The Schoolyard Podcast S2, E1: Again to College Magic

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Hiya associates! Welcome again to the Schoolyard Podcast dropped at you by College Specialty. That is our Episode 1 of Season 2.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’m your host, Nancy Chung, a fun-loving instructor and content material creator also called @fancynancyin5th on social media, and I’m thrilled that you just’re right here. A particular shout-out to College Specialty, who presents important instructional provides and full studying atmosphere options that will help you rework greater than school rooms. That is the Schoolyard Podcast, a podcast by educators, for educators, the place the magic of studying unfolds. As we speak, our great friends, Stephanie Osmondson and Loreal Hemenway of @happilyeverelementary have again to highschool in thoughts. Like many lecturers proper now, we might be discussing what we love a lot, which is sharing classroom setup suggestions and sensible concepts on creating useful and alluring areas. These two lecturers are usually not solely colourful and artistic, they’re so enjoyable and dynamic. Stephanie and Loreal deliver a wealth of expertise to the desk. Stephanie has a background in early childhood training with over a decade of expertise specializing in creating participating and interactive studying environments. Loreal comes from a background in elementary training, specializing in integrating know-how and artistic educating methods to reinforce pupil studying. Collectively, they based @happilyeverelementary on Instagram and TikTok, the place they share their progressive concepts, classroom setups, and educating suggestions with the colourful group over 279,000 followers. Their mission is to encourage and assist fellow educators by offering sensible recommendation, uplifting tales, cute outfit concepts, and an entire lot of positivity. Welcome again to the schoolyard, Stephanie and Loreal. It’s so good to have you ever again.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Thanks. What a heat welcome, Nancy. Good to just about see you.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I do know, it’s been too lengthy. I understand how busy you guys are. So thanks a lot for carving out your time to be right here at the moment. Final time you had been on our podcast, you share some superb tips about creating an inclusive classroom atmosphere that may spark creativity. We obtained an unimaginable quantity of optimistic suggestions in your episode. And I’m not shocked by this, but it surely was our hottest, most streamed episode.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
So thanks. Thanks for listening, guys.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
You guys are superior. You’re clearly liked by all people. So I do know we’re recording this mid July. However I can see that you just’re in your classroom and you’ve got been entering into. How excited are you for a recent new college yr?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’re all the time excited to type of bounce again in. There’s simply one thing in regards to the power you get on a college campus that sadly, although we’re like filling our personal cup in the course of the summer time, it’s not essentially the identical power, particularly as two mothers. We’re dwelling and we actually aren’t resting that a lot proper now with our littles. And there’s something about checking in together with your college group that does provide you with this like elevate and this jolt of power that we’re actually excited to faucet again into seeing our employees members and our college students once more.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, I really like that. And I do know you’re you’ve been redoing bulletin boards for lots of lecturers in your campus, proper? Sure.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
How’s that going? Yeah, this summer time, we’re not doing a classroom makeover. And so we determined how can we serve lecturers nonetheless doing the issues we love. And we appeared in our lockers which are sitting behind us proper now. And we’ve two panels which are filled with bulletin board kits that we’ve created for our Lecturers Pay Trainer Retailer. We’ve had them on show, after which we all the time save the items in a pleasant Ziploc bag, and so they’re simply sitting there. So we thought, what higher method to assist our personal lecturers in our constructing by providing to do their bulletin boards? So we’re engaged on 12 to fifteen bulletin boards that we’re delivering throughout our college, throughout grade ranges, and we all know how a lot it’s serving to our lecturers proper now, and they’re simply so grateful to take one thing off of their plate.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, my gosh, I wager. I wager for those who took signups on-line, you’ll get like 1000s and 1000s of individuals saying come to our college and do a board for us.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We regularly get individuals within the feedback like come see me and do my board. And we had been that the majority of our employees did fill out the Google type and was and it made us really feel very flattered. But additionally we had been like, man, I want we might do actually everybody’s struggle big. And we’ll do that once more. As a result of it’s been such an expertise. I don’t suppose we couldn’t. beginning it and it feels good to take one factor, only one tiny factor off of a gen ed instructor’s plate as a result of we all know how rapidly issues pile up on the again to highschool season and having peace of thoughts that they’ll are available and their board is finished was one thing we had been actually excited to present to them.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
