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Goals help set a purpose and a direction for where you are headed. While you are building your classroom community, why not take the time to make some common goals that EVERY student in your classroom can work towards? Here's a little glimpse into how I do this in my classroom.
After 2 months of the school being closed, I FINALLY got into my classroom this week. It was hard for me to stay away, but I must say that I am thankful
Retelling stories is a common practice in early childhood education. It gives children the opportunity to work on comprehension, verbal language, and many other early literacy skills. When you take...
You have all seen the signs, “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Right? My motto for this school year is “KEEP CALM AND…” I think for teachers and students alike the motto is a great one. A shot of calmness during the always hectic days of school is always a pleasure. I have used this sentiment on a number of bulletin boards throughout my science lab and hallway (By the way, our school’s mascot is the panther, hence the panther paws with student names.). I was also lucky to find these great posters from a shop on etsy, Poster Pop. I love these. I hung one at each entrance of my classroom. Did you know? “It was 1939 and Britain was on the brink of war. In anticipation of this, the British Government’s Ministry of Information had commissioned a series of propaganda posters with messages from King George VI to reassure the British that their country would be defended at all costs. The posters were to be displayed all over the country once war was declared. Using only the crown of King George VI, this poster simply read “Keep Calm and Carry On”; however, it never made it onto the walls of Britain and was never officially issued. Many years later, a crumpled copy of the poster was discovered by chance amongst a pile of dusty old books. The message is as relevant today as it was then.” I am looking forward to “keeping calm” this year. KEEP CALM, y’all!
Literably is a free app and website for reading assessment. Students read the passages on the app or site aloud and Literably will automatically complete and score a running record for the student. Wait...automatic running records?!?! Seriously, it totally works. My students read the passages into the iPad and Literably sent me a detailed score of their reading accuracy and rate. It marked their errors -including type of error - and self corrections. Students were also asked a few multiple choice and short answer questions about the passage for a quick comprehension check. How to set up a class on
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This is cute color sheet or poster to add to your Red Ribbon Week activities! Enjoy!
capturing the wonderful craziness that is a kindergarten - 5th grade ESOL classroom
My Movie Themed Classroom Yep, it's that time again.... Back to School! In my district, teachers go back this coming Monday. Just as I do every year, I have spent several days in my room this week trying to get ahead of the preplanning game. Isn't it terrible that you feel like you have to do stuff before preplanning just to feel on top of things! After 17 years, I still feel that way. Anyway, I thought I would share a few things from my classroom. I have tried to work a movie theme into different areas of the room. I still have lots to do, but here is a peek at what I've done thus far. All of these items can be purchased from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. So, here goes..... These are my movie themed classroom rules posters and my calendar set. You can purchase the movie themed class rules by clicking HERE. The calendar set comes in my movie themed classroom decoration set, and it can be purchased HERE. Click on images to enlarge. This is my movie themed hallway display. It stays up all year, and I just change out the kids' work. This also comes as part of my movie themed classroom decoration set. I I tried to work something movie themed into my reading area, so I printed off some theater curtains and made a poster that says, "Books are like Movies". This is something I made to help me call on kids randomly. I won't use it all the time, but it's nice to be able to pull names out of a 'hat' sometimes. Once I have my class list, I will put the kids' names on each of the popcorn pieces. This can be purchased HERE. These are movie themed labels for my essential questions. I simply clip them to my dry erase board and write the questions beside them. I also hung a few other things that are not movie themed, but I thought I would share. This is a place value chart I made using color coding. Check out the details HERE. I am using the set below as part of my behavior management. There is a positive word for every letter of the alphabet. Under each word are two cards. Each month the kids can earn their name under a card when I see them displaying the positive behavior. This display can be viewed and purchased HERE. Share the Sweetness! Thank you for helping to spread the word about Classroom Confections. We appreciate you 'liking' us on facebook, tweeting about us, or pinning us on Pinterest. For more fun and creative ideas for the classroom, click the above picture to go to my store. If you are a teacher and you like what you see, please visit often.
