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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Operation Classroom: Whole Group, Student Tables

Class us up and running, even if it is not completely perfect. This is a big thing for me. I am not a perfectionist but I like to try to be. :P However, this year my motto is "It will get done eventually."

Here is my next installment of Operation Classroom...
 
This is a view from the door.
Some of this has actually changed a tiny bit but the layout of the tables and chairs has not.

This is a view from the opposite side.

As you can see I have two tables that seat 4 (possibly 6) on the left side of my teacher table.
Each table has two supply, pencil and crayon baskets.
Two students (possible 3) share those supplies. For now i have them on the edges of the tables, but should I have to add that 3rd student the baskets/ caddies will move to the center of the tables.
Here is another view from the front of the room.

AND here is my teacher table. The chair was inherited from a fellow teacher who is now retired and living it up on the golf course. The table is kind of messy at the moment but you can see I have got two trays, one for my random papers and the one to the left will hold my daily student work by grade level. You could subjects instead of grade levels. Here is where I also have my beloved projector and Doc Cam. Don't know how I taught without them. There is also a plastic box that houses all of my teaching items so that I don't have to share the bogie covered crayons with the kids. It also allows me to model what it is like to keep my materials clean, neat and orderly.

My third table makes an L with my teacher table. This table is for those students who I want to keep near for whatever reason, ie: behavior or extra support, etc.

I have so many little things I want to share about this space, ie: my bulletin boards, but they really deserve their own post so I will save them for another time. Now it is your turn. What does your whole group table/ desk space look like?


Thursday, August 16, 2012

Operation Classroom: Day 3 Whole Group (Carpet)

Wow, this post has been a long time coming. Been thinking it through for a while and just now finally got a moment to post it. 

For those of you that don't know, my students started back at school on Tuesday. We have had a shortened day, one hour less, and I still find myself tired at the end of the day. So far my kids are cuties. 

Most of my 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade kids I know from previous years. Obviously my kinder kids are new but I do know some from older siblings. My Kinder kids are the naughtiest by far but even then it is because they are completely clueless as to what to do. I always forget how much work the start of the year it is. I never remember how often I have to say "No" and "Sit down." :P 
But that is not why your here. Take a peek at my Whole Group Teaching Carpet space.
A view from the back.
Obviously I will do calendar and the weather here, along with anything else I want on the carpet. I have my easel packed with supplies and manipulatives I may need during instruction.

After days and days of frustration and not finding the color paper I wanted for my calendar background I went to Hobby Lobby and found this FABULOUS chevron fabric. Keep in mind that they must have just gotten it in cause I had been there SEVERAL times before looking for the gray version. They had the gray version but decided the blue would go better with my Surf theme. I also got a green version but I'll tell more about that later. I could go on and on but I'll let you just look and absorb it all.

Here is a view from the front of the space.
I used the book shelf to separate the space this year. I like how it breaks up a LARGE room into sections. Plus I get to use the back of the shelf  for my pocket chart which I use in both whole group instruction and as a pocket chart center so win, win. Also there are my wonderful small carpet squares I got from a Donors Choose grant last year.

I currently have a NEW grant up, if you would like to take a peek at what I am coveting this year, click on the button below. :)
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Wanna Link up your carpet area?



Coming soon is my Day4: Whole Group Teaching (Tables/ Desks)