A beauty guru, who makes enough money to stay home, yet chooses to have a real job... and where? - in education!! Jess, my respect for you just went up 100 points!
Use fabric instead of paper for bulletin boards. It's fadeless, wrinkle free, and you can get it in so many more options. If you buy it at hobby lobby, you can get one long piece that you can cut into the sizes you need and use a 40%off coupon! I buy small patterned or solid. Solid black looks amazing and can be used year after year!!
I use fabric as well in on my bulletin board I usually find really good fabric at garage sales and if I cant I get mine from joann's fabric/ craft store. you can get a teacher discount at joanns, and it can be stacked with a coupon !
Those work well if the area is not a high traffic area and you use a darker colored tablecloth. I have found the light ones don't cover the board very well. I tried a plastic tablecloth in the hallway display and it was shredded pretty quickly. But it's a great way to cover the board without spending a ton of money. Fabric can get expensive...especially if you have multiple bulletin boards!
I really love how you still work a job & make RU-vid videos. It's always nice to see working youtubers who didn't quit their actual jobs just for youtube. You've become such an inspiration to me and my channel ❤️
Is anybody else gobsmacked at the size of the classroom? Our ones are like a third of the size with 30+ students in them. They get so hot and stuffy, it's horrible.
I went to "nice" suburban schools in Virginia and our classrooms were small too. There was some room but mainly just enough or desks and cubbies for backpacks. Definitely no library or reading corner :(
Have a nice day xox Yeah! When I was in elementary school, all 5th and 6th graders were stuck in portables. It was terrible because everyone was so hyper and there was no space to move around. It also got super hot in May and June, and super cold during the winter months.
This is so cool to see!! Love your room. Much love to you & all the teachers out there! Coming from a family of teachers I know it's a HUGE job & so important ❤️
Omg, you are my beauty inspiration you are so amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 I hope that you’ll be going to vid-con this year I’ll be there and would love to meet you
I loved this video! My mom was a teacher my entire life (now she's an administrator) and I loved helping her decorate her classroom each year. I spent every after-school afternoon in her classroom, and I took every trip with her to all the "teacher stores," so I LOVE teacher-y stuff as well! Your room is super cute and organized, hopefully it can stay that way! lol. I bet you're an awesome teacher!
I love teaching supplies too lol. When I was in school I spent a lot of time observing the decorations and imagining how I would decorate my room if I were a teacher. Maybe that's part of the reason I decided to pursue interior design.
You are so creative! This is a GREAT video. I am a college professor so I do not have an education degree but rather degrees in the subject I teach. I am always impressed with the amount of time and dedication teachers in the K-12 system have. Your classroom looks great. So organized and layout is perfect. I can imagine your students will love it. From a parent's point of view this is what we want for our children. Thank you to all the dedicated teachers out there. You aren't recognized enough. ❤️
I'm in my senior year of high school and our classrooms in elementary school were never this colorful and pretty. They almost looked like big janitor closets or jail cells with a bunch of white brick through the entire school. Your kids will really appreciate the time you took creating a welcoming environment for them 💙
I just want to say all the efforts you put in to decorate your classroom clearly shows how much you care about your students. I came to the US when I was nine and I spent my first few years here as an ESL (English as my second language) student and if it wasn't for a few truly caring teachers who spent hours teaching me how to read, I wouldn't have gotten where I am today. Teachers really do make a difference in so many kids' lives, especially the ones that go the extra mile. Thank you! 😊
I work at a dollar store and a lady came in and bought rolls of plastic table cloths to use for her bulletin board! She said it doesn't fade and is great so maybe you could try that :)
As a future teacher myself, I loved this! Something I've always wanted to see you do is teacher outfits. I'm starting student teaching soon and can never figure out what to wear to the school.
Hi Jessica I was watching your video and my son passed by and stopped and watched the entire video...he said your classroom looks super cool and fun, he wanted to know what was inside those bins lol he looooves books... he also wish his old classroom were like that... He is going to 6 grade! ♡ nice job
Teachers are so underpaid! You shouldn't have to spend your personal money on school supplies. The school should give teachers a debit card for the year to buy stuff they need for class.