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When you see these classroom setup photos, you'll want to give a raise to teachers everywhere who spend their summers making life nicer for our kids.
First of all I want to start off saying I did not buy everything in one go! I have taught preschool, kindergarten,1st or 2nd grade for the last 11 years, so I had acquired a lot of teaching stuff (just ask my husband)! I was a classroom teacher before and I LOVED being in the classroom but I love being home with my boys more. We recently moved from New Mexico to California, once we found out we were moving I knew I wanted to homeschool my boys. I chose to homeschool not because I did not trust in my local school district but because I wanted to be home with my boys! When we got to California and began looking for our new home I knew I needed a space to have my classroom. I could not be happier with the house we chose and the way our little homeschool area turned out. I am homeschooling my first grader and preschooler so I have to keep resources/supplies/curriculums for two different ages. I know some of you out there homeschool even more ages, that is a lot to keep organized - props to you! Max Owen I wanted a space where everything was right within my reach, bright, organized, and fun for the boys. I wanted a place we wanted to spend time. A place where the boys wanted to go on their own to play, to read, be creative and explore. Our classroom is located to the right of our living room; it actually works great and flows perfectly. I did have most of the stuff but I needed furniture, so I headed to IKEA to find what I needed. I was lucky to actually live near an IKEA this time! The only items I bought was the two tall white shelves, the student work area, and the bench with yellow drawers. The rest came with me my from time in the classroom. Now, time for the tour of our classroom and how I keep it organized. Most of the items are from IKEA or Amazon. Here it is! That window is amazing, our classroom is always so bright! Let's take a closer look at each area. I will show you how I organize and where I found everything. Here is a closer look at our fun, magnetic USA map. We keep pictures of all our families on the map. A family friend made this for me, we adore it! Thanks again to Cale and the Sherwood family! We use the green basket on the floor to keep our library books. This is a great idea so when it is time to return them they are always kept in the same place. Baskets from Big Lots. I bought the large white shelf at IKEA it is actually a garage shelf BUT suits our needs perfectly! AHHHH, organization! ⇩ I love the hooks that came with it and hang off the side. ⇩ I organized a lot of our supplies into jars I had saved. I think it looks so neat arranged on the top. I use these awesome, little boxes for SO MUCH STUFF!! They are from IKEA and super cheap! I bought both of these organizers from Family Dollar. I keep all of my math stations in these binders. I found the binders at Amazon and Big Lots. I made the labels, you can find them here. Here is a post about how I organized my binders. ⇩ I love these things, I found them at Amazon. They are sturdy and perfect to separate all of our paper colors. ⇩ To the right of our big shelf is our anchor chart and small magnet board. I found the apple chart and magnetic ten frames at Amazon. I found the magnet board at Lakeshore. To the right of the apple chart is our What's My Place, What's My Value board. I love this area and so does Max! I also hang art and work in this area. ⇦ I hang Max's unit vocabulary in sheet protectors so he can easily grab and use them as needed. I get the sheet protectors in bulk from Amazon. Under the window is my IKEA storage bench. I store all of our math manipulative in the drawers. On top of the bench I store the books we are currently reading, calendar supplies, letter stamps and the boys' journals. I divide the boys journals using two baskets. I found most of the baskets from Big Lots. To the right and left of the bench I keep these IKEA bins. They stack and blend right in with my shelf. These are great, inexpensive storage solutions. Calendar Area ⇩ Next, is my antique, yellow shelf (I love this shelf). I keep our globe on top. My laminator in the middle. At the bottom I keep my extra resources and curriculum. I bought another white IKEA shelf, just a smaller version. I keep mostly resources in this area. The shelf on top is where I organize what the boys are doing each day of the week. I preplan my week and put the daily activities in each folder. I use blue for Max and green for Owen. The bottom, purple folder is where I keep Max's completed work that has to be saved. I love having colorful file folders on hand. I found my tape roll from Amazon. I also found the best printer and sharpener I have ever owned from Amazon as well! Read here how I print 100 pages a month for only $5! I organize a lot of my resources by months. I store these in white, labeled binders. I made the labels, you can find them here. Here is a post about how I organized my binders. ⇩ AHH, my desk area. I 💙 this area. My mom and brother gave me the antique desk and my father-in-law scored us a SWEET deal on the boys' computer. My computer is the one with the pretty cover. I found my chair at IKEA and the chair mat at Big Lots. Arn't they cute, working together? Right next to my shelf I use a dry erase pocket to hold our schedule. Max is on one side Owen on the other. My favorite area besides my desk is the boys' work area. I bought the desk top and the two draw sets at IKEA. This work area is amazing and has tons of storage. For the marker holder I just covered cans. I found the crayon holder at IKEA. ⇦ I found the chairs at IKEA. They were not expensive at all! The drawers, these are perfect for storage. Here is a few pictures of what I keep in the drawers. I also hang ⇩ pocket charts off of the large desk! ⇩ Fun with Granny!