That’s superb. You guys are simply giving again to your college and simply all the time seeking to assist others. I really like that. So once you’re planning your classroom group and decor for the next college yr, the place do you begin? Properly, I all the time have to begin out like after I get again to highschool, I simply stroll round in circles for the entire day. I’m like, actually, actually strolling round in circles. The place do you begin?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
I’ve observed that as effectively with different individuals is like, after they’re like day one classroom arrange the primary day watching all the pieces like yeah. We’ll see as artwork lecturers, our dynamic and record of tasks is so extremely completely different. We’re not having to prep our Meet the Trainer letters in the identical method. We now have alternatives like that as specialists, but it surely’s not the identical method you’re liable for your class. We’re not having to laminate homework folders or issues like that. Nonetheless, we do have a tendency to begin with operate. And for us as artwork lecturers, and we did this within the Gen Ed classroom as effectively, we try to take into consideration, effectively, what might enhance from final yr and ensure that we’re like type of reflecting on the very fact of like, oh, that that was a battle for me like time and time once more. And actually, we’d in all probability be fascinated by that the earlier college yr after which begin working in the direction of implementing one thing higher in the summertime. However going again to highschool, it’s like the joy, however like behind making an attempt one thing new that might work and I feel that’s why on our social media we’re so captivated with saying like we’re making an attempt this new factor and you realize we need to share it with you guys and see if it might give you the results you want is as a result of like we’ve simply realized time and time once more that you realize as you study and develop you realize your college students have extra alternative as effectively um however yeah I feel for our lecturers particularly there have been issues like um that we wished to enhance A type of issues for us specifically was like relax kits to ensure that we’re accommodating the wants of all of our college students. And so I do know we put an enormous deal with that this summer time. But when we had been within the classroom, that may very well be a wide range of issues, whether or not it’s like, you realize, adapting to new curriculum or wanting higher pupil group. However I feel these are issues that we and the varsity you’re trying ahead to bettering going into a brand new one.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I really like that loads of occasions skilled lecturers type of get within the rut of doing the identical factor yr after yr. And I feel that’s that might trigger burnout, too, in my my opinion, like our personalities, we are going to get so bored. Proper. So yeah. Yeah. So it’s not I imply, it’s in fact, it’s for the children, too. However for our sake, too, once we are attempting new issues, we really feel you realize, we really feel extra refreshed and we really feel extra impressed for the varsity yr. Completely. In your expertise, what classroom design parts have probably the most optimistic influence on pupil engagement and studying outcomes?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
There’s loads of school rooms that Stephanie and I’ve designed in our educating careers from our personal school rooms to summer time makeovers. After which our personal artwork room. And when it comes all the way down to it, creating an aesthetic of a welcoming atmosphere with colours and vibrancy and issues that interact college students actually does make an enormous change within the pupil tradition and having the children really feel welcome into your room. There’s nothing higher than trying on the face of a pupil strolling right into a classroom the primary time. It’s arms down certainly one of our favourite experiences. Once we do makeovers, we love seeing the instructor’s response. That’s fairly rad. However when the scholars are available, it brings us to tears. as a result of you may see it on their face. They mild up and see the little touches that you just suppose nobody’s going to note. And children will stroll proper as much as them and need to contact them or have a look at them. And it’s actually magical creating these environments for college students. And it simply units the tone for the whole college yr. So I simply suppose the general aesthetic of a room and the vibrancy and the power to make it welcoming for college students is tremendous vital. And it’s undoubtedly certainly one of our favourite components.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, and I’m positive that fuels you much more, proper? Since you don’t need to get that response once more. I really like that.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
And that’s how it’s with all of our occasions. Once more, as specialists, we’re placing on loads of occasion based mostly issues with our college students. And that’s how we meet our group. Since we don’t have like a category with mother and father, they’ll come up our occasions, after which they’ll see what we’re about. And loads of the occasions there’s this preliminary shock issue with the areas we create. And like Laura stated, it’s often the children, however there’s been a pair mother and father that pull us apart and so they’re like, if I used to be coming to this college as a pupil, I’d be so excited to come back again. They usually’ve stated issues like, clearly, like, I want our college had this sort of factor rising up. And like, I can completely relate to that. And so like Loreal stated, it’s it’s there’s like this Feeling that atmosphere may give and that’s what we stand behind is a way of security safety Pleasure after which when children are like purchased in in that method, they’re able to study

