Classroom table storage

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A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Give students some space of their own.

Looking at an elementary classroom without desks At the end of last year I made the plunge and switched from student desks to tables. Our supportive principal gave the options to teachers to trade out their student desks with tables from the county warehouse. My teammates thought I was crazy. The number one question that ... Read More about Why I love tables instead of desks in the elementary classroom

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Camera Dump! Classroom Reveal 2013-2014 I'm linking up with my sweet friend Tara to show off my Monday Made It. I put together my room! Yay it's almost done. I'm also link up for Classroom Digs (classroom tours) for Teacher Week. I found this sweet idea from Tammy. Check out her post here I think building relationships is so important in all grades. I'm going to invite my students to let me know what's the buzz in their life. When a child wants to tell me something or just chat I'll have…

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After some long days and hard work I am happy to say that my new room is finally ready for the school year! I moved up a level and I have to say, the switch was really nice (and I have windows now!) It's amazing how much harder it is to find the time to get in to work on it once you have a one-year old! But alas, here it is! I'll work around the room counter-clockwise starting at my desk. Let me know what you think! Here's the whole room looking in from the door. I made the choice to go with…

Chrck out how I organize tables in my classroom

This year, I decided to trade my student desks in for tables! Although I was a bit anxious about making this switch, I was eager to see how they would change the dynamic between my students. After scouring the campus for my tables and they were all set up, I had to decide what to do with their materials. Where would they put everything that kids usually put in their desks? Secretly, I was looking forward to not having those messy cluttered desks! I used these little red baskets on the tables…