August 16, 2011

Welcome To Our Classroom! (Warning:Tons of Pics!)

Where did the time go??! Our first day with students is TOMORROW! I'm so excited to see my new group of firsties!

My room is all set and ready to go for the most part! Enjoy the tour! (click pictures to enlarge)

**NOTE: I have a portable classroom. So I basically have the space of 2 classrooms. LOVE the space, but hate hate HATE the paneling! I did what I could to cutesy it up!

 This is what you see when you walk in the door.

 These signs will change throughout the year, and greet students when they walk in the door. 

 Word Work center

 Focus boards

 My desk

 Birthday and job boards

 smart board and word wall

 daily schedule displayed on whiteboard, document reader, and teacher stool

 The crayon art I blogged about a few weeks ago. LOVE! Under that are the math tubs.

 This will be Work on Writing center. The empty bulletin board will have writing ideas on it eventually.


 This is what you see from the door in the second room of my classroom.

 Student art will hang on the colored rectangles in the back of the room.

 The poms I made.

 The tree inspired by Pinterest. 

 Student book boxes.

 Author study area....August author is David Shannon


 5 little monsters poem and hand puppets -- idea from Deanna Jump.

 Whole group area with classroom library. Shelf idea from Jessica Meacham. 

 Books, books, and more books!

 Student cubbies


cozy reading nook

 Daily 5 CAFE menu

 small group meeting area -- will finish the crate seats the weekend

 Students will make these to hang above their chair.

 This bulletin board will also include pictures of the students wearing sunglasses.

 FIRST DAY! TOMORROW!

Cute new cup made by a coworker

12 comments:

  1. Holy cow! You have a TON of space and it looks amazing. I made some poms this year too and my students love them!

    Katie
    Queen of the First Grade Jungle

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  2. Wonderful classroom. Have a great year!

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  3. I love all of this. You are way too cute.

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  4. What an awesome classroom! You are so creative. I love it all. Happy 1st day of school!

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  5. What a huge room! Everything looks great :) Hope you had a fabulous first day!!

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  6. Oh it looks SO good! I would love to be in your classroom;) Have a wonderful first day!!!

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  7. WOW!!!! I just found your blog while looking for great reading corner/classroom library ideas on Pinterest. Your room is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I would love to hear more about how your organize your library... I want to re-organize mine this summer... I would LOVE for you to join my linky party and share your insight.
    http://literacyandlaughter.blogspot.com/2012/03/classroom-library-linky-party.html

    I am your newest follower!

    Amy

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  8. Love you classroom and you've great ideas. Some questions: where did you buy your rugs? what are called the things that you have in each table to put the colors or other material? and what type of rings did you use for the name tags in each reading box? Thank you.

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  9. Great classroom. Can u post entire % Little Monsters poem?

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