It's official, I have
survived my first week and a half as a Kindergarten teacher and finally feel
sane enough to reflect on how things have been going so far. I've been so
fortunate to have two rooms to work with, which means plenty of space for my
Kinders and I to spread out. The highlights of our classroom have definitely
been our button carpet for whole group meetings (thanks Ikea!), our
block/construction center and our dramatic play center which is currently a
house that often functions as a grocery store as well. "Our Brightest
Work" bulletin board already features September self-portraits and samples
of how my students print their names. I was aiming for a bright, home-y and
cheery room that didn't have too many distractions all while on a first year
teacher budget.The hard work this summer definitely paid off and I love
spending the day in our classrooms! In addition to being blessed with a double
classroom, I am also so lucky to have a working relationship with the teacher
whose maternity leave I am filling which means she graciously left all of her
resources, read-aloud books, toys and manipulatives for this year's Kinders to
enjoy. The before and afters of my room are not overly dramatic as it was
already set up beautifully (for a K/1 classroom) but I am proud of the changes
none the less!
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Our front classroom before
- looking in from the door (mid-moving day)
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Our front classroom
after
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Our front classroom before
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Our front classroom
after
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Classroom library
before
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Classroom library after
with our family wall
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Old math center...
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Turned new dramatic play
center!
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Play area before
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Play area after - now the
construction and building area with the writing center to the left and sand
table in front
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Back classroom after
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Back classroom after
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Our science and
observation station in the back classroom which is currently host to a few old
wasps' nests
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