really wanted to hop on board, but it did not happen until last summer.  I decided to make a toolbox not only for my supplies, but also for my picture communication system.  I decided to wait to blog about it until I could see how it worked out.

 I must say, I  LOVE this system.  Anyone can come into my room and look for a picture they might need.  The drawers are labeled and all you do is pull out the pictures to locate the one you need.    The pictures are also easy to put away, although I do keep a small basket right in front of the toolbox to throw pictures in.  Then a classroom volunteer can quickly go through and put them away.  I found throughout the year that I needed drawers that were just for a certain student (The bottom drawers are specific to students which is why they are blacked out).  So I just wrote their name on one of the blanks.These worked great to keep student specific pictures organized.



































I also love my toolbox with all of my supplies it, This made is super easy for all the paraprofessionals I work with to find things in my room instead of having to look on my messy organized in my way desk.

To make this I bought the blue toolboxes from Lowes.  They are Stack-On 18 drawer Storage Cabinets. Right now they are $19.96 each, however you can go through Ebates and purchase it online to get 2% back.  If you do in-store pickup then there is no shipping costs  (You can find out more about Ebates by checking out this blog post.).  I then made labels, printed them, laminated them and attached the labels to the insides of the drawers with double sided tape.



To save you some time I am going to share my labels.  I used graphics from MyCuteGraphics and fonts from Kimberly Geswein Fonts.

Ready to go get your copy?  Click here or on the picture to the right!!

Frugal Friday: Swagbucks

I thought I would do a few Frugal Friday posts this summer (Yes, I know it is Saturday.  I started writing this yesterday and never go to finish it).  I've talked about Swagbucks before (check out this post) so you may already know how great it is to get free gift cards. I have exciting news and a great opportunity for all of you to earn bonus SB -- enough to get a free $5 gift card!  (Free Amazon money?  Yes, please!). I use the cards it buy things for my classroom.

Any Learning Ahoy readers who sign up for Swagbucks.com through this link between now and June 30th  are eligible to get a 500 SB bonus! Think of it as a free gift card just for signing up through me. In order to get the bonus automatically (it may take up to 14 business days to credit your account once you have earned 1500 SB), you must also earn 1500 SB by July 14th. Note that since this is an exclusive offer, you must sign up through this link and earn 1500 SB in order to get your 500 SB bonus. If you sign up elsewhere, or only do one of the two steps, unfortunately you will not the bonus.

So how do you get that 500 SB bonus? Easy Peasy!  You can earn SB from any of the earning activities found on the homepage or top bar of Swagbucks.com (Shop, Search, Watch, Play, Answer, Discover, Daily Crave, NOSO & Daily Poll). I'll be posting on my Facebook page ways to help you earn more Swag Bucks so you can hit that 1500 SB mark before July 14th. In the meantime, if you haven't started earning with Swagbucks yet, now is a great time to sign up and check out all the different ways to earn Bucks -- all so you can get a bunch of free gift cards.