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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

My Classroom

I hope you're all doing well and had a restful Labor Day weekend!  Is there anything better than good nights sleep, time with friends, and warm gooey brownies?  Mmhmm...

Anyway, I wanted to share my classroom with you today and a little bit about the organizational system I've created.  My favorite part of the room is my library.  I use book bins and labels like Beth Newingham.  I'm in a portable, so my library is a little smaller.  I have several boxes full of books at home to trade in as "new" books every few weeks.


Next to the library, I have fish with a clothespin for each child.  When one of them takes a book from the library, they place their clothespin on the side of the bin.  This way they know where to return their books to.  Also, I put a label on the outside of each book that is identical to the large label outside each bin.  This helps students know where to put their books when they are done with them as well.  My books are organized by genre. 


Next to the library, I post I-Charts so the students have a quick reference when they are looking for books!

In the front of the room, is our white board.  I keep a schedule, lunch menu, homework, and objectives. 

I have two favorite organizers this year!  The first one is a bin for each day of the week.  Since tomorrow's Wednesday, I have already pulled the bin out of the drawers.  I think I got the labels from Ladybug Teacher Files, but I'm not quite sure...

My other favorite organizational idea came from another teacher at my school.  I had always used caddies to store my students' art supplies, but by November they were all mixed up!  My friend suggested having each child put his/her supplies in a Ziploc Bag.  Then their bag goes in the caddie.  This also makes it easier when the students move to different groups because they can quickly and easily switch their supplies to a new caddy!


I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my classroom!  Hopefully I'll have some teaching ideas ready for later in the week!



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