There are so many special holidays that important for different reasons. My person favorite is Halloween. Not because of family traditions, decorations, or candy; just because of the energy and atmosphere of Halloween. The change in weather, the start of routine in the classroom, the fun decorations laden with puns. I love it all! Okay, I may like the pumpkin spice latte a little bit as well. Room on the Boom
Pumpkin Seed Counting
Spookily and PumpkinheadFirst, we read The Legend of Spookley, the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano. After the book, we created and crafted our pumpkins. We made these out of construction paper, various faces and accessories, or created our own special pumpkin parts!
What should my teacher be for Halloween?We recently made changes district wide to implement some different components of Reading Workshop. So for a half day in October, the entire first grade team had sub coverage to attend a training together. Now what do you leave for a sub? This Halloween Costume Activity was great opportunity for my students to be creative in their writing and drawing, while also surprising me! I had them brainstorm different ideas of what our principals and their teacher should be for Halloween, we got some great suggestions and a lot of entrainment from these! So what did I end up being for Halloween? Scroll down to see!
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Organizing your classroom is something I do in the summer! It does take some time and presents its own challenges. This year I changed grade levels and districts; walking into an EMPTY classroom is great but also forces you to think about how you will set up the flow of your room, students, supplies, and materials. I had to figure out where things would fit, work, and be practical; therefore things moved many many times. Organizing Classroom Supplies
Small Group Learning Space
A carpet is a great meeting sport for partners or small groups to meet and collaborate. This great carpet came from Amazon! It matched everything so perfectly and was a great reference for beginning readers too!
Classroom LibraryColorful and bright is definitely what I have going on in the library! We also have some Book Buddies that both function as a friend to read to and a decoration in the room!
The bins will come with card stock labels that fit in that slot perfectly, I measured the card and created my own to continue the colors with Astrobrights card stock. Book Bin Labels Shared Space: Morning Meeting/LearningIf you aren't a teacher, I bet you didn't think a carpet needed to be organized! Telling students to simply sit on the carpet can be a mess of space and disagreements. These are also from www.ReallyGoodStuff.com and it is a velcro like backing that sticks to most carpets. They were much cheaper than their competitor, use letter sense, and assign a space to each student. WORTH IT! The vacuum can go right over without damage or getting stuck! Student Supplies
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AuthorCurrent 1st grade teacher and former middle school educator trying to be techy, Reading Specialist, life long learner, and avid reader Categories
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