After teaching as a substitute for 32 years, I retired and am working part time in a grocery store. I loved teaching in the small schools where all subjects were taught by the same teacher and there were multiple grades in one room. I went to an 8 grade, 2 teacher school and my children did as well. Your classroom is lovely and learning friendly. I pray you have a blessed year.
Thank you for sharing another part of your life. It shows that you love what you do. It's sad that teachers all over have to provide so many supplies for their classrooms. The way you go all out and your thoughtfulness shows what a good teacher - with a good heart - that you truly are. We need more teachers like you. I respect you even more than I already did.
hey long shot you’ll see this but 4 years ago i was one of her students in that very classroom that year. she was very appreciated and we through her a baby shower when she was pregnant with gigi and i have so many memories from that room and i’ll hold those for a long long time :)
My daughter is nine, and wants to watch makeup videos with me on RU-vid all the time. So grateful we found your channel. We both love you and she has told me she wants you to be her 5th grade teacher (too bad we are in TX). Thanks for keeping it PG in the videos so we can watch together :)
You’re the reason students love coming to school. Love to see a teacher so passionate about their learning environment & care so much about their students!
Holy cow! I didn't realize how much work goes into being a teacher. We didn't have anything like this when I was in school (mind you that was many moons ago lol). You must be an amazing teacher!! xoxo
It's so apparent that you care about your students and on so many levels. Thank you for doing one of several thankless jobs in our society. Beauty, brains, empathy and selflessness- I love it!
I am not an educator but I love watching classroom tours. Your classroom is the first one I have watched that has not driven me bonkers! So many teachers have so much clutter just overflowing all over the place! Loved this!
Omg didn't know you were a teacher too! I'm glad your on RU-vid for make up and reviews but I'm so glad to see your a teacher to did not know your awesome! 👏🤗
This is so strange to see! I went to school in Norway, and our classrooms were totally bare (if I remember right) at the start of the year, and would only "fill up" if we made something that was then hung on the walls. I just find it fascinating how different things are in different contries, and I also find it a little weird that you have to buy all of this yourself. I also find it weird that you have the US flag up in the classroom... Here we drew it coming p to our national day, and we only hung it up outside if it was a special day. Really liked the video, and I wish my old classrooms looked like this, makes it so much more inviting and nice! Have a good school year Jessica!
I, too, got all a flutter at the teacher store. I used to play school as a child. I have so much respect for teachers who can motivate children of any age.
I LOVE your reading nook! My mother was actually my third grade teacher, and she valued reading so much. For her classroom, she got hold of a brand new bathtub from the nearby base from where we lived, and kept the wooden "shell" that it came in and put it in her reading nook. She had everyone bring in a pillow to fill it up, and it was called the reading bathtub. She used it for incentives. She also would rotate everyone once a week, and when it was your week, if you turned in all your homework on time, worked well throughout the week, and kept your area clean, you got 20 minutes in the reading bathtub on Friday while everyone else had to do some type of schoolwork in class. People still remember her reading bathtub and how impactful it was on their love for reading (and I'm 38 now!)! I'm excited for your class!
This just inspired me more to follow my true calling of being a teacher. I absolutely love your room, it's so creative and really inviting for students. I'm only 14 but I cannot wait to be a teacher!!! Absolutely love your classroom!!💘
I love seeing you in your element! The first day was always my favorite, seeing our new classroom/rooms, getting to know the new teacher, and of course seeing all your classmates you hadn't seen over the summer. Have a great year Jessica!
I love all the time and energy you put into setting up your classroom. People think it's so easy being a teacher, you get summers off...yet you dedicate yourself to these little humans day in and day out. Keep it up girlfriend!
I initially went to college to be a teacher and ended up becoming a nurse practitioner Lol 😂This video makes me wish I stuck with my initial plan! Your students are lucky to have you! Thanks for sharing! Best of luck this school year!
Until my best friend started teaching I never realised how much money of their own teachers use. In our school district teachers get less than $300 to stock their rooms and decorate. Thank you to all you teachers going above and beyond for our kiddos!!
