One of my favorite places in the classroom is the school library. I like to have have my books organized by genre'. I spent a portion of my state money updating my book baskets and making them color coordinated. I also set up some space for students to read with lighting and comfy pillows. I give students a day of the week to sit and read in the library a book of their choice. Other days of the week, students read a book on their independent reading level.
*If you spy the pencil to the left of the picture, this is a the writing stages. Each student has a clothespin with their name and as they move through the writing stages, they move their clothespin. This helps them separate revising and editing.
Another favorite part of my room for students is the material bench (these are materials students can use throughout the day, but need to return to their area when finished). Some items on the material bench: dry erase boards, dry erase markers, tissues, 3 hole punch, stapler, pencil sharpeners, cap erasers, glue sticks, colored pencils, markers, crayons, paper, construction paper, rulers, counters, tiles, spinners, cards, dice, base-ten clocks, fraction tiles, hundreds charts, pattern blocks and more.
On to my teacher areas! First, with the help of Donors Choose I got this awesome cart, that I can roll anywhere in the room as I need with groups. I keep on my cart: guided reading books, dry erase boards, dry erase markers, individual word walls, guided reading plans, letter tiles, reading conference materials, math group plans, accountability binder, and more!
My last area that I revamped this year is my teacher area behind my desk. My desk is off to the side of the room, but I do keep my document projector there as well. I have 1 filing cabinet with some reading files, student files, a "smile file," important teacher documents, and fancy computer paper. On top of my file cabinet, I have an area for daily items: ice cream money bag, lunch money folder, office folder, homework folder, and absent folder. I also have a clipboard where I have a student roster and can record behaviors. My favorite new area is a hanging file folder holder. It has 5 slots, one for each day of the week. In each slot I have a folder for the day, math, ELA, Science/SS. I put activity sheets, graphic organizers, read alouds and more. It is so quick to just grab for what I need, I don't have to search through piles to find anything. I got the magnetic hooks that hold up to 15 or 20 pounds each. I also have some dry erase markers and pens hanging on my file cabinet. My book shelf has some professional books that I love the most on display. I also have a basket that I keep my teacher manuals I use daily in and some answer keys for study guides that would be used for more than one day. This area has come in so clutch this year!
*On the other side of my filing cabinet, I have class photos!
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