My first adventure into the realms of teaching third grade was to make our DESKS disappear! All of the great educational bloggers that have went forth before me have done a "Classroom Reveal", so here is mine!
Below is a video with more details!
http://youtu.be/exRnBvLgW48
Most of our day will be spent in centers during instructional time. However, when we do whole group instruction or independant work, students will use bath mats and clip boards to do their assignments! The bath mats can be spread around the room for testing, placed into clusters for small groups, or put together in the front of the room for lectures or videos!
Can't wait to see the faces of my students when they come back after break to see their desks have disappeared! I anticipate that I will have to heavily focus on teaching them the new routine of a new style of classroom! I'll keep you posted!
How is this classroom set up going so far? I am wanting to do the same with my classroom. What do you do when they are testing?
ReplyDeleteHey! So sorry it has taken me so long to respond! I LOVE MY FLEXIBLE SEATING! I will never go back! It definitely took some instruction on how to manage the change but it is so very worth it. I have a class of 21 third graders and it has been the coolest thing! One of my friends just started it with second grade and is going to do a guest post soon on how to manage it! Thanks for commenting ��
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