Posted in Great classroom spaces, tagged Classroom tips, word wall on October 13, 2011| 6 Comments »
I love getting photos of various classrooms from around the country! Here is the latest batch from Traci McGraw’s classroom at Eastside Elementary in the Rogers Public Schools, Arkansas. If you want to share some classroom photos, send them to d.diller@live.com
These are the charts Traci uses to rotate her students through work stations
Traci's "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" tree that she uses for her behaviour system
Traci uses different colors on her word wall to help students find words easier
Posted in Classroom makeovers, Classroom tips, My travels, tagged bulletin boards, Classroom tips, literacy work stations on August 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The city of Reading
I spent last week in Pennsylvania and worked in the city of Reading. How appropriate! (It’s pronounced red-ding, though). My drive there included driving through farmland in Lancaster County (where I grew up) and passing through city streets with woods in the background. Pennsylvania means “Penn’s Woods.”
School starts here this week, and the 3rd-6th grade teachers I was with did a great job of working together to plan for starting stations in the next few weeks. We brainstormed which stations they’d use first, how they’d introduce them, and even did a few together. During breaks, I peaked into classrooms.
One 6th grade classroom had wall to wall cabinets on two walls. The teacher is looking for solutions of how to hang things on the doors for display, since there is virtually no wall space. Sixth graders keep their things in these “lockers” behind the doors and open them frequently. Any suggestions??? Please post your ideas so they can be shared!
A farm in Lancaster County, PA
Bulletin boards covered in the same color red
How would you use these cabinets for display?
Organized supplies in sixth grade
Playing "guess my word" during the inservice
Debbie Diller 