Welcome To My Classroom

I spent all day, yesterday, in my classroom and I almost feel ready. I'll probably go in again tomorrow, just to put up a few more posters, make copies and finish miscellaneous paperwork.

This is the front of the room. I have the desks in learning groups. They face away from the door to better focus their attention.





This is the back of the room. We have 2 dry erase boards and 1 chalk board. I hate chalk. It dries out my hands badly, but the school district says we have to keep one chalk board. At least it's magnetic. I also have a sink in my room.


This is the command center. Actually, it's just my desk and all my planning manuels. I got the chair at a yard sale last year for $25. 





This is the other side, in the front. Those are computers covered in the back and an overhead projector covered near the front. 





This is the math area, where I chart their assessment results, post rubrics and write learning goals.






This is the writing area where I chart their assessments, post rubrics and have a pocket chart as a word wall. This is also where the reading teacher sits with her kids. I get an extra teacher during reading to work with the really low kids.


This is near the door. It's the calendar area, homework board, and a place to store paper, crayons and their data notebooks.





This is the reading area. I like a big open floor space where the kids can lie out and look at books. 






This is the science and social studies area. It's next to the reading area. You can see a large bucket of pillows for the kids to relax with. Our first unit in Science is on Biomes. At the end of the unit we go for a hike in the mountains, on the other side of the river. It's a very exciting day for the kids. We eat outside and usually they get to see bear or dear poop. Any kind of poop is a big hit with most kids. 

I hope you enjoyed your tour. Next time maybe they'll be some actual kids there. They start next Tuesday.