After decorating Bonduel for two days, I spent FOUR days decorating Fairview. That is the most time I have ever spent decorating my room, but it was definitely worth it!
The first things I worked on was my word wall on the south wall. This wall has a whole bunch of music words organized in categories. I know a lot of word walls are alphabetical, but I like having words in categories to make it easier for students to find the word they are looking for. I posted both posters that I bought, as well as, posters that I created this summer:
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FINISHED PRODUCT
I also added an awesome bulletin board next to the word wall. This bulletin board was actually quite simple to make and I used black 'painters tape' to create the keys. It looks so great now that it is finished and it really adds something to my 'music story corner.'
The next thing I worked on was creating a small story corner. This is the corner I use when I sing a story to my little ones. That is one of my favorite things to do when teaching the little ones. I have all sorts of song storybooks and they love listening to the stories and singing along to their favorites like Puff the Magic Dragon and Over the Rainbow.
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AFTER
This is not a particularly good picture... but you get the idea.
The next step was adding the learning target dry erase boards and the music alphabet like I had in Bonduel:
The final step, creating a Student of the Month bulletin board to show the great achievements my students:
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Good job! It is funny how spending that much time decorating really does pay off. I didn't expect it!
ReplyDeleteBesides decorating, there are two other things that make a bit of a difference in my classroom. I have a scentsy wax warmer. I always have food smells going. My first graders told their teacher they love coming to my room because it "smells delicioso!" I also have a jar of candy on my desk. It keeps teachers dropping in to visit all day. I like visitors. :)
I love the idea of adding candy in my room. While reading your blog I have noticed that we are very similar. One, both of us are super attractive, so our students have a hard time taking us too seriously. Two, we are both Chatty Kathys... lol. I also am one that loves chatting and normally I have to remind myself that other teachers are trying to get work done. :P
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of food smells, but since I am a traveling teacher I rarely get time for lunch and I think it may just make me hungrier :P
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