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, I do know. Oh my gosh. Like each time you share tales and present us like your classroom and what you guys are doing in there. I’m like, I want I might simply go dwell in there. Like, not solely do I need to educate with you at your college. Yeah, I’ll take the I’ll take the decrease one. The largest one you’ve. Okay, so what’s what’s the most transformative low funds change you’ve seen in a classroom makeover? I do know you guys are actually good with funds too.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Okay, so we talked about this as a result of there’s alternative ways to go about it. And folks’s budgets are completely different and generally you’ve extra assist financially out of your college. Then others in relation to like our huge classroom makeovers and issues that like we’ve been recognized for on social media, we’re clearly capable of do much more as a result of we do have a funds. And we’ve gotten loads of permission from the varsity from the district from the instructor. And so paint can go a good distance for those who’re capable of. Nonetheless, Loreal and I are pondering again to love, the times once we weren’t a enterprise. And we had been doing makeovers for associates and for colleges with zero funds and so we’d solely use what the varsity had like of their lounge or of their instructor room and that meant paper. And so there’s a pair makeovers that come to thoughts immediately the place we solely use butcher paper and huge development paper after which like had like possibly a $50 funds and we’re shopping for issues like burlap or like cricut mats and utilizing like our cricut machines that we each acquired gifted for commencement presents in order that wasn’t even one thing we paid for however the distinction that it might make in case you are keen to love type of suppose creatively and suppose outdoors of the field like we had one of many makeovers was for a mum or dad volunteer room or a mum or dad work room and we wish the the principal had requested for it to be like actually inviting and on the time like farmhouse and burlap and like Buffalo verify had been popping off and we made probably the most we liked it gorgeous paper flowers that had been like three ft in diameter I bear in mind I bear in mind this I’ve been following you for a very long time you’ll paint the paper. We did every kind of issues, and we printed some buffalo verify with black ink on white paper. I bear in mind this, yeah. And that was free as a result of we had been printing at college on white paper, however the flowers had been huge as a result of we used the 18 by 9 inch paper. After which we additionally folded a protracted piece of butcher paper and minimize out slightly, what’s that referred to as? like a picket fence that went throughout the entire room and it was so stinking cute. After which we made a large buffalo verify wall simply by stapling up squares of paper that we had black, white, after which had drawn on to create that buffalo verify overlap look. However the influence that it made, and I’m positive the volunteers, as a result of that was not our college on the time, the volunteers that went in there, we might solely think about, had been like feeling heat and comfortable and cute. And that was the objective. And we solely used paper and a few burlap for that entire makeover. And I feel the influence was nonetheless there, you realize? So don’t restrict your self to your funds. You already know, suppose outdoors the field and run together with your creativity as a result of quite a bit will be achieved.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Mm hmm. I feel that’s proper after I was beginning to comply with you guys. And we’re doing all these murals. And also you had been doing like, I really like the truth that you guys are simply utilizing paper and creating these superb, not only a focus wall, I simply felt like only a magical atmosphere that you realize, that’s like, like a metamorphosis of only a easy classroom. You guys have a magical contact.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We by no means need lecturers to really feel like with the intention to have a classroom of your desires or a classroom house that’s stunning and alluring that you must pour cash into it since you actually. shouldn’t and don’t must and thoughts you we’ve suggestions and methods on how one can get cash if you need and free issues to your classroom however the backside line is you are able to do quite a bit simply being inventive with the issues which are both offered to you or issues you’ve round the home and we all the time prefer to take home goods and different issues round that we might present that like this may very well be one thing that’s stunning and you may rework it into one thing stunning and it doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. Quite a lot of the questions that I get on-line is how a lot cash did you spend on the classroom? And I’ve to inform them, see this merchandise, I upcycled, I took an previous shelf repainted it or like this, you realize, I acquired like my I don’t know for those who guys have seen my sweet machines. I name them my information dispensers. That was a storage sale discover that I repainted and simply added little cute cricut letters onto. And so it was actually low funds however individuals are like that’s a lot cash and I’m like no you simply must get inventive and spend the time.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Yeah, pondering outdoors the field is the way you ask for issues. I feel some individuals are snug simply asking, however like we used to place in our like open home slideshow, your trash may very well be our classroom’s treasure. So previous toys or previous books or previous furnishings, simply possibly ship an electronic mail to your instructor as a result of they may use that bookshelf or they may use that ottoman or no matter. And such as you stated, upcycle it for positive.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So that may type of naturally result in a distinct query, which is, what’s the most uncommon or inventive upcycled merchandise you’ve ever included into a category journey design?