tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post8538549003194557827..comments2024-03-18T23:48:24.941-05:00Comments on Kindergarten's 3 Rs: Respect, Resources and Rants: Houston, We Have Lift-Off!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-33789545249290666722009-03-23T13:47:00.000-05:002009-03-23T13:47:00.000-05:00I am so jealous of your room how big and spacious ...I am so jealous of your room how big and spacious it is! Love all the natural light!Katie from ABC&123: A Learning Cooperativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571035701574345692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-39373501667218239592008-09-07T14:37:00.000-05:002008-09-07T14:37:00.000-05:00WOW! I stumbled across your blog through several ...WOW! I stumbled across your blog through several others (just love checking links!) I'm so jealous of your beautiful classroom! I teach kindergarten in Chicago, and my classroom is literally less than 1/4 the size of yours. We have no bathroom, I have 30 students and NO assistant! Again, sooo jealous! :) Have a great school year!ChiTown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240876368610100419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-52868245752447933822008-08-10T23:24:00.000-05:002008-08-10T23:24:00.000-05:00Aww man. A teaser, now we have to keep checking! ...Aww man. A teaser, now we have to keep checking! :) Can't Wait!Ms Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881158560938169986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-53701798283066394262008-08-10T18:36:00.000-05:002008-08-10T18:36:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure I called dibs on Zachary anyway, d...I'm pretty sure I called dibs on Zachary anyway, didn't I? :) Send him up!<BR/><BR/>So glad the rest of you liked the photos too- hopefully they convey a safe, interesting, creative environment that will motivate my students year 'round. <BR/><BR/>Yes, the space is wonderful, and my room was almost fully equipped when I opened the door for the first time. This district certainly gives its students a lot to work with.<BR/><BR/>Hope you all have a wonderful year- and keep dropping by- I've got some posts ready in the queue for Monday and Tuesday, and have photographed Kissing Hands, my gifts for my colleagues, etc., to post on Wednesday.Michaele Sommervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990037834550670314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-42951672197655949362008-08-10T18:11:00.000-05:002008-08-10T18:11:00.000-05:00Great photos & I might just be mailing Zachary...Great photos & I might just be mailing Zachary to you for kindergarten!The Chance Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684912323045684560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-62304826373183358922008-08-10T18:09:00.000-05:002008-08-10T18:09:00.000-05:00GORGEOUS CLASSROOM! CAN I COME BACK TO KINDER!GORGEOUS CLASSROOM! CAN I COME BACK TO KINDER!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064113501129840818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-34048097344405310222008-08-10T12:57:00.000-05:002008-08-10T12:57:00.000-05:00Wow, what a great room. I have a TINY classroom, ...Wow, what a great room. I have a TINY classroom, and I fantasize about having that much space! You have done an amazing job getting your room organized and ready. I'm really impressed. I will definitely be using these photographs for ideas and inspiration as I go back to work (a little more than a week from now!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-28430682101638592532008-08-10T09:06:00.000-05:002008-08-10T09:06:00.000-05:00I'm glad you like the photos!To answer your questi...I'm glad you like the photos!<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, I set out five to eight full centers (depending on the number of students I have in my class) each year in order to make sure I catch every student's interest. Some kiddos are so fearful and nervous about kindergarten, but they see the Lego table or the dollhouse and they relax. Others enjoy painting, or want to play dress up. Still others want to listen to stories with headphones on, tuning out the other noise. I look for *anything* to calm the kids, to give them something to look forward to- because I'm not always *it*. <BR/><BR/>I'm still a stranger to the students, and even if parents have told them all summer long things like "oh, you're going to LOVE your kindergarten teacher, yadda yadda yadda," there's a chance that a student WON'T. Students need to take ownership of their classroom, and feel as if they belong while they build a relationship with me and their peers. Finding something that interests them early on helps me in that arena.<BR/><BR/>Yep, it can be a lot to clean up, and I go home every afternoon of the first week of school exhausted. But when kids skip back into my classroom on Monday morning, greeting me with a cheerful "hello," relaxed yet eager to participate in whatever I have planned, it is all worth it!<BR/><BR/>:)Michaele Sommervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990037834550670314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34115138.post-20577988670530839242008-08-10T08:55:00.000-05:002008-08-10T08:55:00.000-05:00I enjoyed looking at the pictures of your room. Th...I enjoyed looking at the pictures of your room. Thanks for sharing. It looks like you put all your stuff out in your centers to star the year. Do you cover any or somehow make them not available until you introduce them? I have all mine open but have heard of many teachers only having basics out the first few weeks.I love the blue bulletin boards it gives your room a sense of continuity. I hope your kissing hand cookies turn out ok. I may try that this year! Again, you inspire me!Ms Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881158560938169986noreply@blogger.com