I absolutely love, love, love Pinterest. I had seen the Absent? idea on Pinterest several times, so, this past summer I decided to finally pin it. I am so glad I did. The idea is relatively simple. Place the numbers 1-31 on hanging file folders for the days of the month, place the folders in a white crate, place a label identifying the crate on the outside...and eureka! The responsibility of keeping up with students' assignments when they are absent is no longer on the teacher. The student is responsible for collecting the assignments. I simply place any handouts and papers for the day in the hanging folder of the day of the month it happens to be. The student will collect the assignments on their first day back. Pitfalls: ~ Students HAVE to be trained to collect their own assignments. After 4 and 1/2 weeks of school, students are just now catching on to the routine. ~ If there is more than 1 assignment for the day, the assignments have to be separated. (I place white dividers, the type you place in notebooks, between the different assignments for the day). ~ I teach 4th grade. Students in lower grades may not be able to handle the responsibility. ~ Extra papers have to be taken out each month. Still not a problem in my classroom. I assign a student the responsibility of taking out the extra papers and recycling them to my math "scratch" paper crate. Everyone wants to be the Absentee Monitor! I have almost worked out all the kinks in the system and I am loving it. :) I also have a white crate right bride the Absent? crate that I use for graded work. I list the names of my students on tabs of hanging folders and place the graded work in these hanging folders. On Fridays, I hand out the graded work. Sometimes it gets stapled, sometimes it doesn't. :)
Another back to school season has just wrapped up here in Australia and as always, I LOVE stickybeaking into my beautiful BFFs’ classrooms for a new school year! As the OG Queen of classroom decor trends, I’m often asked for advice - not only when it comes to which of my decor packs to use, but also how to style them, too! Using some of my new packs along with the incredible classrooms from my community this year, I wanted to help show you what’s possible with my resources - including everything from a boho classroom to a space using eucalyptus classroom decor! Here’s the top 5 trends I’ve seen from back to school, and how you can recreate the look in your own space. Spotty Brights Classroom Decor - @learningwithmiss_campbell BFFs, my jaw literally DROPPED when I saw this bright and beautiful classroom created by @learningwithmiss_campbell! She’s embraced a colourful palette for her Grade 2 classroom this year and used my Spotty Brights Decor Pack for a minimalistic, on-trend space that’s still plenty of fun for her little learners. I love how she’s repurposed my Spotty Brights Binder Covers & Spines to create this organisation system for her home reader books! After almost two years of remote learning for some teachers, it’s no surprise that colourful, serotonin-filled spaces have become one of the most popular classroom decor trends of this back to school season. “I can’t even imagine having a bad day at school when I’ve got this to look at.” - @learningwithmiss_campbell Recreate This Look: Spotty Neutral Classroom Decor - @teachingwithmissamanda Show me a teacher who doesn’t love a neutral palette… I’ll wait! If there’s one thing I’ve learned over almost a decade of following (and sometimes setting) classroom decor trends, it’s that neutral tones will never go out of style. Perfect for both early years and older students, a neutral classroom ticks all the right boxes when it comes to a stylish, modern space that you’ll look forward to spending time in every day! @teachingwithmissamanda has always been a fan of my neutral, earthy decor and so her classroom and my new Spotty Neutrals pack was honestly a match made in heaven! Amanda is teaching first grade this year after three years of teaching prep, and I just know her students’ eyes widened in amazement that first day they walked into their beautiful neutral classroom. One of my favourite things about a neutral classroom? It’s super versatile not only across year levels, but seasons, too! It’s easy to make this space feel summery or wintery by adding things like indoor plants, cushions, rugs and fairy lights. “ I am sooo