This summer has been full of workshops, gardening, riding my
bike, and finding out that I'm moving to a new grade level! This means
that not only am I moving classrooms (a lot of work in and of itself),
but I get to learn a new curriculum this year. The same year we're
introducing a new technology initiative. And going further into the
Common Core.
My new fourth grade teammates have
been wonderful. Last year, they did "expert planning," where each
person planned one subject for the whole grade level, resulting in each one becoming an expert in her subject. Because of the changes in the reading and math curriculum this year, our team of six has divided in to two groups of three; one will plan math and the other will plan reading/language arts. I'm know I'm going to learn so much from them!
Now, on to my new room... It's the same size and basic shape as my old room, but I'm going to have more students and bigger desks, so everything will need to be up against a wall in order to give us room to spread out and work in groups around the room.
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| This lovely super giant piece of furniture will (hopefully) be removed soon! | |
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| Standing in the doorway, looking across the room toward the other door leading into another classroom. |
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| My wall o' bulletin boards. Soon to be a math board, student work wall, and data/daily objectives wall. |
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| Still at the doorway, looking toward the front of the room and the ActivBoard. |
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| Front corner: teacher books, student coats/backpack hooks |
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| Other end of the student hooks, cabinet and sink, doorway. |
And now for some close-ups!
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| A super cute wall sticker I got from the dollar store! I stuck him to my filing cabinet to make it less industrial and office drab-looking. |
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| My new small group area in front of the student work wall. The red fabric is coming down--I need a new, calming color. |
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| I have at least 8 boxes of books I'll need to sort through and decide how I want to organize them this year. |
I will post pictures as I decorate, arrange, and organize. Please leave me some feedback and let me know what you like!
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