Are you ready to see how to drive into the 50th day of school with a drive in theme room transformation? This post is the complete creations of my coworkers who have allowed me to share their ideas with you. Let's dive in to the drive in theme for the 50th day of school! First, be sure to check out my classroom transformation for the 50th day of school here. I shared info to our set up and most … [Read more...]
50th Day of School Room Transformation
Welcome to the 1950's room transformation to celebrate the 50th day of Kindergarten. Let me walk you through some of the decorations and how we created them to spark engagement for the 50th day of school. Most importantly, I hope you get some easy 50th day of school ideas. Check Out The Before Here is a glimpse of my classroom before the room transformation. I literally took these … [Read more...]
Dollar Store Curtains
A new classroom with windows means finding an awesome solution for curtains! A sweet teacher offered up a dollar store curtain hack I knew I had to try! Check out this Dollar Store Curtain Hack that will make your pocket book look fat while keeping your classroom cool. What You Need Buy Dollar store table cloths. I chose a rainbow of colors since black primary colors is the theme of my … [Read more...]
Disney Themed Classroom Idea
Decorating the outside of my room is not my favorite activity to do when all the back to school stress is hitting hard. But it is a great way to display student work and to make the school building feel inviting. Our school allows each team to come up with a theme for outside their classrooms. Kindergarten's theme is Fairy Tales. This year inspiration struck when I adopted the fairy tale of Peter … [Read more...]
How to Reset a Kindergarten Classroom
What to see how easy a classroom reset can be in Kindergarten? Each year I have to do a classroom reset. My Kindergarten Classroom has tile floors which means we each year I have to clean up my classroom to get all the items off the floor. It is a pain, but also a time to clean up and purge items that build up. I try to keep as many items in my classroom as possible, to make the reset easier. … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons of Flexible Seating
Lets talk about the pros and cons of flexible seating. Flexible seating can look like a fun but the real question should really be "Is flexible seating the right environment for my classroom?" There are pros and cons of flexible seating for every teacher so you really have to examine your classroom, your students, and your students' needs to decide if flexible seating is the classroom … [Read more...]
Sharing Kindergarten Class Tour 2016-2017
Welcome to Sharing Kindergarten Class Tour 2016-2017. This is my first year in this classroom after moving to the school. It is a work in progress and it is constantly evolving. I have find, acquired, and grabbed up many classroom items over the past 12 years which helped me to create the classroom I desired. Where Did It Start? Here is a view of the classroom when I entered it to begin moving … [Read more...]
Classroom Reveal from Sharing Kindergarten
Welcome to my classroom reveal. My second home is my classroom. It is my happy place. This classroom isn't perfect, but it was created by me! This reveal occurred when I switched school and had to move and redo everything. Classroom Goal But more importantly is what my classroom is to my students. First, I want this place to be their second home. Secondly, I need it to be their happy place. … [Read more...]
How to Cover a Crate Seat
How to cover crate seats can help change the look of your classroom. As my classroom is coming together, I am putting together seating options for my students. I was given these awesome 6 black crates for my classroom. They are a great option for me since I am lacking on storage without cabinets in my classroom. The owner before me had home depot cut the wood inserts to fit the crates. In … [Read more...]
Start of the Year Wall Decor
What should each and every Kindergarten teacher know about start of the year wall decor? More so, what wall decor remains on the wall all year long? Also, what wall decor remain on the wall year after year? Here are some Start of the Year Wall Decor Ideas. Alphabet First, you must have an Alphabet that connects to phonics skills. You will refer to it everyday, multiple times a day. Place this … [Read more...]
Classroom Help! What To Do?
Classroom Help! What to do? Guys. I NEED your help. I need your creative minds. I need your years of problem solving and out of the box thinking. I Need Help! Look at the panoramic view of my NEW classroom. I am SO SO SO excited to get a beautiful, bare, clean slate to start to transform. I am beyond blessed to dive into this space and make it my dream classroom. BUT. {Isn't there always … [Read more...]
More Banner Making Ideas
I am slightly obsessed with making classroom banner is this year. I am loving the look of banner and I love how easy they are to create. I found an additional way to make another banner so I want to share it with you. First, I printed out these white banner pieces. I didn't want the dark, ink rich versions for this project. Then I took a hole punch and put circles inside the existing … [Read more...]