Groovy Educator

Last week I went to work in my room.  It was the first time I've been back since closing it out last year.  I wanted to return earlier but the air conditioning was out on my hall most of the summer.   Therefore my room was one of the last ones to be cleaned.  I found out that I have to wait until Monday to go back because the hall floor was stripped and the custodians were going to lay the wax down. Last year before I left I drew a map of the possible room arrangement for this year so I was able to quickly place the furniture.  Well, it wasn't as quick as I'd like... I brought my angel (my new baby) with me.  She is going to be four months old next week and she wanted oodles of attention.  I love her so much so it was harder to focus on work than usual.  I moved a desk then ran over and cooed at her, moved another desk ran back and cooed some more.  By the end of the day I was exhausted and did not accomplish as much as I'm used to....

It is getting close to the beginning of a new school year.  New ideas flood my brain about this time every year.  I always like to change things up.  In order to organize my thoughts I write lists.  Usually I write my beginning of the year to do list on a piece of scratch paper.  This year I am adding it to my blog so that I can refer back to it in years to come.  Right now this list includes a lot of items that I need to think about and decide upon before jumping into action.  I'll probably be adding to it in the days to come. Room Arrangement (Think about the placement of the following) desks circle time/calendar area teacher area supplies (storage and accessibility) writing station reading station listening station inside recess toys bulletin boards reading table technology (computers, projector, document camera) lunch boxes homework box where the children will turn in their work Supplies pencil cups (sharp/need to be sharpen...