Yesterday was my 12th Meet the Teacher! I must say it was the hottest one I ever had.
HOT. As in temperature,
We had no AC in the whole school!!
Yeah... I know! LOL! You cannot control these things and we did the best we could!
I was so excited to meet my new babies this year in my new classroom theme: Under the Sea! I tried to create an underwater theme in my room without breaking my budget (which we all know as teacher is very hard to do!). Luckily I was able to reuse some of the things I already had in my room! It came out fabulous! I could not be any happier!
My bulletin board outside my room. I do this board every year. Nothing fancy here! Just some bulletin board paper and imagination! I really love learning about oceans-- in fact it's a personal favourite of mine! It's a theme I usually do at the end of the year but since it's my theme this year, it will be one I will incorporate all year!
Who knew these would have multiple uses??
I wanted my kids to feel like they were walking through seaweed so I just took leftover grass skirt material (I found them at the Dollar Tree! So easy to cut and made great seaweed.)
View from my doorway. Again, I cut up the grass skirts into strips and hung them from my ceiling. I realize that some of you may not be able to hang stuff from the ceiling. So sorry!
My math focus board. I put some of the math strategy posters from my
Math Strategies Poster pack. I do not intend to display all of them at once. I will change them as we focus on one or two strategies at a time but for now, I wanted to put "something" up!
A view of my ABC line! I couldn't wait to put this up! It's part of my
Ocean Decor set!! It's a combo of ocean and beach! Just brightens up my room!
Number line and class rules! They are eye level with the kids when they sit on my carpet and serves as a great reminder for them! You can download my Reef Rules Posters for free
here.
My class library-- "School of Readers". These
fish are from Creative Teaching Press and each have my student's names on them. Too cute!! I bought my net from
Oriental Trading. I've had it for so long-- there are a few tears but I think that makes it authentic!
Reading Counts Board. I laminated the point cards so that I just have to write on them and done! No more cut outs and moving pieces! You can download them for free
here.
Reading Beach Library
Isn't this fabulous?? I found the
tutorial from Party City. It was super easy to do once I got all the pieces I needed. Several hot glue mishaps (may have burned off my fingerprints, too! ha!) and I love my masterpiece!
A close up of my blow fish! Just took some lanterns and cut some fish parts. Again, easy and reused things I already had!
I love my manta ray! You can't see it but it's hanging over my desk. I took some black foam board and seriously, just free handed it. I know-- I'm like that. I work off lines of symmetry and drew what it would look like (first on scrap paper and cut it out as a sample) and then I cut my ray one half at a time from the foam board. That's why you see some tape on his tail (that, and my little one broke his tail! LOL!). After I cut them out, I taped them together. I had intended for the wings to be uplifted once hung on my ceiling but didn't work out that way. I still love it!
Finally, my team this year! I love these girls! I come to school every day knowing that I have true besties that work with me. They are like my sisters and I am so blessed to be with them! Could not ask for a better team to teach with. I love them!
So, that is my looonnnggg classroom reveal! Hope you gathered some ideas for your class! School starts Monday for me!
Have a great week!
