Classroom Tour

I think I'm ready for kids!  Yay!  Transporting a whole class 2000 miles is a lot of work, but it's done. :)  School starts Tuesday.  Getting the classroom ready has been a lot of work, but I've had some great help.  My husband and sons moved a lot of it, and helped me get it into my class.  My oldest son hung all the high stuff.

Here is a look at my room:

This is the view as you walk into my class.  I love having windows!  I added pennants that I cut from an old Mother Goose book.  My desk is on the left, and under the windows, I have the class library.  The wall to the right when you walk in has a math resource board, and an empty board on the left.  I plan to use the left side for student work so it was left blank.  The bins are for school supplies and won't be left there:

Looking back at the door, I left a lot of curriculum posters up for reference.

I worked a lot on the front of the room since that is where the students look, frequently.  I added letters above the board and left space for students to make pictures to go with the letters.  I also added a focus wall for the ELA curriculum.  I always try to leave some white board because I end up using it, occasionally.  Also, it's helpful if a substitute can use the white board since s/he doesn't usually have access to the Smart Board.  Under the board, is where I put birthdays up.  I usually take a picture of groups of students, all in the same birth month, holding the number date, and then I add it to the circle that has the correct month under the Smart Board.  The table has my Elmo, and some workspace.

Lastly, I have a close up picture of the class library.  I changed my library this year to Lakeshore book bins, and changed the AR levels on the bins.  I use to have a broad AR levels, but I felt that it was better if I marked them a little better this year.

Well, that's it!  I'm ready for second grade!