Sunday, September 20, 2009

Virtual Classroom Tour

Exciting things are happening in our classroom all the time! Take a tour of our classroom to find out some of the many things that we do during our days together.

Student work always fills our hallway, making it bright, cheerful, and welcoming (as well as showing off all of the skills we are learning)! Below are the second grade Noun apples. This is the rocking chair that I sit in when I read to the class and teach whole group lessons. On the book stand, I keep the songs that we sing in the morning and the chapter book we are reading (right now, it's Matilda).
This is our writing center. It is complete with many kinds of writing tools including an assortment of paper, stencils, a dictionary, pencils, colored pencils, crayons, markers, stickers, a stapler, and a chart of 100 words to know. As the year goes on, this section of our classroom will change to include science topics that we are learning about. Currently, the second grade science unit is on display. Can you tell what it is?
I do write on the chalkboard, but not on this part of it! Here we keep track of the days and months, how many days we've been in school, how many students are present and absent, and the weather. Our circle of books is also on the board; we keep track of the different genres of books we read together as a class to make sure we are reading a great variety of books. Also near the calendar is our daily journal prompt.
One of my favorite places in the classroom is our reading corner. It's cozy with beanbags and stools to sit on and full of great literature. Kids are often found here picking out and enjoying books!
Extra, extra! Read all about it! This is where we post interesting and exciting news articles. It's important to know what is going on in the world around us. Behind the news board, our Numbers All Around museum is on display as well as a handwriting center where students can work on their handwriting skills.
Soon, I will be meeting with groups of students at our Guided Reading table. Here we will work on important skills that all readers need to know!
3...2...1...Blast off! The Star of the Week gets to take a ride in our rocket ship. Our class mission is also on display as a reminder that we always need to be respectful, responsible, and caring.

Thank you for taking a virtual classroom tour of Peterson's Planetarium.
Our class is full of star students!

2 comments:

kelli said...

Dear miss pertson, you are the best teacher ever! you'r verynice and loving! I have not had this much fun in school since pre school


love, kelli

Sarah Lynn said...

Your classroom is sooooooo cute!!! : )