Jen's Kinder Kids: 300th Post!

Wow!

I can't believe that this is my 300th post!

Anywho~

I haven't posted classroom pics in a while so I thought -eh why not?

So, brace yourself...let me remind you that I am teaching first grade this year so you won't see any cutesy station areas.

Here we go.....

Here's where the magic happens...my small group table.

It also doubles as my desk area because I finally bit the bullet & got rid of that monster!

I am soooooo happy I did! I'm never going back to desk life!

This is my word wall. I know, you're thinking that it is a hot mess.

Yes, it is, but it is a working word wall. The kiddos use this thing like crazy & I wouldn't want it any other way. The words & letters are all on magnets so that things can be taken down, moved, manipulated...

It is perfect! Not pretty...perfect!

This is my most, most, most favorite part of my room!

I love the timeline! We have been doing it since the beginning of the year & the kids look forward to adding on to it each month. They seriously take ownership of this thing. It is completely student created...all I do is staple the thing up!

Another timeline shot!

Seriously.love.it!

Here is a pic from the door of my room. Above each table group there is a colored pom. The poms coordinate with the colors on the rug.

Why, you say?

I like for everything to be organized & simple. When it's time for the red team to come to the carpet they push in their chairs & take a seat on a red square. Then the orange team comes & they sit in the orange section, and so on & so forth. This takes any argument away from where everyone sits & is supposed to be.

Kids like to know EXACTLY what to do & where to be!

Here is my whole group teaching area...sorry the pic is kinda blah!

This is my writing table.

This is my back wall. Right now we are learning economics & the posters are wants/ needs/ goods/ services.

The Australian flags are there because each class is assigned a country & we teach about it as part of our globalization objectives.

Remember what I said about the colored poms & special carpet spots?

Well, the same thing goes for center work.

These are my math tubs & they go on the corresponding table colors so there is NO confusion about who is doing what!

Keep it SIMPLE!!

Right now we are working on our book club & research units....sooo, once again, colored book bins so there is no question about which club you are in & where it is!

Are you about to throw up with all these colored bins? I know....but when something works, it works! These are our literacy center tubs and, well, you know the deal...