A Peek Into My Classroom... My Three Favorite Places!

Hello!  Boy, I am LATE for Latoya’s Let’s Get Acquainted Linky!! 

I hope better late than never holds up in "Blog World"!

This week we are suppose to show 3 favorite spots in our classroom and I could select 2 spots hands down with no hesitation.  The third was a tie between three areas.

My all time favorite place in my Classroom is the “Fiction Book Area”.  In this area you will find a large blue rug (It is big enough for my all of my students to sit together.  They sit here for read-alouds), several large pillows, a sitting bench (with a hidden compartment), and MANY books arranged by series, authors, genres and picture books in alphabetical order.  My mom made my curtains to cover the top row.  The curtains hide my literature circle books, extra composition books, workbooks, etc.

 

Next, up is my “Math Area”.  Here you will find a brown meeting rug (perfect for a small group), two sitting benches (with a hidden compartments) pillows, math drawers that hold all my math activities arranged by skills, drawers that hold math manipulatives, math rotation board, math picture books, “Words to Know”, and math operations posters.

 

The last area will have to be our “Classroom Essential Agreement Area and Responsive Classroom Reminders Board”.  During the first week of school, we agreed on 4 things that will be a must for our classroom.  (They are listed on the brown rectangles that are linked together by ribbon, next to the tree.)  The students sign the bottom two rectangles. This brings me to my “Tree of Knowledge”.  I put this tree up to cover that ugly pipe that you see above and below the tree.  The pipe actually gives it a bit of a 3D look.  We call it a “Tree of Knowledge” because once a week the students place a sticky note on the tree with one thing that they learned and one question they still have on a topic we discussed that week.  This area also includes our school’s definition of bullying, classroom motto, “I Statement” reminders, consequences, ideas for “Apology of Action”, and fire exit route.

I hope you enjoyed a peek into my classroom.  Come by on Saturday and take a look under my “Classroom Pictures” tab.  I will be adding several more classroom pictures there.

Don’t forget to stop by Latoya’s blog to see other favorite classroom areas!  If you haven’t linked up, leave me a comment and let me know your favorite place/thing in your classroom.  I would also love to know your favorite Linky Party!

Thank you so much for stopping by and please leave me a comment letting me where I can find you!  I love finding new blogs!!

My First Linky! Let's Get Acquainted!!

Hello!  I decided to participate in my first Linky Party!  I hope I do this right!!

Latoya at Flying into First Grade is hosting a Linky Party to help bloggers get to know each other.  As a new blogger, this is perfect for me!  So here goes…

TOPIC - Skittles Game

Here is the code:

Red - Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

Orange - Favorite Memory from College

Yellow - Favorite Sports Team

Green - Favorite Fast Food Place

Purple - Wild Card (Tell anything about yourself)

Red – My most favorite ice cream in the whole wide world is OLD FASHIONED BUTTER PECAN. 

Orange – My favorite memory from college was definitely my student teaching experiences.  I went to a college that exposed us to the inside of a classroom all throughout my Junior and Senior years.  I think it was great to be in the classroom and learning from experienced teachers. 

I will never forget my first experience in a first grade classroom. The teacher needed time to gather some materials for a math lesson and asked me to read them a book. The book focused on addition.  In part of the book it said something close to....  One lonely frog was sitting on a log and one more frog joined the lonely frog on the same log. On the bottom of the page it said, "You now have how many frogs?"  One little girl feverishly waved her hand.  When I called on her she proudly answered, “Now you have friends!”  On the next page, it said “Two, you now have two frogs.”  The same little girl raised her hand again and told me she thought I was telling the story wrong!  I knew at that moment I needed older students.  The little ones are cute, but boy did I work in that classroom!

Yellow – I have to pass on this one.  Watching sports is not one of my favorite things to do.  You really don’t want me to tell you how little I know about sports teams!

Green – My favorite fast food place would have to be Moe’s.  Who doesn’t love to hear “WELCOME TO MOE’S” as soon as you enter a place.  My favorite item is their "Homewrecker".  They are huge and I can make two meals from just one Homewrecker!

             

Okay, I must make a confession…. I have twin sons who I totally adore. When they were younger and oh so cute, we went to Chuck E. Cheese like every weekend.  They LOVED playing the games, turning in tickets for junk, jumping in the ball pool, climbing through the tubes, eating gooey pizza, and waiting for the big mouse to appear.  They got to go so often because... #1 They slept like angels after running their batteries out in that place! #2 Mommy, me, LOVED the salad bar and French fries.  I still miss this place!  Okay confession over. Please don’t hold this against me!

Purple – I am addicted to children’s books, my classroom library consists of over 4,600 books (I will be posting about my classroom library next week.).  I love watching old TV shows…. The Love Boat, Soap, Matlock, Murder She Wrote, Benson, Newhart, WKRP in Cincinnati, Rhoda, and Mary Tyler Moore just to name a few! 

  

        

 

Don’t forget to stop by Latoya’s blog and meet some other wonderful bloggers!

Thank you so much for stopping by and please leave me a comment letting me how you found me and where I can visit you!

Please Join Me On My New Journey!!

Welcome!  I am so happy that you found my blog!

My name is Ms. Foreman and I have been teaching for 16 years in both public and private schools.  I have taught MANY grade levels including 2, 3, 4, and 5-8 Language Arts.  I currently teach 4^th grade.  I have been teaching fantastic fourth graders for the last 3 years.  If you have never taught 4^th grade before, let me tell you they are an amazing age group.  
 

They are not the only ones learning in my classroom.  I learn something new from them each day… beginning with patience.  Being in the classroom with nine or ten year olds has kept me on my toes.  A school day has not gone by where one of my students hasn’t said something to make me laugh, think, or question my own sanity ( Please tell me I am not the only one having those days!).  

I am a military brat and have lived in more places than I care to name.  So traveling is a passion for me.  I have a set of twin boys who hold the keys to my heart.  I enjoy talking to my mother daily, spending time with my sons, reading, finding new tools to use in my classroom, and when I don’t find just what I am looking for…. I make my own resources. 

This blog will become a place for me to share ideas, what is happening in my classroom, freebies and products that I create for my students.  I can't wait to make connections with other bloggers and participate in some of the great linky parties I have enjoyed following. 

I can't go without thanking Misty and Erika at The Honey Bunch Blog.  They custom designed this FANTASTIC blog for me.  Their response to me as a customer was top notch and they truly gave me the blog that I envisioned!  They were recommended to me and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a new design!
 

I hope that you will become a frequent visitor.  I look forward to and hope that you will share your ideas and thoughts about my post. 

Please leave me a comment.  I would love to hear how you found me and other great blogs to follow!

Look for my next post on Wednesday.  It will include a great freebie!