Before the First Days of School
Before the first days of school... You’ve just graduated or decided that you want to teach after a few (or many) years of doing something else. You start collecting materials that you thin that you will and begin the waiting game. You wait for what seems like an eternity (for some it may only be a couple of days) for an opportunity to get into your classroom and decorate. You finally get in and let the decorating process begin! Some do elaborate themes, paint furniture, some order posters from TpT or Amazon, and some borrow posters from others. What ever your method, taking the time to make your classroom inviting and rich with content relate materials is an important aspect of teaching. Because that’s what students look at when they tune you out. Inevitably, a kid will lose focus and start looking around the room, at least if you have encouraging words or content related materials they will have something educational to look at. After your classroom is decorated, wheth...