At the beginning of last year, I was coming into a new district, new school, new grade level. I was moving all my old classroom stuff into my new classroom and I have to say, many things got shoved into the closet. I also "inherited" a lot of OLD curriculum materials from other teachers in the building. Not knowing exactly what I would be needing, I accepted way too much!
I am planning to get back into my classroom next week to get crackin'. One of the first things I want to do is go through and get rid of anything that I don't need. I have a great walk in closet in my room and the space is just not being used well right now.
I also want to go through my filing cabinet and purge anything I don't need. I really need to set up a better system for filing because I ended up with too many piles last year. "A place for everything and everything in its place" will be my motto this year! I can't handle working in a cluttered space, especially since my room is small to begin with.
I am also going to get my guided reading and guided math binders set up for the new school year. The other big project is going to be tackling my classroom library. Last year, I didn't put out very many of my own books because I didn't have all of them labeled. I really want to get all my books labeled, as well as pulling a good amount of mentor texts to use for workshop throughout the year.
Lots to do! I'll post some classroom pictures once I get back in there!
