Admit it. You love to snoop in other teacher's classrooms and steal ideas. You also enjoy sharing some of your own great ideas. So, post some pictures and add comments--collaborate! (That sounds a lot better than "stealing ideas" anyway!)
I can't wait to SEE some of your rooms! :-)
I just taught a class on combination classrooms. One of the topics was setting up your room for differentiation. You can view the video if you want on our wiki: combinationclass.wetpaint.com
Click on the links on the leftside. Click on Technology as it's a subpage called "Setting Up Your Room"
Unfortunately, I'm still not done, but had to get it going for the class. When I finish, I'll update the video with the finished "look."
Thanks for the link. My fave from your room? Gotta be the funky LAMP! Great find and looks PERFECT with the Chicka Chicka B-Board.
I also noticed your rolling easel. Aren't those great! Lucky you to have one with storage underneath.
I'm sure your cherubs will all feel right at home in your classroom. And yes, the plants WILL help "liven" the place up. And don't we ALL have bothersome boxes somewhere in our rooms? I found that just getting big rubbermaid containers that all look the same makes it at least seem a little more tidy (actually I went to the Dollar store and found cheap ones there). I've never met an El Ed teacher with enough storage in his/her classroom yet.
The "rubbermaid" containers are such a great idea!! I like that one better than hanging curtains from the ceiling. :) Thank you for the suggestion!
Our school bought rolling easels for all of the teachers. At first I was thinking "How am I going to have space for this thing?" but now I love it! It makes reading big books and charts so much easier and I love having the white board space for mini-lessons.
My teacher friend next door found the lamp. She got one for me and one for herself. I love it and so do the kiddos!
Hyperlink works just fine! And wow! You are doing a great job of making that "basement" look as inviting as possible! Good to keep those charts/b.boards almost empty and let them fill up w/students' learning as the year goes.
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