New Years Resolution

In my dreams... or maybe... hopefully {crossing fingers} my New Years goal is to Blog everyday, or at least twice a week. I have good intentions, although it may not seem like it. I think about it everyday, it's just I get home and I'm so exhausted. I've recently gotten re-acquainted with Pinterest, after spending 3 months of my summers permanently attached to the screen. My time would be spent much better sharing and blogging with my teacher bloggy people. I'm not even sure the last time I looked at a Blog. I'm horrible. I did however get a few things done for my Teacher's Notebook, as well as I took some pictures of my revamped classroom. I'm here to prove to you that a small room can MOST DEFINITELY become not-so-small anymore!! Hopefully I can give at least 1 of you out there hope that you can rearrange successfully and create an awesome space!! Anyway here's the "new" room:

 {view from door}

{to the right, view from door}

{cubbies - my cubby, center work, homework assignments, content word wall}

{word wall (or lack of) student work table}

{calendar, schedule, half of library, homeworkopoly}

{back focus wall - boggle, reading strategies, words their way, math}

{back corner - words their way sort, writing stages, colored paper, etc.}

{drawers to turn in work along with the containers for binders and homework/papers to go home}

{my area - supply drawers, everyday papers, weekly sorters}

{view from behind my desk}

{view from my desk, along with my little friend who needs to be there}

{small group table, beahvior chart, job chart, attendance, computer, front of room}

{front board - language focus skill, area to write (rarely use), and science area}

 {front corner by door - other half of library, common core (we don't use it yet though, but i do!)}

{library bins, money/notes/math fact collections, brain bubbles, copy bin, dictionaries, word work games}

 

{view from door to front of room}

I'll have to update my section at the top with 2011-2012 room :) If you look, I promise you it looks a BILLION times better!! I actually LOVE it now! We do so much work in groups and partners in works perfectly! I also adore my class. They are really an amazing group of kids.

One last thing, I'm not sure if I posted anything when I did the space unit... this is proof of how exhausted I am. I'm too lazy to open a new window to look at my last few posts. But I have a space unit in my TN store, and I've done a few more things to go with it. I also have a different version of the space project that I will post later or this weekend. The one in the unit is a longer, more in depth project. This is an easier/quicker one, more focused on the actual presentation. One of my teammates also has done this AMAZING paper bag project with the science units. You basically cut the bag and paste information in the most awesome way! I'm not sure where she got it, but I have NEVER seen it anywhere before! I've made the pieces for it, and the kids love it. I don't want to post it and infringe on her teach-y ideas so I'll talk to her first, if she approves I'll post away because I PROMISE, you will AB-SO-LUTE-LY love it!!

Last night I posted a literacy/math unit. It's got some poetry stuff (similes, metaphors, idioms), dictionary work, a glyph, holiday multiplication/addition top it, another multiplication game. I'll post pictures of the projects soon. I have to get them up in the hallway first though! I also have to post updated pictures with my kids snowflakes... they did SO GREAT :) The room looks AWESOME!! Here's a quick look at the holiday unit.

So there it is... step one to my {before} new years resolution!! I hope everyone in bloggy land is doing awesome and is counting down the days like me :)

2011-2012 Classroom (Still Under Construction)

I can't thank everyone enough for the kind words the past few weeks. I was honestly thinking of completely stopping the bloggy world, but I just can't. I can't give up the sharing, the learning, everything. No matter what negative people may be out there. I'll be back tomorrow or Sunday with more of an update, but I wanted to get these pictures posted, because I had some people asking. I need to take some better pictures, but these will have to do for now! The room wasn't totally finished at this point, but a lot of stuff was dunzo. Again, THANK YOU, for all being so amazing, wonderful, positive... EVERYTHING :)

{view from door - so small}

{right side of room - cubbies, cabinet}

{front of room - calendar, small group table}

{left side of room - library, group meeting area}

{back of room - my area}

{doorway}

{the calendar that started it all}

{my personal cubbies}

{the daily 5 board}

{calendar and schedule - now on right of calendar}

{some of the library and group area}

{genre signs, brain bubbles, my fav-or-ite cuubies bins!}

{some of the writing stuff, soon to be literacy bins}

{behavior chart clip magnet chart}

{attendance area}

{birthday balloons}

{job area}

{job & economy information}

{front of my desk}

{storage area, homeworkopoly}

{pencil area, copy bin}

{the stripe binder area}

{bucket filler board}

{homeworkopoly}

{love that flower}

{my daily work boxes}

{computer desk/area}

{organized drawers - thnks to create-teach-share for this idea!}

{view from behind my desk, plus my homework box and my phone}

{my book storage area}

{behind my desk}

{front of room}

{right side of room}

{ugh-mazing seat sacks from my wonderful aunt}

{she handmade all 32 of them, even cut the peace signs out}

{finishing touch to the room, can't believe I found these}

Like I said, it's not all finished yet, it still needs a lot more. Things have also already been moved around and it's only a week into school. Not to mention LOTS of stuff still needs labeling desperately! More to come soon. Thank you again to everyone. Love all of my bloggy supporters!!