Classroom Tour 15-16

Normally my classroom would have been finished a month ago but I made a promise to myself to rest this summer and not spend time in my room but time working on resources at home instead.

Sign In Table- email address and room mom sign ups

Welcome Bunting

Welcome Bunting

View from the Door, sorry it's blurry

Reading Group Bulletin Board with Thirty One Oh Snap Pockets

Reading Group Table

Back Wall and Counter

Classroom Library

Focus Board

White Board

Above White Board

White Board

Super Improver Board

SMORE Folder

Welcome Treats- Hand Sanitizer, Fruit Snacks, Stickers, Slinky, Pencil

Those were my pictures as of Thursday, before they added 2 new students to my roll and before the nervous breakdown of century. I have a total of 27 third graders this year, ranging from first grade level to fifth grade level, while my teammates are averaging 23-24 students each. Here's to a new year...  

Classroom Tour 2014-2015



My classroom is finally finished. In the 11th hour they hired a new teacher for 3rd grade so I felt the need to finish it so I can be available to help her teacher work week.

Here is my writing station, all ready for my bar from Ikea to be hung, that has the containers you can hang on it and my Whole Brain Teaching rules board.

Here you can see my Behavior Clip Chart, my Daily Schedule and my Parent Wish List... got the cupcake idea
from Pinterest.

 

Here's my calendar, the Super Improver Levels from WBT, 7 Habits of Happy Kids, Life Skill of the Week,
Jobs and Morning Routine.

Above the board our Nonfiction Text Features and Reading Strategy Posters I got from my last school.

Here is my Super Improver Board, students will start off with a White Card, Beginner Level, then once they earn 10 stickers
they move up to the next level, Green Card, Learner Level. I'll put my writing and math posters in this corner.

Carpet Area with my Spiral Wreath with the Birthday Chart hanging below it.

Classroom Library leveled for Accelerated Reader.

Here's the computer nook, workstations and carpet area.

Storage area with boxes set up for sorting community supplies during Open House.

The Back Counter, it will house all of the things my teacher desk use to.

Sink Area

This is my Science Area, it has Engineering and Design Process Posters, Science standards and the Scientific Method.

Reading Group Materials, Chevron Baskets from Michael's.

Genre and Reading Posters... oh and my name banner.

Reading Strategy and Skill Posters

Reading Group Area

Reading Group Area...aka my new teacher desk

View from the door. I've already put out the students' Literacy Binders, Communication Folders and Welcome Treats.

I love setting up my classroom for a new year! Below are some links to some things that are in my room, just in case you want to get them for yours ;)

*Chevron Labels by Learning in Wonderland
*Melonheadz Genre Posters by Rachel Lamb
*Melonheadz Reading Posters by Amy Groesbeck

Spiral Deco Mesh Wreath

Saw this on Pinterest and knew I had to make one! I bought a small wire wreath from Hobby Lobby but after adding the mesh it grew to almost 4 feet in diameter! Can't wait to hang it on my classroom wall at school!

Spiral Deco Mesh Wreath: Before Ribbon

Spiral Deco Mesh Wreath: After Chevron Ribbon

Owl Chevron Name Banner

Per my post earlier in the evening (http://jessicaywinston.blogspot.com/2013/07/chevron-name-banner.html), I've been busy making name banners for the new school year. I just finished one for my teammate who has an Owl Theme in her classroom and I must say it turned out really cute. I think the Gray really brings out the other colors, now I kinda wish I had used Gray instead of Yellow... but oh well. She's going to be thrilled when she sees it! Can you believe I saw a shop on Etsy selling these for $30... I made it for under $5!

Chevron Name Banner

Can I just say I love Hobby Lobby!! I was there yesterday and they had Chevron Scrapbook paper in Black, Gray, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Dark Blue, Turquoise and Green. So I decided to create me a new name banner for my classroom, I'm not sure if I'm going to hang it over my door way, on my desk or all the wall in the classroom but I'm super excited with the way it turned out. I used my Cricut to cut out the shapes and letters (Sweet Treats Cart and Cherry Limeade Cart). I'm making one for a teammate of mine and I'll post that one when I get finished.