Small kindergarten classroom setup

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I have been absolutely overwhelmed and blessed with the amount of support I've gotten from readers this past year. So many of you have reached out about my classroom and asked questions or decor advice. You have given me the experience of a lifetime! I feel it's important that you know before continuing on that it truly takes a village to create my classroom each year. Behind the scenes there are many people who come together to make this possible. Friends and family members help me…

Another down side to being a new teacher is not having a permanent classroom. In my last post I explained that my classroom is an added classroom. We have such large enrollment numbers at my school that we have 5 Kindergarten classrooms! So, with that being said, I also have the smallest of the 5 classrooms. My classroom isn't even technically a classroom. But, that's fine by me! While everyone else has wall to wall carpet (yuck!), I have a nice tiled floor. The room is a lot brighter and…

Have you ever had to teach in a super small classroom? In my first year of teaching, that was exactly what happened. My very first classroom actually used to be a storage closet for PE equipment (not even joking) and was eventually expanded a bit so that it could be converted into a classroom. I only had six students that year (not joking about that either), so we had no trouble fitting in the space, and I also didn't have that much stuff because it was only my first year of teaching. Fast…

Read about how a kindergarten classroom became a more Reggio-inspired space, including how furniture, colors, and lighting played a big role. Learn small ways to incorporate Reggio Emilia into your classroom using natural materials, real-world objects, and spaces designed for children.

I’m a big fan of Ikea furniture in the classroom. A few years ago I picked up some Trofast shelves and they have been well worth the cost. Each year I told myself I would label them and each year the summer would go by without me doing so. I knew I loved them before ... Read More about Trofast in the Classroom

Here is a 1st grade classroom floor plan. It presents separate learning stations, allowing children to work on different activities independently or in small groups. A well-designed preschool layout can provide opportunities for teachers or caregivers to interact and engage with children in different ways, promoting a personal connection that enhances the learning experience.

Setting up a kindergarten classroom can be overwhelming, especially when you're a first year teacher. Kindergarten classroom must-haves...

I am a victim of a small classroom. It's small by kindergarten standards because in kindergarten (as in most early elementary K-2 classrooms) my kiddos need to move. They need space for dramatic play, blocks, for exploring sand tables and science, for reading, for writing, for 'doing art' and for dancing. All these things are vital to kindergarten, but they are quickly disappearing from our kindergarten classrooms as there is a greater and more urgent push for teachers to meet standards and…

I have always done a four station rotation in my classroom when I taught Kindergarten. I am doing the same in Transitional or Pre-Kindergarten. One station is usually an independent, play-based center. So the first week of school, I decided that it would be a great idea to let the children play in our PLAYHOUSE that I set up in small groups!