I prefer using my own money to buy things that I know I will keep no matter what school I am at and use the school funding to consumables that the kids use.
Those are light panels! They can be used as a light table! Use clear gems and clear, colorful plastic letters for word work. They love playing with that!
I haven’t finished watching, but I hope that blue kitchen is yours. It would be so cute with that blue sofa in your dramatic play area with a fun rug and a couple pillows in your colors :)
Oh great idea! I kept thinking about it being in the library area, but the dramatic play area would be perfect! I keep forgetting about the kitchen. I think I have a good rug for that too!...Now I want two of them haha
I like day in the life or week in the life as a teacher. Planning for the week as a teacher. I liked your cleaning vlogs as well. Or you could do weekend vlogs!
I love the numbered bins - we use them for a change of clothes, which I imagine you'll collect too. Each kiddo has a number bin with a change of clothes and SHOES! :) And we're able to put them away and just grab a bin when needed. You could totally use plastic bags, we just just struggled with where to store shoes :)
Molded plastic chairs are really useful for students who might have a hard time sitting on the rug and keeping their hands and feet to themselves. Maybe you don't want to keep it as part of your decor but you may want to use it as a support for a student who needs it😊
Looks great. You could always turn the boarder you have to the back and use the plain white. That is what I did last year wjth my bulletin boards. Saved money because I used what I had and also was a clean and minimal feel to that space in my classroom.
Thank you! 💜My team has the meet the teacher stuff all figured out! I was like, ok! I will go with the flow on that! But beyond that....surely I will be vlogging because I have no idea yet haha!
Since the school bought the chairs, I bet they won't let me paint them. Also I don't know how well it would stick. Oh! I didn't think about covering that blue couch! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment!
Hi Sarah:) I just wanted to mention to you that there is a really great morning routine on youtube. It's called syracuse academy kindergarten. You can fast forward to 1:28. It's about 11 years old but maybe there's somethings you can use. Your classroom looks great! 🥰Ellen
with the big silver wall, if you got a blue border that matched the couch or the kitchen, it would help tie everything together. I don't think you are being picky. but I would say, don't stress about it being perfect from day 1. Make sure you leave enough time to prepare for your back-to-school or meet-the-teacher sessions and make sure you get time for you too. how did your move go over the weekend?
Ooh yeah that is true about the blue. I can't wait until I can roll the rug out because that should help me decide for sure! I am planning on taking it easy these few days while the floor is being done and focusing on finishing packing. I actually move this Friday! I have plenty of help and a uhaul! I think it will go smoothly!
I taught 1st grade one year but it was the COVID year so we didnt have a normal ending. Then I taught 2nd grade but only until September 20th when we adopted and because of COVID and my babysitter plan falling through, I just decided to stay home with him. That year was different too because of COVID. We didn't have meet the teacher before school started! So I'm pretty much a new teacher.😁