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Um, I feel we’re most recognized for our lockers. I feel that proper behind you, loads of our content material as a result of they’re stunning. And to be trustworthy, once we initially created this house, um, we flipped this classroom in 48 hours for a TV present. And in that point, we had been simply making an attempt to deliver magic to each nook, however we’re lacking the operate and what we had their operate. Properly, however as soon as we really had children within the room, we’re like, it might simply operate so a lot better. And so Stephanie on Fb market discovered a gentleman who’s promoting these previous, previous, they’re grey, dusty, beat up lockers. And the method was really terrible to color them. We simply had somebody ask us like, what particular paint did you employ? And my girlfriend, we use leftover paint, spray paint. I imply, with the intention to paint colours, I imply, we don’t know what we’re doing half the time, however we’re not afraid to do it. however we took one thing that really was somebody’s trash and made it into certainly one of our most useful. A type of is jam-packed. We use it day by day and it’s stunning. It simply suits their house so a lot better and it simply took a little bit of a threat to purchase them and to present it a attempt.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’m simply curious the place he even acquired a set of lockers.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He informed us, proper? He acquired them from a highschool and had them in his storage and he had like a piece setup. It was for odds and ends, however he was shifting and so they had been fairly dusty. He left, bear in mind? Yeah, he left like a backpack and a few instruments. We’re just like the male. Yeah. Oh, wow. However it’s beautiful.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
It’s stunning.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
If you happen to ever see one thing on the facet of the street of a desk, we’ll discuss like our studying nook tables or small group tables or any tables we had a littles in our classroom had been most the time one thing we discovered on the facet of the street, a small picnic desk, painted it, made it new and getting that new life in our classroom. And so it didn’t must take us going to the shop and shopping for a $200, $300 desk.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. And what I really like is you’re not simply bringing this stuff into your classroom as a result of they’re fairly or as a result of they’re cute, however you discover useful objects. Like, I feel you’ve a imaginative and prescient. You see one thing you’re like, I can use this for this. And it’s not simply to brighten, but it surely’s making a useful house. So how do you stability creating an aesthetically pleasing room which there’s nothing flawed with. We spend a lot of our college day within the classroom. So in fact, I need it to be very aesthetically pleasing too. However how do you discover the stability between simply having a stupendous classroom versus sustaining a useful studying atmosphere?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
So we love this query. And Nancy, we acquired to know you first at a convention the place we had been each presenting, and we really introduced on this. And we’re so fast to say, we’re operate first. We’re aesthetic girlies, but in addition aesthetic is subjective. And for those who’re not there with the operate first, the house isn’t going to serve you. And finally, that’s our backside line, is the house is there to serve each the instructor and the scholars for the utmost efficient engagement and instruction. We’re actually captivated with like once we, we do classroom makers for others we like have this entire interview course of the place it’s like what’s working what’s not working what do you completely must see once more that you just’ve had in your. And what would you want to enhance upon like we talked to having this actually reflective course of and for us. uh operate and aesthetics go hand in hand and like we stated aesthetics are subjective and and actually traits and issues are type of fleeting so in case you are have like a strong group system if in case you have pupil group if in case you have your supplies organized and issues after which you may simply type of change and tweak the issues that deliver you pleasure as a result of that may change additionally all through time um you’re going to be strong so we’d advise individuals to begin by what their classroom must operate, whether or not that’s like, okay, my carpet time must function this manner, or I need my studying nook to ask college students in with this sort of ebook group. Begin with these issues after which discover like the lovable aesthetic labels and discover the realm rug that you just’re like, oh, that is how I need to invite them to the carpet, you realize, however As soon as you are feeling such as you perceive like your individual wants as a instructor instructionally, then it’s it provides the additional enjoyable to say like, okay, I’d actually like this sort of a studying chair with like possibly like a pom pom on this throw pillow. However making an attempt to suit your classroom into an aesthetic is one thing we’d not advise. As a result of traits type of come and go. And we once we began educating was it rainbow with chalkboard? Yeah, it was like actually aesthetic. uh-huh you keep in mind that it was like oh yeah rock board and that i bear in mind chevron was like popping off oh yeah uh-huh chevron all the pieces we’re each in our classroom for positive and clearly that point has handed um however we stand by the issues that we’re capable of do functionally in our classroom so we’d say begin there make a listing of all your main tutorial wants after which type of fill within the gaps with the issues which are stunning and that deliver you pleasure

