Classroom Reveal (aka -Finally Finished!!)

I have been back in school for a month, but I just finally finished my room! We have not started our Intervention blocks yet (state testing) and there was a bit of room shuffling but at last it is complete! I could not be more thrilled with how it looks! I absolutely love being in there and I think my students are going to enjoy it a lot as well.

This is my teaching area for my small groups.

Here is the chalkboard/bulletin board (it was a horrid bluish color) that I turned into a whiteboard - this stuff is amazing, but it is definitely a two person job! It is a lot thicker than contact paper, so it is not as forgiving when you are applying it. I have used it for years and it washes off great, lasts all year and removes easily without wrecking the original surface. I have used it on brick walls, metal cabinets, wall dividers and chalkboards. 

The bulletin boards are covered with black contact paper and zebra duck tape. I LOVED using duct tape - it went on easily and I know that it will last, unlike the borders I used last year which fell down every other day!!

These are my lovely genre posters made by my amazing sissy Kristen at Ladybug's Teacher Files

 I also got my gorgeous Alphabet Line from her as well!

I love my Month and Date Template that I put on my whiteboard - it is going to make adjusting the date a lot easier! Plus I love having a touch of Houndstooth in my room as well!

I run my Intervention period in the Workshop format. Last year I wrote the daily schedule for each grade on the board but it was a bit of a hassle, so I made a Daily Schedule Signs for each grade. 

 I laminated them so I can easily change them as need be. I think this will simplify my day a lot!

I like to have a lot of sentence starters displayed for my students to use for journal writing after they are done listening to, or reading computer stories, so I divided both sets up around the room so they can see them from wherever they are sitting.

I redesigned all of my room labels to match the color scheme for this year too. I think my coworkers think I am insane but you all know how it is!

I love these shelves and baskets - I think they are going to make headphone storage for the computers a lot more accessible and neater! (I may be a bit of a neat freak!) They are also a great storage spot for journals and books (I even put a few bins on top of the macbook cart to store my things in!)

Lastly, I love my zebra lamps too, but most of all I love how each student has their own space and that I will be able to see everyone's computer from any angle! I cannot wait for my student's to see the room, I hope they are going to love it as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!