Prepping the room for the kiddos to arrive!

Prepping the Classroom

This is what the classroom looked like when I first saw it.

Everything was jammed packed into the room. It took my mom and I hours to peel back the layers.

 

The cabinets in the room were pretty beaten up so I gave them a coat of paint.

I spiced them up a bit by painting The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

This cabinet became our art storage, but also serves as a way to retell The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

I added the life cycle of a butterfly on our other cabinet.

This is our bulletin board in the quiet room. It opened up the conversation about how we do not jump on the cots.

Our picture schedule. We refer to this a lot throughout the day.

My little minions hang up their coats and backpacks here.

Our door holder is responsible for changing this every time we leave the room.

The shapes I made use pictures of things the kids are familiar with to help them identify shapes.

This will be where we display our art.

The Kiddos Arrive!

Our first week went great! We've been working on establishing our class routine, name recognition, and concepts of print (identifying the parts of a book). We also talked a lot about our classroom rules:

•  We play safely and keep our hands to
  ourselves.
•  We listen to the teachers.
• We are nice to others.
•  We keep our classroom clean.
•  We use inside voices and walking feet. 

A lot of friends play at blocks every day.

Our friends worked together to sort all our animals, bugs, cars, and people in the block area.

They really enjoy our woodworking area. They use prior knowledge to "use" the tools.

Our friends always have a lot of ideas for what they want to build, but in case they need a few ideas we have several posted on the wall.

They used the waffle blocks to make tracks for the cars and animals.

They also used tape to make roads.

Feeding the bunny - Great fine motor practice!

Complete with helicopter noises :)

We can also feed the monkey and the dog.

Connecting gear manipulatives to make all kinds of things.

Playing with puzzles and lacing beads.

A bike made at quiet time.

A rocket ship made at quiet time.

Washing the dishes.

Putting on a puppet show.

Dramatic Play is another popular area in our classroom.

Playing with baby dolls.

Paper Doll puzzles. They really enjoyed making silly outfits.

Our class plays outside at the same time as Miss Lisa's class.

They LOVE the parachute.

Giant Frisbee!