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Now, our listeners can’t see, however I’ve this like, dorky smirk on my face proper now. You already know, as you guys are speaking, I used to be simply smirking away as a result of, you realize, after I was youthful, my motto was like trend earlier than operate, proper? It’s like, you realize, whether or not it’s no matter it was trend earlier than operate, so I may very well be carrying like probably the most uncomfortable footwear and individuals are like, how do you stroll in these and I’d say like trend earlier than operate, however

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Now that I’m previous, it’s like operate, operate, operate, operate, no, no, really, I feel with our garments, we might relate to you on that. I’m carrying a wedge that like, actually, is just not reasonable for a instructor to be carrying. However in relation to the pregnant instructor to be carrying actually however like as an individual who um began educating and was thrown right into a classroom like like a pair months into the yr and was extraordinarily unorganized my first yr it devastated me i felt like i used to be continuously like making an attempt to love maintain my head above water and now figuring out the methods that like we’ve in place collectively in our artwork room it brings us a lot peace of thoughts um figuring out that like even when stuff comes up in a day like our classroom is serving us so like we’re good we will determine something out as a result of there’s so many different issues which were carried out so deliberately and nonetheless stunning in fact however um yeah so we might have trend and performance Sure.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So change the mannequin. Yeah, we’ll change the mannequin to trend operate operate.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
All the identical trend operate enjoyable.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, oh, I really like that. Go up on my wall. Yeah, I do know we talked about funds earlier than. So for those who had a limiteless funds for only one space, not for the entire, like for the entire classroom, however possibly only for one space of the classroom, which might you select? And the way would you make it completely extraordinary?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh, wow, this query acquired us pondering. So thanks. bringing that to mild as a result of we don’t ever take into consideration a world the place we’ve a limiteless funds. It’s by no means crossed our thoughts. So to dream slightly bit was actually enjoyable. And once we suppose to our makeover winners, Quite a lot of occasions, loads of our funds does go to different seating choices of their classroom. As a result of loads of the occasions in your classroom, what you’re given by your college is a set of furnishings that won’t serve your college students. And so versatile seating is one thing that We like to reward lecturers within the occasions the place we do have a funds and loads of our funds does go to no matter their wants are and if that’s what their wants are and so they need to see versatile seating for his or her college students, we love to do this. So I feel within the artwork room, We had been fascinated by our tables don’t serve us the best way we want to see it in an artwork room both. They’re very massive tables. We regularly have little college students reaching throughout which you realize will be disastrous. Paint cups and waters and paintbrush. So I feel that we’d in all probability do some improve on our desk scenario. We might do away with the classroom tables that had been simply handed to us that we simply make work in the environment and possibly get some capabilities higher for our artwork room. However I feel loads of lecturers would agree that While you’re handed the desks that you just, and generally lecturers should not have a alternative at our college, they’d stroll into their room and so they had tables after they wished desks, or that they had desks after they wished tables, and also you simply must make these issues work. And we’ve carried out a fairly good job making it work. However in that scenario, we had a limiteless funds. I feel we’d modify our furnishings scenario in right here, as we’re oftentimes welcoming 50 college students at one time, 8 college students round one desk and so they’re sharing a small quantity of provides and you’ll think about it. It’s not all the time clear and it’s not all the time functioning the very best to its capability. You already know, funds, we’d make smaller class sizes.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah. Oh, is that even an choice?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
You stated one space. Perhaps we’d add chandeliers and disco balls. Yeah, I don’t know. If it was limitless, we’d in all probability go, I do know.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. In January, I used to be lucky sufficient to go along with College Specialty as they did a classroom makeover for a instructor. They stunned this instructor in Houston. And guess what sort of room it was? It was an artwork room. So the furnishings, the tables, simply the group methods, not simply the provides, however the entire room was simply remodeled. And I used to be like, drooling. I used to be like, I didn’t even know they made issues like this. So it was superb to see College Specialty coming in and like simply remodeling this entire house. And it was unimaginable. So you may take a look at a few of these tables and desks too. Yeah. And there may very well be like Barry that might be like, right here you go.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Listed below are the tables. Yeah. Somebody on the market.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Wink wink. Wink wink. I do know. Okay. Think about you may journey again in time to your first yr of educating. What’s the single most impactful classroom group hack you’d share together with your youthful self and why?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
