Third PEEK of the WEEK!

Hey friends! It's Kelli from Castles and Crayons. 









Thank you so much for having me, Crystal! :) I am so excited to be here! 

Come on in to our room!!! This tour is from August 2011:

 

The door to our classroom and my name sign, class list, and schedule next to my door!

Left - Bulletin board outside of our classroom. Swinging into First Grade and their names are on the bananas!

Right - Work display! Got this idea from the sweetest coworker EVER, Juleigh! I got 12 x 12 scrapbook paper and glued it onto 11 x 18 construction paper. I hot glued a clothespin to the top and put their name on the bottom!

View as soon as you walk in the door.

        

More views from the door!

     

 

The front of our room! The Calendar wall is on the left, and math game storage is underneath! LOVE Cubeicals!!! Our Promethean board is in the middle (MY HEART!) and math manipulative storage underneath (pink lid shoe boxes from Wally World last summer!) My teacher tech station to the right with Reading Comprehension characters posted on the bulletin board above! Birthday bags are above the entire display!

 

Behavior Management! Students move their coconuts to yellow, orange, or red. **Sorry! I deleted this pic because it was sooo grainy! I will repost tomorrow! My display easel with phonics cards, and read alouds for the week!

My teacher chair next to our meeting place (zebra rug!)

     

Word Work, Listen to Reading, and Work on Writing storage!

 

Mailboxes for papers going home! Baskets on top for papers and projects! My AWESOME numbers from Made for First Grade! LOVE!

                                              

Mountain Math board, Math Menu choices under the board! SAFARI book storage!

 

Small group table, and my teacher area! My fridge and microwave are behind the table! My Guided Reading materials!

  

Leveled library and my FAVE table!! It is an old train table I adopted from a former first grade teacher! I gave it a fresh new coat of white paint, covered the top with zebra fabric and plastic covering from Hobby Lobby. It is dry erase so my kiddos can write words and wipe it off! LOTS of game storage underneath!

 

 

Computers, Word Wall, Reading Hut (thank you to the hubs!!!) and monthly storage for decorations, crafts, etc with book bag hooks underneath!

  

Sink and storage cabinets! Daily Five anchor charts (coming soon as we make them together as a class!) and reading tricks from Oceans of First Grade Fun! HEART!

 

Student work tables! Buckets from Garden Ridge and caddies from Really Good Stuff. I scored the cups at the Dollar Spot at Target this summer! Starfall journals are stored underneath the caddies for Wake Up Work! The middle zebra table was added because I needed a bit more student seating. I am going to let the Jungle Guide (helper for the day) choose a friend to sit there with them. I am going to add some special materials, like Glitter crayons, Twistable crayons, colored highlighters, monkey scissors, etc.

Back of the door going out into the hallway. Ok…thanks for coming into our classroom…and thanks for sticking around for this ridiculously LONG, never ending post! Stop by my blog and say hi. Have a great summer!
~Kelli