At last! Yes, my classroom is ready at last. I am not sure we as teachers are really ever done, with nothing else to do, but my room is ready for my new class of Kindergarten kiddos. We have Open House this week and the first day of school. I am very excited (and a little nervous too.) I've had several people look at my class list and then giggle and say things like, "rest up." It is going to be great though. New common core implementation, new teacher evaluations, and of course, all the new, great ideas I can't wait to try out and implement to make things better. Well, here are photos of my finished classroom. I hope you enjoy them! I would love, your comments.
Before:
Everything packed up for summer cleaning.
Now!
Desk area. I like putting students in groups of two. It is great for whole brain teaching techniques (talk to your neighbor, tell your neighbor, and partners for practice.) I do let my students pick where they want to sit in the beginning of the school year. That way they have the comfort of a buddy if they want. Of course, how long they get to sit there depends on them and how well it works out for everyone. It helps my mommas with the transition to Kindergarten too. It's hard to see but the word wall is up on the wall. It took a lot of rearranging to make space for it, but I think I am really going to love having it to use every day with our lessons.
This is the library area. They are hard to see but the curtains are purple and yellow, and I have yellow and purple pompoms hanging from the ceiling. I had seen several classrooms with them on Pinterest, and loved the look. I didn't do enough that it would be a distraction, but they look fun and cheery giving the classroom a spot of bright color.
My back wall bulletin board. It says Tigers over the closets that are used for storage of materials. I hope your classroom is all ready and you have a great start to a great school year. I would love to hear your questions and comments. God bless!
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