Today I want to share with you a few ways I try to get the most value out of the bookshelves I have in my preschool classroom.

I got to meet my new nuggets today at Sneak-a-Peek and I must say, they were really cute! They all seemed to be so excited to be back to school. I was certainly excited to have them! We had some extra time to set up our rooms this year so that we could focus on improving our class library area. I took full advantage of that extra time ...

Now is the time of year when teacher minds turn to setting up classrooms for the next school year.  How do you decide how to arrange your room? I used to move my furniture around....step back & take a look....move the furniture again...step back and take a look.... Well-- you get the drift. (I guess I should be honest here...it was ...

There's no place like home.   This is Mrs. Parker from Learning with Mrs. Parker. I am so thrilled to share with your my classroom....and guess what!  I am still teaching. No, not summer school! But teaching!  We are down to six more days!  So, these pictures are actually pictures of what it looks like now! ...

Here is a sneek peek into my classroom.  Enjoy! This is my classroom from a year ago when I did a jungle/monkey theme.  I didn't do very well with taking pics of my class this year which was Pirates.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. 

Exploring the outdoor classroom in preschool and the importance of setting up an equally inviting classroom environment.

Making a little more space in my classroom by adding a wall book shelf in the book center!

One thing I don’t have yet for my preschool classrooms are child-sized shelves. My husband is planning to build me a few but in the mean time, I happened to stumble across this little shelf in my mom’s neighborhood… It’s funny how being a preschool teacher makes you look at everything with an eye for [...]

To keep your classroom clean, start by keeping a broom and dust pan by the sand table at all times… And keep old towels near the water table at all times… And be sure to have extra paper towels available for cleaning the tables… And keep plenty of baskets handy for sorting and putting away [...]

Sometimes we, as adults, tend to think we should have everything just perfect and all set up before the children come into the classroom.  I agree that having things organized can help with classroom management and the flow of the classroom day but at the same time, it is also a good idea to save [...]