Surfin Through Second is having a Classroom Theme Linky Party. It started a few days ago, but I'm considering myself fashionably late to this party. :)
I've never shared pictures of my classroom on here, so I figure I might as well do that at the same time. I do have some changes I want to make this year to make it more uniform. My classroom has kinda been a hodgepodge of things I've found online on other great teacher blogs. I've kinda had a running theme of blue, green, and pink. This year I would like it more cohesive in a blue & green theme. I don't want to get too crazy since we're moving to Hawaii in December though.
So let's start the tour and discuss the things I want to change! I did take these pics at the end of last school year though.
Here's the bulletin board in the hallway. For some reason, we all have vertical boards which is really weird. I left this up all year long because I loved it. I need to come up with something else for this school year, but I haven't really thought about it yet. Any ideas?
Here's what you see when you come in my door. The frames are on the right and the cork board is on the left.
Then I have 3 bulletin boards and a whiteboard along the right hand wall. I also use the whiteboard as a background for my document camera and projector.
1st I have a bunch of task cards hanging up. Next year, I think I'm going to take these down and use this to display my schedule and the Common Core objectives I'm teaching.
Then I have my math board. These were the anchor charts from our division unit. If you're looking for something like this for a division unit click {
here} or a multiplication unit click {
here}.
This is where I put all of our vowel patterns as we learn them. I got these {
here} for free!
Here's my "whole group" area. I teach resource so I don't have a large group and this works.
I have these great windows. But when the blinds are open, the light is right in your eyes. So instead, I use them to hang anchor charts on.
Here's the room from the back.
Here's where I do almost all of my teaching and work. I don't have a teacher desk because I use this area.
This is how I organize all my stuff! The crate has individual folders with all their IEP and data stuff. The piles of paper on the floor grow and grow throughout the week until I get around to doing something with it.
Here's the other back wall.
I also have a storage room that is fairly large. I shouldn't let you see it....but here it is.
YIKES! Somebody needs to clean that room out!
And here is my 2nd oldest daughter. Her middle school is right next to my school. Middle school here doesn't start till 9:05!!! Everyday, she would come to school with me and hang out. She'd do her homework or help me or help one of my son's Kindergarten teacher. In August, she's going to go to high school and no longer come to school with me. I sure am going to miss her. But I won't miss waiting on her to get out of school at 4:05 so I can finally go home!
So to make my room more cohesive, I've made a new set of alphabet cards in blue and green. I am working on making a set of Common Core I Can statements in blue and green. Maybe I'll eventually get them done. I've listed these in my TPT store. Click on the picture to check them out.
So there you go! That's my classroom and my mix-match of a theme. Don't forget to link up by clicking {
here}.
