SET UP DAY 4: we worked for over six hours 🥵 + the biggest transformation yet!! 

As a parent when I see my children's classroom and it looks like this it makes me feel like my child is in a safe space and how much time and love their teacher put in. ❤ So on behalf of parents thank you!

I’m a third year kindergarten teacher and I live by my hand signals! It takes a minute for them to figure it out but once they do it has helped reduce the constant “Teacher!” calling.

I had a coteacher for my first year of teaching and it was so nice to have an extra set of hands and be able to plan together it was so nice! This year we each has our own class but we’re across the hall from each other.

Surely the children will feel at home in class with a new atmosphere, comfortable and cool. It's proven that hard work pays off.

I appreciate the diversity you have reflected in your classroom decor. Looks great!

You got so much done!! It’s looking great! I love the quote “This Classroom is Better Because You’re in It”. You could change it to “This Kindergarten”

It is awesome I started watching Madison during COVID and now I teach fourth grade. This is an inspiring channel!!

Love this transformation and I do agree about the teacher desk. I’ve taught kindergarten for 11 years now and it hardly ever got used. This last year I turned it into a center table for writing. Can’t wait to see your year unfold!

Seeing the change, after 6 hours of hard work transforming the classroom, what a surprise I saw around the room, it had started to be tidied up, neatly arranged. I salute your work. The concept is very futuristic. A smart solution for the convenience of students and their teachers.

In either the calm corner or the play area with all the bins you have you could order I think they are called fidgets. My sister who is a Pre-K teacher and used to be a kindergarten teacher got those from Amazon and said her kids loved them.

It looks amazing! The students are going to have a wonderful classroom to learn.

Kindergarten teacher here 🙋‍♀️ the hand signals are a great idea! I used them with my students last year and it helped with shouting out a ton! Also the room looks great! ❤

You’re working so hard, may all your wishes come true.

I love your classroom setup videos. I am a fifth year teacher, but I would love to see what you guys keep in your small group cart!!

Love this! You’d be surprised at how kindergartners can remember numbers! I labeled their bins and lockers the same number and never had a problem!

This is so cool and inspiring to see you and your team teacher transform this space. What a welcoming space for your kindergartners! Love following your journey! Also, moms are seriously the best. My mom was always the best help setting up or tearing down my classrooms 😊

Your classroom is looking amazing!! They definitely will have the best time with you guys as teachers!! But your mom is seriously so sweet to help you out!! Love you Madison!

It is looking so good! I teach kindergarten as well and you can always add cars, dinos, legos, etc. to your "play space." My students also LOVED kinetic sand. I introduced it later in the year because they need help with closing the container and playing with it responsibly haha Also for your book bins I LOVE the idea of putting a picture of the student on the bins along with their names. I think having their names help them learn to look out for it! I cannot wait to see the next few days of your setup!

I ❤your room! You are so inspiring! It’s not easy setting up ! I’m retired primary teacher (62). I enjoy watching teaching videos. I love your mum! She is amazing- please help me organise my tiny flat 👏 My mum helped me when I taught! The whole concept of team teaching has advantages and challenges but it looks like something you’re going to be so good at. Very excited to follow your teaching journey .

It’s looking great! Can’t wait to start on my room on Monday.

Wow this is too cute!❤️🫶🏽

Thank you. This makes me motivated to start getting my classroom set up for the year.

Your classroom looks amazing

Your classroom looks great Madison! Your so lucky you had your mom was able to 😊 help for so long! I use hand signals and it was worked so far, you should be good 👍.

Morning Madison happy Wednesday morning and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter and I'm proud of you

Great video indeed! As a former teacher myself, I can totally relate to these. It's so important for educators to be prepare and organized things for the students. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the excellent Job!

I use hand signals for my preschoolers. They work so well!

Looking great!!! I’ve taught K for 5 years now and absolutely love it! For the K saying- you could do “This is our happy place” “In our Kindergarten era” “Twinkle twinkle little star, I wished for you and here you are”. Play center ideas: matchbox cars, blocks, Mr potato head, stuffed animals, dolls, Polly pockets, legos, magnablocks, any sort of building toy.

So cute! You’re putting so much thought and effort into this, they will love it! I teach kindergarten and they can definitely handle hand signals, I use them every day! I think in the play area, you could add legos, barbies or dolls, anything building like, etc. I also am not sure what you’re doing for morning work but I have morning tubs that I put out on the tables with things like magnetic tiles, puzzles, etc. Also having their name as many places as you can around the room is a great idea, so they can learn it quickly!

I have loved following your teaching journey. I also taught 21/22 and took a break, got a home & married 22/23 & am stepping into a new grade and school this year! If you are able to do additional resources to your curriculum, Secret Stories saved my phonics teaching in 1st grade! 🤩 They would fit above your cubbies.

Wow! That is a tremendous amount of work... Even though you said you just used what you had, I love it! It's a very welcoming classroom. :)

Oh my gosh, your classroom is looking adorable!! So excited for you and this new journey❤️ I also teach fundations with my learning support kiddos and a tip I wish I knew when I started was to number each of your magnetic boards and also all the magnets that belong to that board with the same number so if you find one on the ground you know exactly whose magnet it is. We were constantly misplacing magnets all year long and it was not fun!!