I hated school and part of the reason was the ones I went to were dirty/disorganized and not always air conditioned (and I live in CA). But I think if I had had a teacher like you back then I would've looked forward to school! 🍎🍁🎒
I love your homework area, exit ticket area, and flexible seating. We also do the 7 habits at our school. You did a great job with your classroom. To help with classroom management, we use "Class Dojo". It is an app on your phone and smartboard that keeps track of points for behavior so students can work toward rewards, free time, etc. Enjoy your year.
Thanks so much for posting!!! My second grader starts school tomorrow and he watched your video with me. He really enjoyed seeing a teacher perspective and how a class set up works. 😊😊😊
I LOVE THIS !! I was a homeschool kid and now I have four of my own and two of them are currently in school. I adore the classrooms my boys have each year, and their teachers have been so creative and made everything so cool and cute. Seeing everything that goes into decorating and setting up the classroom amazes me. You teachers are seriously awesome. Hats off to you ❤️❤️
It will be my first teaching year (litterature in highschool in France) and I've never seen a classrooom like that. In France all teachers do not have "their" classroom so we can't customize our class. But this is really cool !
27 students in 1 class, wow! My daughter's classroom was about 10-13 students until 5th grade [K3-8th grade private]. You will surely have a busy year, but I bet it will never be boring in your class. 5th graders are just starting to find themselves and working on expressing their opinions, but still have a pure innocence. All these years, and I have never put much thought into how much work goes into setting up a classroom. That was ALOT of work. Whew.... went from drab to fab!!!! Very neat, thank you for sharing.
American schools are so different to ours in the U.K.!!! Our teachers never ever ever put as much effort in as you do with decorating the classroom and our classrooms were so tiny!!!! We would all be squashed and cramped like sardines!! Xx
The kids provide their own supplies where I live, and the teachers don't do nearly as much as you to make their rooms look nice. Looks absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing with us! Have a fantastic school year!
these american teachers decorating their classes and going ham on buying new decorations while my 5&6th-grade teacher has had the same decorations for the past 4 years 😂
Gemma Buckley Yeah... Many school districts don't have a lot of extra money, so decor and stuff isn't really a huge necessity. You tend to start collecting stuff as the years go by though so each year you have to buy less and less. A lot of stuff you can kind of DIY for not too much money though too 😀
Gemma Buckley Who else would buy it? School districts in general are not swimming in surplus money. While they *may* provide the basics, the result would not look like this space, which is set up by the teacher to maximize their teaching style and strategies.
Because people don't want to pay higher taxes to fund supplies. It sucks but if you want your classroom to be nice and have enough supplies - you have to spend your own money,
Im in my 30's, have no kids aside from my fur kids and I loooved watching this video! How fun and inspiring for young minds! I bet your kids have great memories from your class!!
First year teacher here! This video is super inspiring. I've been watching your makeup videos for quite a long time and loved them. To see you actually work in the classroom makes me admire you even more!
Oh... This brought back so many awesome memories... My Mom was a teacher. She taught kindergarten for the longest time but even before that i helped set up her class room every year. I would often help the other teachers in the school too.. My Mom taught long enough she was teaching the grandchildren of some of her former students!
As a fellow teacher who is on year 11 and just had her first week back with students, I am amazed that you have the energy to teach AND have an awesome RU-vid channel! I barely have enough energy to pour myself a glass of wine at the end of the day!
Marium Salman Aw, I actually love the higher grades and the kids are not as scary as you would think. I have become their mother hen or something over the last couple years because I have a constant flow of kids in my room, even during lunch, planning, and before school. I always say that I would literally have no idea what to do if someone asked me to run an elementary classroom for a day 😆
As a former teacher, I applaud you for taking your time and own money to create this beautiful classroom. It is organized, warm and inviting. Have a great year!
Thank you for teaching and helping to mold our children into the adults they will become! My son is a rising Junior in high school this year! I can hardly believe it! I have 2 sister in laws that are teachers (one is a elem music teacher and the other is a teacher at a group home) my father in law is also a retired marketing and horticulture teacher. He retired 2 years ago. I know it's not an easy job, it's very tiring and such hard work. A thankless job at many times. I hope you have a great school year and a wonderful bunch of students! Thank you again for everything you do. My son has had some wonderful teachers through these past years. I only wish he were lucky to have had you as a teacher/mentor! That would have been awesome. My son's first day of school is the Tuesday after Labor Day here in VA. Here's to the start of the 2017/2018 school year!!
