Teaching in Room 6 : classroom environment

Open House 2013

~Stephanie — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:48:00 GMT

Last week we had our annual Open House. This is a night in the spring when parents come to see all the hard work that the students have done over the course of the year. To be honest, until I started blogging, I thought this was a normal occurrence. I...(read more)

The Water Cycle

~Stephanie — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:52:00 GMT

We are now in full swing with our water and weather unit. Evaporation, condensation, and the water cycle are key elements of our learning. Since it is just a basic overview of the water cycle at this point (we get into more detail a bit later on in the...(read more)

Contact Paper to Save the Day

~Stephanie — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:42:00 GMT

I find that I am always tinkering with my classroom environment. When one bulletin board set up or furniture arrangement has been there too long, I change it up. So today, when looking at my powder blue cupboard (and contemplating where I was going to...(read more)

Room 6 Right Now

~Stephanie — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:28:00 GMT

So we have been in school a few weeks now, and I thought I would share some photos of my room with you. Now, keep in mind that this is the beginning of the year. There really isn't much up (if you remember my Open House pictures, you will look at this...(read more)

Gooooooooooaaaaaaal!!

~Stephanie Moorman — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:23:00 GMT

Each year, I think it is a good idea to have the students think about their goals while in my classroom. Thinking about what they want to accomplish as a student and how they are going to do that seems to me to be a good way to begin the year. I mean,...(read more)

Preparing to Get Into my Room

~Stephanie Moorman — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:38:00 GMT

I have been taking a bit of time to work on things that I am going to be using in my classroom come August, and I thought I would share them with you. All of this is stuff you have seen before, but I thought putting all of the links in one post might...(read more)

Tour of My Room

~Stephanie Moorman — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:08:00 GMT

OK...so I showed you my room for Open House, but I thought I would take you on a proper tour now. These pictures are a mixture from the entire year. My intention is to focus on the set up of it all, not necessarily the content of what is being learned...(read more)

Our Original Colonial Flags

~Stephanie Moorman — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:30:00 GMT

I like to integrate my teaching as much as possible (since we all know the sheer quantity of content we have to teach nowadays is staggering!) So instead of simply reading a biography about Betsy Ross during our unit on the American Revolution, I used...(read more)

Open House 2012

~Stephanie Moorman — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:36:00 GMT

The other night, we had Open House. Now, until I started blogging, I actually thought this was a normal ritual around the country. Every spring, we open our doors to anyone and everyone to show off all the great work we have been doing throughout the...(read more)

Let's Just Write ON the Windows, OK?

~Stephanie Moorman — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:02:00 GMT

Do you ever have these bright ideas when you are shopping? You come across something in the aisles of the store that you didn't intend to buy or use, and find it in your shopping cart? That is what happened when I walked down the school supply section...(read more)

Already Preparing for NEXT Year!

~Stephanie Moorman — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:00 GMT

If you are anything like me, you are thinking about next year already. I go through my mind and think about all I will need to start off the next year. I like to have what I *know* I will need run off and ready to go. If I can get things laminated, even...(read more)

Thinking Thematically

~Stephanie Moorman — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

When I was in college, the big push was towards thematic teaching. No longer were we to teach in isolated chunks of information, but we were to pull it all together under one big umbrella theme. Because I learned that way, my brain is now wired to teach...(read more)

Displaying Student Work

~Stephanie Moorman — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

I think I became a teacher because of bulletin boards. Honestly. I just love them. I love creating them. I love doing interesting and different things with them. I love how they look when they come out just "right". They really are a highlight of my teaching...(read more)

Grades and Feedback

~Stephanie — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:15:00 GMT

One of the things we are required to do with all work that is placed on bulletin boards is post feedback to the students (well, I know we really should be doing this on all work we assign, but the bulletin board one is a mandate ;) ) Since every board...(read more)

Bulletin Boards Don't Have to be Flat

~Stephanie — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Classroom environment is my favorite part of being a teacher. I love making my room look nice and neat. I get a sense of satisfaction in displaying the students' work on the wall. I just really like putting up bulletin boards. It is one of the main reasons...(read more)