excited for this new adventure with my new 20 little sidekicks!” - @teachingwithmissamanda Recreate This Look: Spotty Boho Classroom Decor What do you get when you combine the super-trendy spotty theme with my OG best-selling rainbow boho classroom decor? Spotty Boho of course! Perfect for teachers who love the boho look but want something fresh, Spotty Boho is the best of both worlds. The muted rainbow palette is really popular with students and the spots just give it that minimalistic pop of something interesting! I’ve had a really strong response to this new pack and wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of the classroom decor trends that sticks around for 2023 and beyond. Recreate This Look: Boho Rainbow Classroom Decor There’s just something about boho classroom decor that will always have a soft spot in my heart, and judging by the classroom set ups I’ve been tagged in so far this year? You all feel the exact same way! Where is this decor style shifting? The boho colour palette. Taking its cues from the bright rainbow colours of Spotty Brights, the boho classroom incorporates a wider variety of colours using my new Boho Rainbow 2.0 decor. A quick tip - if you’ve downloaded my original Boho Rainbow bundle? Then some great news for you, BFF - you can download this new theme, completely free! Recreate This Look: Eucalyptus Classroom Decor - @young.minds.bloom If you’re one of those people who love spending time outside, then botanical-inspired or eucalyptus classroom decor will be right up your alley! Tegan has been using my Botanical Decor Pack for two years now to create this gorgeous, tranquil sanctuary in her classroom. This year, she put a new spin on this pack to create an Aussie Animals theme and I am obsessed! Eucalyptus classroom decor can tie into a lot of your curriculum and gives a lot of opportunities for cute reading group names, too. #JustSaying Watch the video below for a look at Tegan’s classroom and tell me you aren’t already rushing to recreate this in your own space! Recreate This Look: There you have it, BFFs! Every time I think I’ve seen the world’s most beautiful classrooms, you all step up and create incredible spaces that any kid would love to learn in each day. Can’t wait to see what my northern hemisphere teachers come up with a little later this year - I have a feeling they will be just as incredible, watch this space! In the meantime, if you’re looking for more classroom inspiration? I’ve saved some of my favourite set ups to my Instagram highlights. Come check them out (my tagged photos are also a good place to lurk if you’re keen!)
Hello! I just wrapped up my first week of my eleventh year teaching and wanted to share some picture of my classroom with you. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. I am paid a small commission for referring you to the products I am recommending but you will not pay any additional ... Read More about Classroom Tour 2017-2018
One of my best time-saving tips for teachers is to begin delegating simple classroom tasks to students. Assign these classroom management jobs today and be able to prioritize your time on more meaningful things. Grab free printable labels while you're here!
Looking for inspiration for a colorful classroom that is also both calming and tranquil? Discover 6 ideas for decorating a dreamy pastel themed classroom.
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Hello! Thanks for stopping by the check out some of my past classrooms-- I have taught both 3rd and 4th grade. I did flexible seating for many years (you will probably notice in some of the pictures) I've been in schools where a "decor theme" is dictated. I've also been in schools where you can decorate however you want-- these are my favorite types of schools! I love the freedom of choice and being able to create my own class decor is so much fun! Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Have a blessed week!
Looking for inspiration for a colorful classroom that is also both calming and tranquil? Discover 6 ideas for decorating a dreamy pastel themed classroom.
Explore my favorite Boho classroom theme ideas. From modern neutrals to vibrant rainbows, discover organization tips, and inspiration for your new classroom.
Welcome to my Harry Potter Farmhouse Chic classroom! Before I get into the nitty gritty, I want to remind all of my readers that...
