Sunday, April 28, 2013

Next Year...Decor

As this year comes to an end, I begin to think about next school year.  I always wonder about the kids I will have, the things I did this year that worked well and what I would like to change, and my actual classroom looks.  I thought it was funny last night when a colleague of mine posted on Facebook that she was look for classroom setups for next year.  I was doing the same thing last night on Pinterest!

So, as I ponder and rearrange Pinterest Boards, I thought I would share some thoughts for the way things look for next year or some things I would like to try.  Here are my

TOP 5 PINTEREST IDEAS TO TRY FOR NEXT YEAR-DECORATOR EDITION:

 I think this is simple, effective, and super cute.  I have a love/hate relationship with my calendar.  I love having one; I hate changing the month.  It just gets put off every month.  I will be halfway through the next month and someone will come in the room and say, "Kim, it's April...and you still have February up!"  Last year I had a student that obsessed about my calendar so I never had to fix it, sadly he moved on to middle school.  Now I have to employee my daughter to fix it. :)  I like that this has all information stuff in one area place, not to mention I love the polka dots!

 I enjoy this saying so much.  I never know what to put on my door, that is one thing that I do not really enjoy doing, but these words are so powerful and meaningful.  I do want my students to know that I love and value them.  I may change up the saying a teensy bit, but I want to do something like this.  Quotes are so fun!

  This is a super cool classroom reward system.  The teacher at this blog assessed what each group of his students would like for a reward and then if the students' behavior earns a letter then they choose where to put the letter on the word.  When a word is filled up the class earns what they spell.  The different colors are for the different groups he has during the day. I think this would work wonderfully for my resource room.  My colleagues and I are always refilling candy buckets and treasure boxes, but these items are rewarding and LOW cost!  Win, win!!  (Click on the picture to go the blog post about this behavior incentive)

Here is a great blogpost about cleaning out all of the teacher stuff and some research to back it up:
http://emilystuff.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/spring-cleaning/  I found some interesting ideas and food for thought here!


Finally, because this is just so stinkin' cute!  I love deco mesh wreaths and I could totally make this.  The colors are adorable and this would be a perfect accent for my door!

I don't want to wish my life away, but I wish it were time to get next year's room ready! :)


Kim

PS...I'm also joining in the Backward/Forward Linky from iTeach 5th!  Join me!


8 comments:

  1. Thanks for featuring my idea. (However a small correction- I am a male teacher, ha ha!) I wish you great success with the reward system and the tiles. It words REALLY, REALLY well! Have a great day and please stop by my blog again soon!
    -Mr. Hughes
    An Educator's Life

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    1. Oops! :) Sorry, I fixed that! Guess I should read more carefully. It is a fantastic idea! I think my kids will love it!

      Kim

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  2. Wonderful ideas - thanks so much for linking up... Love the vocab area.. I need to make a space for the learning targets and corresponding vocab. to go along with it. Thanks Kim:)

    ~ Kimberlee ~
    iTeach 5th

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  3. This is exactly what I am going---trying to figure out calendar and decor for next year. I am so with you on the calendar. I also had a kid who would obsess of the calendar and always pointed out if we were off a day! I am moving to middle school so I need to make things a little less cute but still appealing. Love your blog!

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  4. I love the ideas in this post. My favorite is the first picture with the agenda and such. It's just nice and tidy looking!!

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  5. I love this thank you! I just got a new job as a resource room (SETSS) teacher and I am nervous about not having any space! A small pull out area is not the same as an entire classroom! Thanks for sharing. Follow me at fromafirstyearteacher.blogspot.com

    Meredith

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  6. I've been surfing Pinterest too, ready to tweak and freshen up my kindergartners' learning spaces. If I could set it all up, hermetically seal it for the summer, and then open it up like a Christmas present in August, I'd be in heaven!

    Thanks for sharing,

    Michaele @ Kindergarten's 3 R's.

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    1. It would be awesome to do your room now and just open it up in August! I am moving to a brand new room in a brand new building I couldn't be more excited than I am right now to get in there and decorate. That will ha e to wait until July though, until then, my Pinteret boards will be blowing up!!

      Kim

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