HELLO! 👋🏻 I am so glad you are here. My name is Noelle and I am a third year elementary teacher. I taught Kindergarten my first two years and am teaching 2nd grade this year. I love sharing all things teaching but also have a love for traveling, fitness, lifestyle and baking!
Would love to see a video on your Teacher binder/lesson plannng. Also, could you please link the resource where you got the Cookie tag for student gift? Thank you. Alicia from CT
Yes! I am the same way. I am also easily distracted and my mind is constantly going. I really don't know how I get things done due to this! Your classroom is looking great! I hope you have a great school year 🤩
I absolutely love your room. At the end of your video there is a window from with pictures in it. Can you please show a picture of it? My house is decorated farmhouse. I have a frame but I love seeing others. I think I have the same rug that’s behind your desk. I bought it at Costco. I’m going to use it as my classroom rug. I teach fifth grade so I hope it works. I’m going to do a vlog this year. I’m starting next week.
Great video! I'm not sure if you were planning on creating a 2024-2025 teacher planbook/planner flip through, but those are always fun and helpful to watch.
On TPT from Pretty Meets Functional. I have several of her things around my room and LOVE it all!! The ones I use are the groovy and bright collection.
I know you mentioned that a team teacher gave you the rug near your desk, but is there anyway you could link or give a similar suggestion. I really want and need one to help my area more cozy. Thank you. Alicia from CT
I have felt that way lately with my classroom too so I know what you mean! I am not sure where she got the one in my classroom but I have seen very similar ones on Amazon in the past. Target has really cute ones too!
Thank you! I have loved teaching 2nd grade!! I did make the drawer labels. I have made a lot of my stuff in my classroom and I have thought of creating a TPT store but I just haven't yet. :)
I am also teaching 2nd grade this year after teaching 5th grade last year. I'm on the opposite side of the building, but my classroom is mostly similar. Last year, I made a floor plan using Google Slides. First, I took pictures of the room. Next, I put the non-movable things on the slide. Then, I added the movable things. I have another slide for my closets and my bulletin boards. I also have a composition book every year where I keep a materials list, ideas to do or accomplish that year, bulletin boards, anchor charts, and curriculum maps. I'm old (This is my 29th year. I took 1 year off. If I hadn't moved to a different state a few years ago, I would be able to retire this June. 😥). I don't have the energy to move furniture around willy nilly like when I was younger. Self-preservation is the key. So, I have to start with a written plan. If the plan has to change, sobeit.
Your process of assessing the space, I call it "dwelling". I sit in the room in silence. I imagine the children being there and how they will move through the space. I make sure that each student's visibility( Can they see the board, anchor carts, etc.?) and accessibility( Can they get to supplies quickly and safely?) of the instructional tools are high, and their distractability( Are they by a window, door, or pencil sharpener?) is low.
It definitely feels good to have it mostly done! I'm sorry that you can't get back in until August! I know how stressful that can feel. How long will you have between getting back into your classroom and the start of school?!
So happy you get to stay in second and in your current room! Regarding anchor charts, I started to laminate the ones I would make year to year. The anchor charts that I am not creating with the students though because those ones I will create with my new class year after year. The ones I laminate are like the ones that I made, for example, main idea, characters, setting etc. I created those anchor charts and have them laminated and when I introduce them, they stay up and we refer to them all the time. Looking forward to your classroom setup videos :)
Hello! Enjoying your videos this summer :) Curious as to what behavior communication you use for parents. Last year I used a daily calendar with which the kids colored at the end of the day depending on their color on the flip card chart (green, yellow…). Do you use something to communicate daily with parents concerning behavior or just communicate with them on an as needed basis?
Thank you for your continued support! It means so much :) I tried something very similar this past year to what you did with a calendar where the students colored in what color they were that day. I plan to use it again this upcoming year because it worked great! That is what I use to communicate their behavior daily but if there is something specific that I want to inform parents about then I love using Class Dojo to reach out and message them.
I taught 5th grade for 9 years, and I laminated anchor charts. It was great. However, we kept switching curriculums and how certain skills should be taught. So, I ended up not using them after 3rd year or so.
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