Documenting my journey back to the classroom. Back to school time!

1. PREPARING
ROOM 201
ENVIRONMENT IS
THE 3RD TEACHER
REMEMBER
YOU HAVE
THE WHOLE
YEAR

2. SO FAR MY
DESK IS
ALMOST
CLEAN!

3. EMPTY BOXES…
A GOOD SIGN
THAT PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE

4. “PRESENTS” FOR OUR
INDEPENDENT READING LIBRARY

5. LEAVING SHELF SPACE FOR BOOK
BINS & YES A CALENDAR TO KEEP
US ORGANIZED

6. LITERACY MANIPULATIVES TO MAKE THINKING
DURING THE READ ALOUD VISIBLE

7. LOTS OF BINS FOR STORING MATERIALS – EVEN
AN ART DRYING RACK & YES MORE “PRESENTS”

8. MORE “PRESENTS”

9. HAVE YOU FILLED SOMEONE’S BUCKET TODAY?

10. LOTS OF STORAGE
SPACE

11. THIS WILL BE OUR WONDER WALL
& WILL SPARK INQUIRIES
STUDENT WORK WILL BE
DISPLAYED HERE – EACH
STUDENT WILL HAVE THEIR
OWN SPACE

12. MOVED SO THAT
WE HAVE A
“ROOM /
WINDOW” WITH
A VIEW

13. A VIEW FROM ROOM 201

14. “LOVE IT OR LIST IT” – GREAT COUNTER SPACE, LOTS OF
CUPBOARDS & A VENTILATION SYSTEM
ROUND TABLE
FOR MINI
LESSONS

15. WORD
WALL
WAITING

16. MEDIA
LCD PROJECTOR
SCREEN
MEETING
SPACE

17. 13 BOYS +8 GIRLS=21
INDIVIDUALS LEARNING
TOGETHER IN A
COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNITY!
COMPUTER STATION &
DOCUMENT CAMERA!
GROUPS WILL EACH HAVE A LEARNING
EASEL – USING LESS PAPER

18. END OF DAY 2

19. DAY 3 – DELAYED
HAD TO GET A NEW WATER HEATER…
THURSDAY – DAY 4 –COMING SOON!