Classroom Tour

This is what My Classroom Looked Like Over Summer.  This is the quintessential  “before shot” I took with my camera phone.

This is what my classroom looks like at the start of the 2010 school year.

Daily Schedule

Beginning of Year Desk Arrangement - Desks face front to facilitate the sharing of beginning of year procedures.

Homework Schedule - Posted daily each morning by “task manager” (a classroom job of a student)

Book Nook Reading Spots- during independent reading time, students sit at the spot where their clothespin name is located.  These spots are rotated weekly by the “book nook captain” (another student classroom job).

Copies of Multiple Books in Classroom Library - This is a mini-room that I am told was once a “teacher’s office”.

Examples of “Book Nook” Spots - bean bags and dome chairs

Carpet in Center of Room for Mini-lessons

“Short Reads” and Books Recommended by Peers

Classroom Library Books Organized by Level - As told to students, the books are “tough”, “tougher”, and “toughest”.  The letters correlate to the Fountas and Pinnell level of each book.