My third grade classroom ~ Polka dots
View when walking in the classroom door. The majority of the color in my room is blue and green. Since the theme is polka dots, I thought I'd use blue and green to neutralize the setting for both boys and girls. Each curtain is tied off with blue polka dot ribbon.
Amber Storm gave me the idea of hanging round lanterns from the ceiling. Polka dots! She's so smart.
This is my About Miss Rhodes board. I have pictures of Molly (of course), family, and my beautiful friends. It also has items I enjoy such as my favorite piece of art, pictures of some of my paintings, an owl for my favorite animal, french fries and strawberry ice cream for my favorite food, a beach for my favorite place, a record along with pictures of jazz instruments for my favorite music, and pictures of the A&M campus.
My guided reading area. Kidney tables....O how they take up so much room. And the orange bulletin is not finished ( I created it by hand and hot glued to the wall :)...Ive hot glued nearly everything to wall, lol ). We will add to it as the North America unit progresses. The orange bulletin board will change every month to two months. We study each continent throughout the year, so it will rotate as the continent we are studying changes.
The yellow bulletin board (one i also created, along with the purple - its just wood beneath it) is Our Class Album. I'll use it to put pictures of the students throughout the year.
Look What We Did bulletin board is purely for the kiddos. Each student has a distinct area where they can display anything they would like to. Good grades. Writing. Pieces of art. It's their contribution to the room and makes them feel like they are part of the decorating process. Plus, others get to see their accomplishments and talents.
Below the board is my class library and reading chair.
View of my desk. All the bright yellow, pink, and orange pieces of paper on the back of my file cabinets are for Class Jobs. They are magnetic so I can move the student's names on a weekly basis.
I have 19 students...makes it hard for arranging the desks. Next year I will ask for tables. As for now, this is how they are arranged. I'm sure it will change once I have the kiddos in there. It's hard to see - but I took inch thick polka dot ribbon and lined my white board. (The metal was scratched and boring) One is puple polka dots and the other is green. I have an alphabet strand across the top of the classroom - it's in green polka dots. Even the name plates on their desks have polka dots :)
I have pictures of the room before decorating took place if you scroll down my blog.