It’s humorous as a result of we really suppose so fondly of our first school rooms as a result of clearly it was like our first impression of educating and we cared a lot about our school rooms that we dreamed of for years. And I realized quite a bit from Loreal in faculty as a result of she graduated two years earlier than me and had had a classroom for 2 years. So I’d like go in and like volunteer for her simply to love, you realize, get slightly style of like educating whereas I used to be nonetheless in faculty. However I bear in mind each of our first school rooms and one factor that we each valued a ton was clearly storage. We now have a a lot bigger room now as artwork lecturers, however on the time there have been so many issues in kinder and first grade that you may maintain on to as like manipulatives or as like, you realize, with sure thematic learn alouds that you just’re like, oh, I’ve to maintain this stuffy for that one lesson. Like, there’s simply so many issues. After which in relation to storage within the rooms that we had, it was, there was, Both you wanted to go slightly bit excessive and have issues anchored excessive above your wardrobes or have issues low. Loreal was actually good. Her entire again wall was bulletin boards, however she had tables in entrance of them. And so then beneath each desk, she had totes or storage bins that had been actually huge that held a ton of stuff, however you wouldn’t see any of it as a result of she had this like stunning curtain that was like a theme. colour scheme that coated all the pieces that was alongside the sting of her desk. And so like issues like that, the place you must like, not simply take the storage. We got these apothecary wardrobes the place there’s 1,000,000 drawers. And issues like that don’t slot in these drawers. At the very least ours had been very slender and lengthy and deep. And so there have been issues that like a storage tote is what you would want. And so issues like that, we’d get inventive with and you’ll cowl it up for those who’re capable of stack issues excessive. I do know there’s some occasions the place you must be certain that security is, thought-about. However there’s numerous issues like that the place it’s like if you could retailer stuff, like get inventive about it, cowl it up. It’s all good. However I’ll cover all of them. Personally, for first yr lecturers and for second yr lecturers or no matter. If you happen to’re not utilizing it, I’d say don’t really feel the instructor guilt of like, but it surely was free or somebody left it for me. Do away with stuff for those who’re not utilizing it. Or if it’s not really purposeful in your room, as a result of that was one thing I struggled with for in all probability 4 years, a minimum of was like, holding on to a ton of stuff. And it like type of frazzled my mind, however I continuously felt like there was potential to make use of sure issues instructionally. And thoughts you, once more, backyard I had facilities circulating and altering each single week. So something might have been used for a middle, however don’t be scared to type of edit your stuff yearly. Edit it down. Is that this working for me? Is it not? May one other instructor use it greater than I might? I might reward it to another person or simply donate or trash it relying on what it’s. However I feel that was one thing that like took me a very long time to study personally as a result of Loreal has been all the time actually good at modifying her stuff. I really feel that I actually needed to work on as a result of for the longest time I hoarded stuff in my wardrobes and stuff. And till I removed it, did I actually see group, like true group the place I’m like, all the pieces right here has a house, has a function.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah. And I do know we’ve had earlier conversations about that being like organized hoarders or like having like, oh gosh, my home proper now, my summer time trip objective was to do away with loads of my stuff. And it’s

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
all right here nonetheless. Each summer time child, each summer time.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
By yourself time. Perhaps spring break, winter break, yeah.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Properly I feel it’s arduous for individuals such as you and I too as a result of once you’re a inventive individual you see potential that you may change this or that or have this particular operate and so I feel that doesn’t assist. I do know. And I’ll simply paint it or I’ll simply carry on it.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Uh-huh. Properly, we simply want someone to come back and say, I really want this. Can I’ve it? And we’ll be like, right here you go. So you are feeling like there’s a function, that will be a dream. I simply can’t do away with it.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
However I do know, however otherwise you want a Loreal as a result of she’s like professional.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Sure, sure, I do know. Loreal, what are you doing tomorrow?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
She wasn’t educating. I really feel like she might simply be like a house organizer.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah, you’re like, say goodbye. Say thanks for the enjoyment that it introduced you. Marie Kondo it. Yep. I really like that. Yeah. No, however thanks a lot for being right here. Now. We now have a section on our podcast referred to as Tag You’re It, the place the listeners write in with a query. And at the moment’s query is just not educating associated. It comes from Jordan P. And the query is, for those who might change locations with somebody, anybody for a day, who would it not be? And why?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh my gosh. Okay. I’ve my reply.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’ve mine too.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh, I wouldn’t have stated it on the digicam. Oh, yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Okay, right here’s Stephanie Taylor Swift, Taylor.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