Wow!!!! Your classroom looks amazing!! You and your mom rocked it!!!!! Your rug looks so great by the play area. It solidifies the space even more. Your room flows so nicely!! I can't wait to see the color wall, I think it will so good on the first skinny wall space you mentioned because everyone will see it as soon as you walk into the room. Having a cute quote/saying above the cubbies would be perfect! How about "Kindergarten Rocks"! And you can take pictures of the kids in an excited pose or simply smiling, or some kids can hold up a toy guitar or microphone. Life is Sweet in Kindergarten and you can print out their picture just their face, cut it into a circle and then glue their face on to a bigger circle of colored paper so the pic has a colored border and add them around the quote and the faces become skittles/candy. 😊

Wow, Madison! That's a very happy feeling classroom. Last year was my first year teaching with a co teacher. Something that worked for us ... My co teacher would be in charge of lunch , and I would be in charge of dismissals ,exc. Of course, we were both involved in every area , but it helped us know what to expect and made so we were less likely to step on each other's toes.😉

I teach PreK and we use the hand signals as well. We just had to spend some extra time teaching and practicing the signals but the kids did great with them.

Maybe consider having your play areas separate (more defined areas of the classroom) I would keep the kitchen area separate from the blocks and other toys so the kitchen area area doesn’t get too congested. Also think about how many children should be in a play area at once and think about a system to manage it :)

For play area I would get dolls or stuffed animals (I like collecting the book characters from kohls for only $5!). Also would be fun to have a small play table and chairs for the kitchen. Definitely need blocks, magnatiles, sensory table, any kind of building toys actually. My son loves cars and trucks so that would be fun.

love your kindergarten classroom and an idea would be to use those circular peach extra bins for spots for there supplies and pencil boxes in the middle of each student table.

Switch the bench seat with the shelf by the calm down corner. The kids can use tent or bench while they read?

Happy Wednesday

Good morning Madison. you look so pretty.❤❤❤❤❤❤ i hope you have a great day.

Very nice Madison 😊😅😅🎉🎉❤❤😂😂 love you

I teach first grade, a team teacher would be amazing! I’ve had a student teacher and that was helpful as well.

What about taking the kitchen and turning it around toward the tent in the space the wider book case is in now. That would be a fun place to play house. Then the two book cases that look to be the same could be across from each other on the rug making it more balanced and the rug would be a soft place to read. The white book case would be great for puzzles or other manipulatives the kids could play on the rug. Maybe the bench shelf could sit centered on the edge of the rug turned towards the room with activities inside so you could have kids playing in all different spaces of the rug area. The room is looking amazing and you are working so hard. Bless your Mom for helping out :)

What about a little doll house for those empty shelves in the play area? That was my favourite toy in my classroom when I was a Kindergarten student. Or long building blocks, music instruments like tambourines or their artwork?

Your room is getting cuter and cuter friend…. I love the pops of color and you are sooo right your rug looks so cute in the Imaginary play area…… Do yo guys have legos? Or bristle blocks, or building manipulative’s? I know my preschoolers and kindred love building with legos…. 😊

It's looking good! Where did you say your mom got the bulletin board paper? I love that it is in short rolls because the paper can be a pain to put up and that would make it so much easier!

As an early childhood teacher I would havd a mailbox and paper so they could practice writing. It's looking great

Where did you get your teacher tool box labels from? I love them! ❤️

we had 2 teachers when i was High school which we did have Paraprofessionals which was the best thing ever

I would put that plastic draw for small group on top of the filing cabinet.

My sweet 13 year old daughter Danielle would know because of her future classroom

I would put the orange 17:19 bins on the tables

Girl! Get you some “gorilla rug tape” it’s the absolute best stuff ever. I e had the same rug and tape down for the last three years with ZERO movement. It’s perfect for all those edges that try to curl up. Completely flat on a brand new unrolled rug. I got mine at Amazon, but you can probably pick it up at your local home improvement store also. Put the tape down on top of the other rug, and also on the floor under neath the first one.

I would see if you are able to have each of the children bring in a picture of their family and above their cubbies, you can have pictures of all the students families. I did this in my kindergarten room and it helped the kids, especially at the beginning of the year when they missed their families. Then throughout the year, they would talk to their friends about their families and show them the pictures.

Where the calm down corner movung down that one poster where thwy can see it. Popits would be good. Big legos

It looks amazing! But I’m not sure how you’re school is but in all of my schools we weren’t allowed to have anything on the window/ window ceils

When do you go back in the classroom?

When I was in kindergarten, we had cardboard bricks. That was the early 80's.

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To bring your desires into your life, begin thinking, feeling, acting and speaking as if they were already here. Then, watch how your life shifts.

You could bring in some puzzles and board games. Like Candy Land.

Where is your desk going to be

Maybe some blocks.

Are you doing anything classroom videos

who sings this song

Kiss your Brain in that space.

What grade

I’m curious how you guys will teach without stepping on each others toes at some point… like are you teaching math everyday and she is teaching reading everyday and when you aren’t the main teacher are you assisting with behaviors etc??

Looks nice go to the hood will if you have to buy more toys.

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i dont want this to come off rude... but when you show things can you not put your hand in front of the camera? The video going in and out of blurriness makes me dizzy

It is looking so good!! Please stop putting your hand in front of the camera when you’re showing things in your classroom, it makes it hard to watch.