Primary classroom

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The best classroom setup ideas to get your class ready for back to school inlcluding ideas for a teacher toolbox plus, find out how to get free classroom printables.

If anyone reads this, you know that I changed schools in April. I'm permanent! Yay! I moved to a very new building; the school opened in April 2011, so you'll see that everything looks very fresh and bright and new. I thought I'd post some photos of my new classroom. Hopefully in August/September I will post my setting up process when I "start from scratch." This is what you see when you first walk into the class. Yes, those are lovely big windows along the back wall. Looking into the class…

These visual direction cards in the classroom will help your students see and remember what you want them to do while building independence.

Hello, Sunshine! Inspiration: When I moved into my new house, I stopped at this adorable home decor shop in my town. When I walked in, I was instantly drawn to this iron sign that said, “Hello, Sunshine.” It was one of those moments where you knew you HAD to have it…I was not walking out […]

Actionable tips on setting up student groups, choosing literacy centers, and effectively organizing materials and classroom space!

Tips and tricks for putting together a progress monitoring bin so all your materials are together in one place!

Actionable tips on setting up student groups, choosing literacy centers, and effectively organizing materials and classroom space!

Actionable tips on setting up student groups, choosing literacy centers, and effectively organizing materials and classroom space!

Managing data folders in the primary classroom doesn’t have to take a lot of time. Find out how I’ve learned to use data folders effectively to guide my teaching and give my students a voice in their learning. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive these free fluency graphs and progress charts for reading, math and more.