You’ll change your reply as a result of we talked about this on a regular basis. We dwell the identical life, however so no completely different. And it will be so useful, insightful, and so insightful. And simply each of us to actually which is humorous as a result of like, I’d be dwelling and she or he can be right here and it will be I need a day within the life together with her on her days. And as a lot as like, I really feel like we do dwell a mirrored life, it will be very insightful to only spend a day in her footwear. Now, you’re proper. I used to be not pondering huge.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Okay, no, I do know.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He’s proper, although. I’ll say I feel as mothers too the truth that we’re extraordinarily clear with one another it actually helps how trustworthy we’re as a result of it offers us loads of perception when like loads of issues as mother and father you are feeling like oh am I doing the best factor or what are my selections like there are issues Loreal has introduced right into a dialog I’m like I’ve by no means considered that and our youngsters are so completely different too that it brings completely different methods up clearly my son’s on the spectrum so there’s loads of issues that come up that she’s like I I didn’t know that you realize and vice versa

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
However I need to know why you selected Taylor Swift.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Let me let you know. And it’s not essentially as a result of individuals at Travis can see something. No, I simply really feel like that is so egocentric now. I really feel horrible. Don’t really feel unhealthy. Rising up, I had this, and I’ve to thank my mother for this, I had this unreal, like I simply accepted the truth that sooner or later I used to be going to be a well-known pop star. And I in all probability believed that with full certainty till I used to be like 15 years previous. After which actuality began hitting after I acquired my first job and I’m like, what’s a W-2? Like, I used to be like, oh, this isn’t on the desk for you and that’s okay. However I used to be like a theater and choir child and I actually believed that. And so I feel sooner or later similar to figuring out what it’s actually prefer to be like a pop star and like, she’s clearly a mega icon. and businesswoman and similar to all the pieces, I simply suppose it will be enjoyable. Like, you realize, and to be on a stage and all that. That’s so egocentric in comparison with the place Loreal is. I simply give it some thought each day as a result of I’d love to only stroll a day in her life. And I’d love for her to stroll a day in my life. And I simply suppose that will be so cool simply to, yeah, simply expertise.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
And I simply Stephanie that you may stroll round, you may stroll round and say, Loreal desires to be me.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
She desires to be me. No, there’s issues although, if I used to be in Loreal’s like life that I really feel like I’d be like, okay, let me do this on for measurement. As a result of like she stated, it’s humorous how mirrored are like, yeah, there’s like very particular issues that like might by no means even be near the identical. Yeah, it will be attention-grabbing. However that’s enjoyable.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, you guys are so fortunate to have one another and dealing collectively so effectively. Yeah. I want each instructor had a piece buddy, like work sister work buddy like that, you realize, of their colleges, lots of people reaching out, they’re like, I want I had that.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
And we want so deeply that everybody brings the consolation and care of like a very good pal, particularly career. Yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Properly, it actually you guys actually shine by way of within the quick little reels and the tick tocks that you just guys share it actually your positivity and love for one another and love for the children actually shine by way of. So thanks for making that contagious love, you realize, simply, you realize, unfold to everybody who follows you.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’ve had a privilege to see you, Nancy, and it has been such a privilege as a result of we’ve realized a lot.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So thanks for sharing your time with us. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Properly, it was great having you again. Properly, I hope to have you ever guys again once more for for different extra episodes. However thanks. Thanks for being right here. We love you.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Love you. Thanks, guys.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Bye. Thanks for becoming a member of us for the seventh episode of The Schoolyard Podcast.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Keep in mind to pack your curiosity and meet us again within the schoolyard for our subsequent episode.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
However earlier than you go, tag you’re it! Now it’s your flip to put in writing in with a query which we are going to reply right here on The Schoolyard Podcast for our section referred to as Tag You’re It.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Tag us on Fb, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter, at SchoolSpecialty, and hashtag SchoolyardTagYourIt, with a query that you really want answered. One query might be chosen per episode to be answered by our featured visitor and myself, and in case your query is chosen to be answered on the podcast, we’ll ship you a really particular Schoolyard Podcast t-shirt. Class dismissed!