Reavel Room #3...Special Education Instructional Classroom

Welcome to Miss Kenney's Instructional Special Education classroom for 2nd and 3rd grade!

As I've stated in several posts we moved into a brand new elementary building this summer.  It has taken lots of time and effort to get it ready for kids.  The kids have been back for four days...and they are loving everything about the new building. 

The biggest adjustment for me is that I am in a smaller classroom than I was in our previous building.  I moved 144 boxes into my new classroom.  The day we moved all those boxes and my furniture into my room you could only walk two feet into the classroom...then it was boxes floor to ceiling. 

This was before I unpacked and decorated....













I got rid of lots of furniture, but not one single box....I made it all fit into my new classroom.  Every cabinet, nook, and cranny is full to the max, but I did it!

I will be putting my CAFE board on this wall, but I haven't had a minute to put it up yet.  All student materials are on my book shelves.  Anything that is for teacher use only has been put away into cabinets.  This allows students easy access to the materials they need. 

This is my "cool down "zone.  I found my peacemaker and peacebreaker posters on pinterest.  The bungee chair is a new addition.  The kids love this chair, it is super comfortable.  I highly recommend it!  I bought it on sale at Target. 

This door leads to our huge bathroom.  I am using the outside of the door to display some of my reading posters.  I will also be adding my Daily 5 posters to this door.  I used wrapping paper on the outside of the door. I highly recommend using wrapping paper as your background to any boards you make for you room.  It is super easy to put up and lays nicely. 

My bathroom is very large and it is doubling as an "office".  It is well organized.  It is being treated more as a 'walk-in closet' or 'office' than a bathroom.  Pictures coming soon...I forgot to take pictures for this post.

Believe it or not, everything hung on the walls is stapled in.  It's amazing we can just staple into the wall, its like a wrap-around bulletin board.

 More reading posters, my calendar, and whiteboard space for me to write. 

 I used wrapping paper for this board...wrapping paper is amazing!  So easy to hang and get flat!

 Saw this idea on pinterest a few years ago...love it!  

Math and writing wall.  The posters about the touchpoints are the digit form and word form for numbers 1-19, and then skip counting by 10's to 100.  These posters are extremely useful.  I refer students to them all the time!

Sorry for the glare....

 My amazing storage!  The purple cabinet on the left I painted with aluminum siding paint.  I won't open any of those cabinets and show you how much stuff is in them...they are packed.  Extremely organized, but packed :)

The bears on my cabinet are going to be my helper board.  The kids get to pick what jobs we will have this year.  The blue baskets on top are more books from my student libraries that I didn't have room for on my book shelves.  I will switch them out throughout the year.

 Each table has a caddy.  I got the round blue ones from Really Good Stuff, they spin!  I am loving that.  The pink caddies came from dollar tree!  I've had them awhile and love them. 

Our PBIS building theme is trains...so I stole this idea from Rebecca...these are the school wide rules and my classroom rules. 

Last, but not least my classroom door! 

I love my new classroom and I am so happy with the way it turned out.  I have many more things to do (what teacher doesn't), but it is a good start to the new school year!  Great classroom, school, and kiddos...I am so blessed :)

Room Reveal #2....A Camping We Will Go!

Today is the dedication of our new building!  What better way to celebrate the opening of our new building than to reveal Rebecca's 3rd grade classroom.  Rebecca has created a 'camping' themed classroom. She has done this theme the last couple years, and each year the kids love it!  Several of her camping items can be found in our TPT store.  Please head over there and check out her stuff! 

Here we go....Welcome to Camp Howell...

Check out our TPT store for this Woodland Create Writing Process Clip Chart

This is her Daily 5 Choice Board, behavior clip chart, and new behavior management system. 

She added a pop of color to her cabinets by tying ribbon on the drawer handles

Marshmallow special class schedule.

This is the entrance to our new hallway!

I hope everyone has a great week and check back soon for our last classroom reveal...special education instructional classroom.  Polka dots galore!!!

Room Reveal #1.....Monsters Galore in Room 4

Wow, has it been a very busy week! This was our first week back to school and our first week teaching in a brand new elementary building. We have had to set up new schedules, new building procedures, and new expectations. It has been busy! On top of all of that we got to set up and decorate brand new classrooms! That has been a lot of fun. Today I am going to reveal Tracey's classroom! She has a mix of original ideas and ideas taken from pinterest. She has the cutest monster room in town!

Love all the bright colors!

Her new behavior management system. 

Love this board...this is the first thing you see when you walk into her room!

math word wall

Tracey has worked very hard to set up her room. Her hard work has paid off.  The kids came on Wednesday and they loved their new monster room!  Stay tuned to hear how her new behavior management plan is working.  

Coming soon Mrs. Howell's camping themed classroom....check back soon!

Back to School Sale!!!

Hello all!!! It is that time, back to school. We have been EXTREMELY busy setting up our classrooms, setting up new routines, and getting acquainted with our new school! In celebration of the new school year we are having a back to school sale on August 20th. Head over to our TPT store and make a wishlist of the items you would like...20% off!!! Use the code BOOST when checking out!!!

Our new school is so beautiful and our classrooms are looking good. Two days until the students come back and we still have lots to do. We will have our first classroom reveal this week! This classroom has an adorable monster theme...check back with us soon!!! Happy New Year!