CLASSROOM SET UP | Day 4 

I love how your boyfriend came to help and you kept moving furniture and thinking, and moving furniture and thinking. ☺️ My boyfriend/now husband used to do that. Now 25 years later he gets to sit it out and I now have two strong sons and a creative daughter that get to take the trip every summer with mommy and help out. 🥰 Best Wishes on your teacher journey.

You might want to put a small bit of colored tape on your cabinets or on your window panes. The desks will creep up slowly to the front of the room over time, and you could use the colored tape to remind you where the desks were places originally. This is normal because when students stand up to go to the carpet or leave the classroom, their natural hand and arm movements will make the desks move. Best of luck to you in your first year. This is year 27 for me, and I hope that you fill find your first year a blessing.

I personally would just keep the 7 new matching tables and ditch the rest. The more floor space the better

Hi Lauren. Just want to tell you that you remind me so much of Jess Nichols (A Classroom Diva)... and that's a good thing!!🙂

It’s looking so good! I know you were wanting to get your tables down and moved. It’s a great feeling to get your room set up the way you like it! Have a great weekend! 😊

Have you thought about putting labels on the Stem and Math Manipulative’s? Lakeshore has pictures and labels you could print as well as Label Pockets for the outside of the bins. I was also thinking of a suggestion with the photo card “place value sets” - to make a “key” for the students to place inside the bottom of the photo card holder with a picture of 1 100table, 10 tens, 10 ones, that way the students know how many should be in the bin at all times. I haven’t watched all your videos yet so maybe you already did this but this way everyone knows where everything should be at all times. And I would especially label the bins and the cabinet with each space so that any teacher who is working back there at the stem or manipulative table can easily find and put back the bins. And you can even have a classroom job for a student of “bin sorter” and they can check and make sure each day each bin is in their right spot on the shelves - and you can also have a “bin organizer” and they can organize the bins if they are messy.

It's coming together so nicely! I absolutely love the rainbow theme, super cute!

Your room is wonderful. I wish I was young again. My husband and I decided to homeschool our daughter so l am an old teacher coming back for my second year in Pre K and K in the Alaskan Bush. It really feels like I am starting over. No Walmart or Michaels but I can not wait to get there and get my classroom started. Have the best year.

Everything looks amazing! Your little ones are going to love all of the colours! I find it really interesting seeing how teachers in the US set up their classroom! I wish schools over here gave us this much freedom. Haha! Love these videos! :D

Michael’s sells the individual photo keeper containers if you wanted to buy the extra to make 20 or 21 🙂

Love the set up with your tables.

Oh my goodness! I love your room so much! It is so cute and homey! I think you're doing a wonderful job for your first time setting up a classroom! I cannot wait to see the finished product!

I actually love watching you even though you dont have lots of videos but your students are going to love you and you inspire me and make me want to teach when i get older

Feel in love with your channel and then realized you went to UF! So happy to see a fellow Florida girl teaching!

Awesome channel! I love all of your bright bins and containers. Your room is looking awesome!

I love u even though I just started whatching ur classroom set up 1 though 4 and maybe the rest

Love your videos! I am a second year teacher and I just love watching a classroom come together. Keep posting! :) I can’t believe you can only go to your classroom during certain hours and days of the week, that’s a bummer. I could be in my room 24/7 if I wanted to and it’s so helpful!

I love it. I can't wait to get into my classroom next week. I've been doing at home prep work all week long and I'm sooooo ready lol

I can’t wait till I get my very own classroom 🍎❤️ love your videos!!!!!

Don't forget to think about where your students are going to unpack/pack up each day, where their backpacks and jackets will go, and where they will line up. Really enjoying your videos!!

I love you enthusiasm for your class!

Love your arrangement so far! I’m a first grade teacher too! Going into my 2nd year. I tried vlogging last year but I got too busy! One tip would be to make sure you make a schedule for yourself so you keep up with filming during the year. That’s my plan this year! Can’t wait to see what it looks like all done! #weteachfirst #firsties

Love the layout!!!! Awesome!

Hi! I'm really enjoying watching your set up vlogs! Love the comment about Pivot!!I presume you are referring to Ross' sofa! 😁 Love your rainbow colours xx

It's coming together so well Lauren! I like the idea of placing a rug in front of those swivel doors. I've had those and they are definitely hard to work around sometimes. The rug will also give students a floor space to work for centers, stations, etc. My 2nd graders love to work on the floor and have choice. I notice the crate seats are still there. What is the update on those? Is it a fabric issue?

Your classroom set up series is making me eager to get into my class. Doors dont open for us to get in until Aug 5th so a couple more weeks.

It looking so great! I’m a first yr teacher as well and trying to do the same rainbow decor so definitely getting some ideas from you! Unfortunately I cant get into my classroom until august 😩 till then my room has been taken over by all the decor I have bought!

Love watching you set up! I'm a high school teacher so my classroom is much less cute or my kiddos would roast me. Wondering where you got the teacher kit?

It looks like a happy place!

Hi Lauren! Could you link the small containers you used for your base 10 blocks. I absolutely LOVE that idea!

Love your video also use contact paper on your desk and it will look so pretty!

I love what you are doing with your classroom. I especially love your teacher toolbox labels. Can you share the link? I can't wait to see the next set up vlog :-)

Looks great!

Hi! Where did you purchase your teacher toolbox? Can you share the link please!

What if you put your desk diagonal in the corner so you can see everything ??!!

Where did you grab the bright bins that are on the tables... are they bigger than most ? Love your videos !!

Btw Michaels sells the photo cases separately also but idk how much they are just letting you know because I know it would bother me😂

The layout looks so nice!! Off topic, but where did you get your teaching easel?

What did you have to buy and what was supplied? If you purchase stuff do you write it off for taxes or what?

I’m a new subscriber but also a 4th grade teacher from TN! I’m on my second year of teaching so please let me know if you need anything or have questions! I just uploaded my day 1 classroom set up ❤️❤️❤️

hello! soon to be student teacher here, however i’ll be a 6-12 agriculture teacher! just stumbled upon your videos & had to sub!! totally not teaching related but what lip color and foundation do you use! your skin looks flawless!

I love your classroom so far. Did u make your own labels for the toolbox? Do u have the measurements for the drawers. I want to make a toolbox

I would maybe ask if you could get more place value. It is so helpful if they can make 100. :)

You don’t look like teacher