Plans?

The only thing about making plans is that they are sure to change. Through much prayer, research and encouragement from the school, I am switching from a textbook based curriculum to learning stations. Wow, who would have thought this old dog could be taught new tricks? It will be interesting to see how it all comes together. I've been reading lots of books by Debbie Diller and now she is my new hero. As of now, I still have my little, cozy classroom for next year. I'm trying to figure out how to fit all of the Pre-k learning centers and the kindergarten learning stations in this room. I might need a shoe horn! Lol! I'm praying for lots more students so I will NEED a larger room. More later...

2012-2013

So far: 6 kindergarten 3 prekindergarten

Why is it?

This school year isn't even over and all I can do is think about next year. I have my curriculum planned, I've started my lesson plans, and I can't sleep because I am busy planning my room layout. Thought maybe if I wrote my thoughts down somewhere it would help clear my brain. I really am looking forward to summer break. Only 14 schooldays left for this year. Each day is FULL and I'm sure I won't get everything accomplished that I would like. We just finished out yearly fund raiser. I am so proud of my little ones. Of the ten that participated, we raised $1360.00. Not too bad for our little group. Yes, they ALL walked 5k. I had 3 parent volunteers walk along with them so I could be at the finish line when they arrived. They were soooooo excited to break through the streamer at the end. You should have heard the high school kids cheer for my little ones when they finished. I love my school! Well, off to enjoy my Saturday!

Preschool Classroom Layout 11-12

Well, it is not a big room but I think this arrangement makes it feel big. So far I have 7 children in my preschool classroom. Hopefully they will all fit.

Enjoy!

2011-2012 School Year

This year poses a few more challenges. I will be teaching K-4 two days a week and K-5 three days a week. I will still use the same room as last year but I will need to add in an academic center for the K-5 program. I will post my floor plan as soon as I get it worked up on my software program.

So far:

5 K-4 students

2 K-5 students

I have another parent interview tomorrow so hopefully those numbers will be going up!

Art Table

I had to share one more piece of furniture from www.childrensorganizers.com This is our art/listening center combo. The kids love it and it is a wonderful space saver. Art table on one side and listening center on the flip side. http://www.childrensorganizers.com/9525jc.html

Furniture

I thought I would share some of the furniture I wound up getting for my classroom. These have all come in so handy. I found them at www.childrensorganizers.com. WOW! Great customer service and lots of fun things to choose from. If you need any organizers for your classroom, this is the place to go! They have great prices too with additional bulk discounts.

This school year is going GREAT! I am keeping super busy, thus the reason for lack of posting.