How does the school year work in the USA? I'm really confused. Our children start back at school after summer in September. They have a week off in October for half term then work through until Christmas (they have two and a half weeks off). They go back the first week in January and have another half term week break in February. Then it's back to school for 2 weeks off at Easter and a week off at the end of June for Spring bank holiday. They return to school until nearly the end of July and then have 6 weeks summer break. Our school days (in my town in Britain) start at 8.45 and finish at 3.15pm x We also have odd bank holiday day's off and teacher training days x
I almost did not watch this video but so glad I did. Jessica it was really inspirational to see how much work, time and money you put in to your class room so your kids can learn, stay motivated and be created themselves. This is the difference between teachers who care and the few that do not. Kudos to you and may you have a wonderful year!!!
Jess you have given me a new appreciation for 8th grade Language Arts. The amount of STUFF you have/need for each subject is unreal! I'm in my 12th year teaching, yet I LOVED seeing what ideas you have going on even though you do 5th. I'd love more teaching videos! Thanks so much for sharing! Good luck this year!
Vivianne ROux Just wait until there are 27 fifth-graders in there! Lol I'm not sure what's overwhelming about it to you, it is organized and neat, and things are coordinated so while things are in groups it all still works as a whole.
I know what you mean...all the different colors and patterns, it's just a lot to look at...it looks great, and neat etc but as someone who can get visually overwhelmed I find it overly stimulating - but I can see how kids will love it!
Vivianne ROux as adults I can see it being overwhelming but kids need colors and interesting things to look at and learn and get excited. I'm sure there are more minimalist style classrooms out there but I think this was one of the most uncluttered and organized rooms I've seen that isn't full of stuff and bursting at the seams.
Shayri Garg in Malaysia too..the students must decorate their own class and the teacher will collect money from the students to buy the stuff for them or the students need to buy themselves..depending on the school..lol!
I'm an elementary education major and this video was such a gift. I'm finishing up my education so this really gives me a perspective of what the beginning stages are. So much prep!
Goldilocks I've seen them a lot more the past few years, kids can chose to sit on the floor however they wish. I've seen some teachers buy these spiny circle cushion things to sit on the floor, looks like she got the foam knee protectors u can use in the garden. I know the classes I've seen who use seating like this don't have the same desk all year, they rotate weekly. So the kid won't be on the floor all year. In my sons school, 4th grade, they offer a variety of seating too including exercise balls instead of a chair, chairs with elastic bands on the leg to bounce their legs, beanbags, tables to stand at. They encourage the kids to learn in whatever way is comfy for them as long as it's not distracting. They also offer privacy screens if a child is distracted visually by others, noise cancelling headphones if a child is distracted by noise or other kids when he should be working independently, a lot of things to really help the kids. It's amazing what teachers do everyday. I give so much credit, I know I could never do it.
Nicole Valadares and some kids need to stand during a lot of their class time. A teacher must be flexible and try to individualize as much as possible. Yet it's so hard on the classroom teacher. Meeting every single need, and those are legion!!
Oh wow your a teacher i wanna say tht explains a lot i bet your kids love u to death hope you have an awesome year thanks for all you do for our youth hope your able to reach and connect to them
I adore the effort, care and love you put into your classroom, and therefore your students. I'm sure they all love learning from such a sweet and dedicated teacher like you. 😊
I literally never comment on videos but honestly i just want to say thank you, you're a beautiful human being and the epitome of what every teacher should be! The effort, love and not to mention money you put forth for these kids is heartwarming I wish you nothing but the best and good luck on your fourth year!!
Former 4th and 5th grade teacher (I stay at home with my children now) and use fabric on your bulletin boards. It barely fades, pinholes really don't show and no wrinkles! I get flat solid colored bedsheets from walmart rather than fabric from joanns since it is cheaper. I have reused the same pieces of fabric for 8 years before the one near the window started fading. And it is cheap and looks nice:)
I used to teach at a school and I loved all the little details and new ideas I would come up with for my class. I really miss being a teacher. You're doing a great job
