Classroom Tour

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Here are photos of my classroom this year!


This is my main whiteboard. I used washi tape to divide my whiteboard into sections for my daily schedule, voice level, table points for each class, objectives, and class community news.
The objectives are from https://teachingtoinspire.com/ and the place value chart is from https://teachingandsofourth.com/. 


At the beginning of the year my class and I made "looks like/sounds like" chart for showing respect, solving problems, making good decisions, and being a good scholar. Students get class stars every time they display one of these attributes. 
The rug has seen better days lol. The rug is from Marshals and pillows from Michaels (Michaels has a free teacher discount program!!!).  https://www.michaels.com/teachers--create-for-your-classroom/article-teachers.html 

This is my math board. I list may do and must do items for students to complete in math and list math resources for them to use. I also have a "Due by Friday" list of assignments that students need to have turned in by a due date. The boarders are from Lakeshore and the streamers are from Amazon. I like having this board set up because students know what their options are if they finish early and have a reminder of what is due and when. 


This is my wow work board for student work. I teach 2 groups of students and so I have a board for each group. I used a hot glue gun and clothes pins to hang up the work.  I got the numbers from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bright-Black-Number-Labels-for-the-Classroom-2658846 for free!. 


This is my teacher area! I hung up a card from my previous grade level team friends, a sign from Target dollar spot, and Erin Condren quotes! 

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