Mrs. House's Carnival Classroom

Now we will tour my Carnival/Circus themed classroom! I have a regular ol' classroom so it's not as exciting as Mr. Howse's awesome enormo room.

My door..the Hubs spent HOURS on this door...now I just have to keep my kiddos grubby hands off it! Ha!  The wall next to my door houses my work display.  I hang work on a ring to keep it all year long.  Once the kiddos arrive, I am going to take their pics with silly clown glasses and noses and replace those popcorn boxes with their cute pics!

This is the view when you walk into my room.

My little teacher area...

My reading area/calendar/main info wall.  I love my new number/shapes posters.

 

The view from my desk...

The window wall...love my bunting...this wall is just waiting on anchor charts to adorn it!

My guided reading/interactive writing area..

My reading area...I LOVE my new pillows.

The view from the front of the room...the HUBS spent hours on the word wall for me too!

My shelves full of center materials...

Another long shelf...the wall above it will be filled with anchor charts soon!

I love my clipboards..each kiddo has one and I can easily change out writing!

My newest addition...I painted this shelf with chalkboard paint! Its going to be my new word work center!

Mr. Howse's Camping Classroom Tour

First, let's take a tour of Mr. Howse's camping themed classroom.  This theme fits his personality perfectly and it's evident he loves the outdoors.  The kids LOVE his room.  It doesn't hurt that he lucked into the biggest room in the whole building pretty much...his room is a little bit down the hall from the rest of the KCrew and he has the ultimate closet and awesome reading loft! 


When you walk in this is what you see....

 

He hand painted most of the details of his room like the trees, camping signs, and posters. 

 

 

I love his reading area with the faux grass, tree stumps, campfire, and stars.  What kid wouldn't want to hang out in there?  He added some awesome details like bobbers in a jar, metal buckets/lanterns, and cricket bucket pencil holders!  He also has camping themed number charts, color charts, and ABC charts!

The canoe shelf is just phenomenal...

Map covered storage boxes, fish baskets, and a picnic inspired calendar set-up help set the tone as well.

This is the view looking toward the door from the back of his room!

Here he is all dressed up for Teacher Meet and Greet...how adorable is his outfit?!

Playlist

We are all more productive while listening to music whether you are cleaning the house or on a road trip.  It's getting close to that time of year again when we are setting up our classrooms.  This is a dreaded time because summer is closing but exciting because we can start fresh again.  Today we are grooving to:

• Why Can't We Be Friends by War
• The Weight by The Band
• Nothing but Trouble by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
• The Midnight Special by CCR
• Days Like This by Van Morrison
• I Love It by Icona Pop

That should get us through the morning.  What are some songs on your playlist that would help us get through the afternoon and coming weeks?  Roll call...comment below to share your favorite songs!

You never get bored putting up a bulletin board while dancing!