Classroom Tour {Part 1}

Whew! One more day (well, half-day) to go and I am FREE!! Free to blog stalk, comment, and just plain catch up!

So, I realize a classroom tour is way overdue, but that seems to be the theme of this year--it has just taken over in a way that I never imagined!

A couple of my wonderful bloggy friends asked about sharing more pictures on my previous post, so I went through some images tonight. This is not my entire room (hence the Part I!) but it is a good overview. Some things have changed and some things are going to change soon but...here's a glimpse of what I started with this fall.


Oooo, wait!! Here are the before pictures, if you'd like to compare: Some Before Pictures. Ok, now to the photos:

{view from classroom entrance}

{tables covered with contact paper and electrical tape}

{boring window-tops covered with a scene setter}

{brick wall covered with the scene setter too--affixed with liquid starch!}

{math games and manipulatives...closeups below...}

{my desk area...please ignore the messy tabletop!!}

{black fabric bulletin boards with turquoise ribbon trim...more below...}

{front whiteboard...made from a showerboard}

{my new projector screen ♥ ♥ ♥!}

{more of the front...small buddy reading area and closet}

{and round labels galore!!!}

Ok, so I have a bunch more I will be sharing in January--I always end up doing some kind of renovations in the new year. Not really major changes, I guess...more like tweaking some things.

I'm actually sad to say that the first thing I will do is repurpose my math games closet. I love how it looks, but want the space to be a bit more effective and store more than just the math games and manipulatives.

So I'm very sad to say I'm probably taking out my little colored baskets. They are wonderful for holding smaller items and manipulatives, but I think I am going to change over to more of those clear shoe bins. They hold a bit more and are easy to change design-wise when the room's color scheme is altered...it's just a matter of making a new label for the bin.

Well, I hope you don't think I'm too wacky for sharing photos this late in the year. Would you be interested in seeing Part II in January? Thanks so much for reading, as always. I hope you are enjoying this holiday season with your friends and family! I look forward to catching up with everyone this week :)

**Updated photos for 2012-2013 color scheme here**