This is where we gather for calendar and other whole group activities.
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This is where we keep books by our author of the month. The calendar helper has the honor of sitting in the beanbag chair for the week.
Phoneme Wall
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Writing Center
Students come to the writing center for free writing. They fill a basket with materials they would like to use. Then they can either take it to their seat, or take a clipboard and sit somewhere in the room. Work in progress is stored in the wall chart.
Mailboxes
Everyone has a mailbox for his or her daily folder.
Everyone has a job.
We sit at our tables when we use our interactive whiteboard and when we do some independent and group work.
Most of our books are sorted by level so it's easier to find books that are just right.
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Other books are sorted by author, subject, or genre.
Math Tubs
We use math materials and games from these drawers every day.
Listening Center and Big Books
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Literacy Centers and Behavior Charts
This is where we look to find out our choices for Literacy Centers.
We keep track of our behavior with the chart below.
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This is my desk area. There is also a student computer that is connected to the interactive whiteboard.