![]() I want my students and visitors to know that reading is that important. I placed the library here for a very important reason: it’s the first thing you see when you walk in the door. The library sits in the hallway in our classroom. I keep all of our books there, even the read alouds that I use for lessons. They are free to read any book in that library. Our classroom library is open to the kids all the time. (And we might or might not have had stool races for indoor recess…)Ĭlassroom Design: Student Work Areas-Classroom Library The wheels are optional but I do love sitting in them and zooming around the room. I love that they can slide under the table so they don’t sick out. This year we upgraded to these stools from Amazon. Originally, as seen in the above pictures, we used green folding chairs. The seating for the round table has changed recently. It will trap you and you will never get anything done. This is a favorite reading spot for the kids! (Warning: Do not sit in the big comfy chair during planning. We put a slipcover on the chair and added the round rug from Amazon. The other work are is our cozy corner.The chairs are kept at their lowest height and are pushed to the wall to help with safety. High Top Table-this is where we sit and enjoy beverages.This table sits in the back of the room and is a popular spot for students to work. ![]() That means you can easily move it when you need more space. Round table-this round table was purchased on Amazon. ![]() It lets the kids have a voice and choice in where and how they work. And that choice is why we have these areas. But flexible seating is about choice so we do have some options for students to use during independent work time. 8 years ago we decided (because we had a W shaped room with no space for kids!) to get rid of all of our tables and desks. Our flexible seating started before flexible seating was a thing. In our classroom, we utilize flexible seating. We actually have 4 areas to show you today: three seating/work areas and the classroom library! Today we’re doing to show you our student work areas and give you some specifics on why we set up our student work areas the way we do and how it works. Specifically, how and why of each area of the classroom. White bats, lights and you’ve created a memory and an experience.We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Of course there are bats in our math and literacy centers!Īnd to conclude our bat unit, we turned our hallway into a bat cave as a surprise for the kids! I just cut out white bats and added some black lights! And BAM! A bat cave! This took me 30 minutes to do. Finally, add purple and black streamers to the bottom of the bat! They are very easy to make and look amazing hanging from the ceiling! Cut one plate in half to make the wings!Ĭylinder Bats! Make a cylinder out of black construction paper. ![]() Paper plate bats! Paint two plates black. MAKE ALL THE ART! And bats are less creepy if it’s cute kid art….just sayin… We made bat snacks using Oreos, Doritos, M&Ms, Twizzlers, and candy corn!Īnd lots of art projects because I believe no classroom is complete without artwork. Read It UP: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat We also incorporate some math and graphing into our bat research project!Īs part of our bat theme, Stellaluna is a MUST! This is a great book about bats and birds but also about accepting people who are different than us. ![]() The students then use their new bat knowledge to write about bats! We use read alouds and graphic organizers to conduct our research! As we read, we complete our tree charts, labeling, Venn Diagrams, and true-false sorts!Īs we are completing our graphic organizers and class charts, the students are also completing their own pages in their research journals! Using the big vocabulary is so necessary! Like we always do with our research projects! We use Post It Notes so we can move our thoughts around as we organize our learning! As we go through our bat research unit we add learning and move any misconceptions! This is a very visual way for students to organize their learning and it’s very engaging! My ‘staches know that our schema is what we already know about something. I wanted to share our Bats Research Project with you and share the fun and learning we had during our 2 weeks of bats! The ‘staches were so engaged and excited learning about bats and learn they did! ![]()
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