Day 1 of Classroom Set-Up

I spent approximately 10 hours working on my classroom today!

First, I had to sort through and organize the things that the former teacher had left behind. Deciding what to keep and what to throw away was difficult because I had no idea how some of the materials were used previously. But eventually, I got it all figured out. Then I took down all of the old bulletin boards and attempted to set up my desktop computer. That didn't go so well. There were way too many cords and no labels so I had to ask a teacher across the hall for help! Afterwards, I took a break to get lunch and make a trip to Walmart to pick up a few things. When I returned, I finally got to start personalizing my room!!! I moved the furniture, arranged my classroom library area, put up my Alphabet strip and backgrounds for bulletin boards. I'm happy with what I accomplished today. I plan on going to the Parent-Teacher store this weekend to get more things. My walls are terribly bare! Here are some pictures of my progress so far:

I used orange fabric for the two bulletin boards pictured here. The fabric was given to me by an awesome teacher on my team! I used green plastic tablecloths for the banner ($1.97 for a 2 cloth value pack @ Walmart) and border that I found in the dollar section at Target.

This area still needs a lot of work! I got the carpet for $19.97  and the body pillow was $8.98 at Walmart. I've had the green tub for a while and just used it to carry in all of the books I have purchased so far. I intend to categorize my books using book bins, I just haven't found any yet!

I love the bright neon colors of these bins! I found them at Walmart for $0.97 each. I'm going to use these to store student supplies.

A view from the other side of the room. :)

I hate that I can't work in my room on the weekends. There is so much more that I want to do!

~ Ms. Ige