My First Classroom

This year I am a reading teacher for kindergarten and first grade. I have a small group of first graders that come to my classroom for an hour and fifteen minutes daily. I also go into a kindergarten classroom during their reading time. I do guided writing with the kindergarteners in small groups. This year I have my OWN classroom, woo hoo! I have been dreaming of what my classroom would look like for years. I had so much fun decorating it before school started. Here are some pictures of my new room!

The quotes in the middle say "Believe the best about others." & "You can work miracles by having faith in others. By choosing to think and believe the best about people, you are able to bring out the best in them." - Bob Moawad. My grandma wrote "For my Amanda, who will teach with love" on it. I love this reminder to hang in my classroom where I can see it everyday.

It's hard to tell in the picture, but I ran black and white polkadot washi tape all around the shelves.

I have two different guided reading groups and they each have their own shelf of leveled books to choose from. I let them pick their own group names and ended up with the "Ohio Bobcats" and the "Super Readers". So fun!

The kids picked books from the bookshelves that they wanted to hear as read-alouds. Whenever we have extra time I grab a book of this shelf to read. They get so excited when it is a book that they chose!

The black and white caddy is supposed to hang but I had one too many unsuccessful tries and gave up. There are five slots that I use for each day of the week. I put all of the materials I need for the day in the corresponding slot. I love having them all in one spot, it makes morning prep super easy.