yes, you can. it's mine. and here it is.
this is my home. okay, more like my second home. MY CLASSROOM!
i know it's been awhile, but i've been spending TONS of time in this place. which is why it is my second home. if i knew i would be teaching at this school longer, and if i had more coins clanking around in my piggy bank, then i would make it more homey, but i work with what i have, and this is what i came up with for this year.
this is our chicka boom tree with falling letters and monkeys outside our room. my team has been doing this for awhile, and i love it. we do a big chicka! chicka! boom! boom! activity with the book the first day. hint: scavenger hunt around the school for abc's.
check-in! homework drop and lunch count.
ugly puke green chairs {from the 70s, i'm sure}.
what you see when you enter...
king/queen of the day {obviously, i was the first queen}.
my "desk" and cubbies and calendar wall.
front of the classroom--carpet area and some other wonderful things.
and my relocated reading table and word wall and reading area {this is where i wish i had some dollars so i could buy a cute little bench from ikea, but i think they're like $80. yikes. amazon? or maybe live without it since i won't even be using it.}
i totally miss my old class, like some of them i miss a lot. but i get bombarded by former students throughout recess and in the lunchroom and before/after school, so it's great. and two of my all-time {2 years guys + 3rd just started} favorite students have given me multiple hugs and huge smiles and my heart melts every time.
on a brighter note. remember how crazy my class was last year? oh my word they were SO chatty and had a difficult time following directions. i can tell, after 2 days, that this class will be better. i do have a couple that will be challenging behaviorally, but they are both SO cute and have fun personalities {not naughty}. and, as my third year, and second year in first grade, i am teaching procedures much better because i have learned from my mistakes, and i am modeling everything even more.
and yesterday i was completely exhausted. this is how i ended my evening: running and then yoga. i couldn't think of a better way to shake off all of the stress and get my mind off of everything.
stay tuned for some good stories. there sure to come this year.
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