New Year... New Ideas!

It is coming... it is coming... it is here! Well, for me at least.

Tomorrow is my FIRST day of school!

I worked pretty late on Friday night and took some pictures of the end result.

Here are the whole class pictures.

 

(I color coded the arrows to help you see different elements.)

 Here are my "turn in baskets" for work and unpacking baskets for agendas, folder, and such.

The baskets are on top of my cubbies.

On my calendar, I have my freebie Dr. Jean Cheers ready {free here}, sight word sentences and cards using I, a, and go, and my freebie pattern idea. {here}

Lastly, I have the cool Dr. Jean Nursery Rhyme CDs {here} ready with Mary had a Little Lamb and our first two reading strategies for the first week of school ready... check for understanding and using the pictures {here.} We will be using the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear What You Do You Hear?

And here is what the outside of my room looks like.

I always add individual pictures of my students to the door. (Which is the main reason you normally do not see my classroom door on here.) I will be taking and printing their first day pictures next to their name on the door Monday.

Here is the opposite side of my cubbies. 

 Remember those baskets are "turn in baskets" for their work. Students have colored tables and they turn their work into the matching basket.

You can also see my CAFE headers with ribbon {free here.}

I also created this center time chart... loving it!!! {here}

And my newest item... my Monkey Behavioral Charts! {here}

(they are slightly crooked and it is driving me BANANAS!!!)

 The rules signs were Freebies from someone else and they can be found {here.} 

Once I got home, I remember 4 more things I NEED to get done in my classroom and about 15 things I NEED to get ready at home. GOODNESS me!

What is the one thing your classroom that drives you CRAZY?