Yesterday wrapped up our first week back to school. I still can't believe that the new year is already here! I LOVE our classroom space so I wanted to share some pictures with you highlighting the place where the magic happens....room 505! Last year, I painted the room and gave it a big facelift which you can check out here. This year, I only made a few minor changes because the space seemed to work so well for us last year. It is interesting to look back at my room setups over the years and see how I have grown as a teacher when establishing a space for my students. I have learned that calming, inviting, organized spaces that are centered around students and created 110% with them in mind are truly the spaces that my students have seemed to enjoy the most. I do my best to leave things off of the walls, I don't laminate decorations anymore(the glare can be distracting and make the items hard to see), I don't spend a lot of time organizing our classroom library and I ...
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Chalkboard Brights and Superhero Classroom Decor
Are you one of those fabulous folks who FREAK OUT when you get a teacher catalog in the mail? I get so excited and have to stop everything I am doing so that I can look through the whole thing RIGHT then. You can imagine my excitement when I received the new Teacher Created look book in the mail. I was so impressed with their new Chalkboard Brights and Superhero lines and knew that I had to have them in my classroom. Now that I have gotten the chance to play around with the new sets, I can't wait to incorporate them into my classroom decor next year. The best part about some of the goodies that I snagged from TCR is that I can use them now in the classroom. Check out some of the ways that we are using their products. My first new love is their HUGE welcome sign. We are hosting our first ever Academic Parent Teacher Team night in a few weeks, and I can't wait to use this beautiful sign to welcome parents and families into our school. It is going to ...
