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~ Sneak A
Peek! ~
July 2007
I went on a
decluttering binge! Here's a peek at my greatest discovery!!
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Here's a peek into what I'm doing to declutter, organize and clean up my
classroom for the 2007-2008 school year! This is one of my shelves
that my husband repainted white for me. I chose white (finally!) as
the paint color because I already have a white set of baskets on wheels
and I want to add 2 sets of 2 drawers on wheels in white, too. The
low drawer sets will give me even more low shelving to use and more
storage space.
The tubs in the
picture were repainted as well. Those tubs are 9 years old!
They were originally cream, burgundy, and dark country blue ... the
available colors back then for dishpans. And since I couldn't find
any that I liked as well, and they've come out with this new AWESOME
Krylon Fusion paint for plastic, my husband just repainted the tubs for
me. The paint isn't cheap, it's about $4 a can, but it paints 3 tubs
and I LOVE the way they turned out! The colors are Sunshine Yellow, Pepper
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~ 2007 - 2008 ~
Today was the first day of
school and for the first time EVER I had my room about 95% ready! Man, did
that feel awesome! I felt like that at the end of the day I could go home
and not have to spend the night trying to get everything done (after spending
all day in meetings). So here are some photos of what I've done this
summer to clean and organize my classroom. I'm not done yet! There's
still work to be done, but it is ready for class now if need be. (no pressure)
I'll fill you in on what I still want to do. ;)

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This
is my desk. Take a long look ... it might not look like this for
long!!!!! :) I'm still looking for a place to stash the crate you
see hidden underneath it! ;) The filing cabinets behind it still
need some organization. |
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The
kitchen area is another messy area that still needs organization. At
the end of last year I had two piles to stuff to deal with, but I got it
down to the one pile on the counter top. :) |
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This
is the Reading Work Station. The desk on the left holds the tubs of
leveled AR books, a file of jokes, and bookmarks. The display case
holds picture books and magazines, while the spinning display rack holds
emergent readers. Next to that rack are the class supplies.
The built-in bookcase behind holds my thematic binders and resource books
and the TV/VCR is on the rolling cart to the left that my husband made for
me. It has underneath storage for the VCR tapes. Above you see
some of my 60 something unit boxes! :) |
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This
is the Games/Puzzles Work Station. It's mostly puzzles and blocks.
To the right you see my sand table my husband built for me. That
trash can is one of his next painting projects! ;) Along with
painting all the baskets and class supply tubs so they match the tubs he's
already painted for me. :) |

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Some of my
math stuff |
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More math
stuff |

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This
shelf hold literacy stuff as well as 2 thematic tubs (I'm out of
room!!!!). You can also see part of the old Word Wall left up on the
bulletin board. It still has to come down. |
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This
is what's left of my calendar area. Very much scaled down from what
it was 3 years ago! I'll add more as it's needed. Because I
don't have a resource CLASS any more, I didn't need the Morning Meeting
area any more. This calendar area is all that I needed last year to
teach Saxon Math. I'll use the K students' names in the red pocketchart for Name Cheers (I have them whited out for confidentiality). |
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I
just added these two rolling drawer units today. I think I'm going
to LOVE them. My mini offices fit perfectly into the top drawer! |
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Listening Work Station still needs some work, too. A cassette
recorder would be nice! :) |

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This
is my reading table. It's been with me the whole 23 years! :)
The mobile computer behind the table is just stored in my room. It's
really part of an Early Intervention Lab that I oversee and is used for
teachers to check out and create resource materials to use with at-risk
students. The cubbies behind the table look junky but they're really
not. Each cubby contains activities to teach a particular skill ...
the left side is math and the right side is language arts. I'm going
to look into purchasing red and white polka dot fabric to velcro over the
cubbies to give them a more finished look so they won't look so cluttered.
The fabric will match the trim on my whiteboard. |
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This
is my personal area. It probably gives me the most pleasure of all
the areas in the classroom (but there are some really close seconds!).
A lot of the items were given to me by students and I enjoy seeing them
and remembering them. :) |
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Computers Work Station. 1 newish computer, 2 oldish computers, and 1
dinosaur! :) Yep, the dinosaur from the 80s still works and I still
like to use it with the kids. They can't mess it up! |
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