So, let's recap. The summer was a blur. I learned so much, so fast that I almost can't tell you what we covered. I'm assuming (hoping?) that next summer it will all come together.
What's coming up? Well, I have a very bottom heavy class this year. More than half of my class is 3 year olds. This will be an interesting year. Last time my class was this unbalanced, I felt like I was losing my mind. Here's to hoping it will be better with more experience on my part.
On a positive note, I got NEW, yes, new materials (not replacement pieces!) for a lot of things in my classroom.
A brand new, shiny, pink tower! Oh, isn't it so pretty? I'm just going to cry when it gets chipped. We are going to be doing a LOT of grace and courtesy on the handling of new materials. I think it looks particularly pretty on the green stool, which also got a fresh coat of paint.
The brown stair is new too. Ignore the red rods, they're old. My stair is now made if rectangular prisms instead of cylinders!
New geometry cabinet. Look, it had knobs! That means children will be able to open the drawers on their own! A side note: I also got fraction circles, which I never had before. I was on the verge of chucking my old geometry cabinet when I realized they were perfect holders for the fraction circles. Even though there are no knobs on the old drawers, it still works because I'm only using three of the drawers. Very handy if anyone is looking for fraction storage/shelf display.
A whole bead cabinet! You can see the remnants of my old hooks above the cabinet. We've only had the short chains since... Forever. Now, we have a whole bead cabinet. I'm just waiting for the long chains to arrive.
There are other new things that I got, but this is the last picture I'll post. Here is my new bell stand. Bells are old (I scrubbed and polished so hard, I hope they look like they might be new-ish and not 15+ years old!), but the actual stand is new. My old stand was a whale. It was twice as deep, which made it difficult for the children to play. Also, they loved to lean on all that extra space and it was getting quite bowed. I was just waiting for the unfortunate moment when it cracked. Luckily, we've avoided that!
Happy back to school for everyone who is starting!
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1 comments:
I wish adi was in your class! Love the new materials. And that pink tower is amazing.
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