Places for Learning

- This is my favorite part of our classroom. Each child has a space on the floor called his or her place for learning. Here the children gather to read, think, and converse together.
  This is my favorite part of our classroom. Each child has a space on the floor called his or her place for learning. Here the children gather to read, think, and converse together.
- Even though we have interactive whiteboard messages in our reading book, I still prefer to write our morning messages on my old-fashioned chalkboard!
  Even though we have interactive whiteboard messages in our reading book, I still prefer to write our morning messages on my old-fashioned chalkboard!
- Next to the message, I post the schedule for the day. The schedule helps keep me on track (kind of!) and encourages my students to read to find out what is happening next.
  Next to the message, I post the schedule for the day. The schedule helps keep me on track (kind of!) and encourages my students to read to find out what is happening next.
- I still LOVE my pocket chart! My husband made with this handy two-sided stand. It has wheels on the bottom to make it easy to move around.
  I still LOVE my pocket chart! My husband made with this handy two-sided stand. It has wheels on the bottom to make it easy to move around.
- The other side of the pocket chart stand with our retelling song from Month-by-Month Reading Instruction. In that book you’ll find songs for all of the reading strategies!
  The other side of the pocket chart stand with our retelling song from Month-by-Month Reading Instruction. In that book you’ll find songs for all of the reading strategies!
- I use the inside of the pocket chart stand to store some of the poems we sing and chant. I punch a hole in the end of the sentence strips and hang them from a binder ring.
  I use the inside of the pocket chart stand to store some of the poems we sing and chant. I punch a hole in the end of the sentence strips and hang them from a binder ring.
- My goal is to have everything I need at my fingertips, read alouds, poem, CD player, markers to create anchor charts, and more! Notice the “First Grade Data” board—a CCSS-friendly alternative to the Daily Calendar!
  My goal is to have everything I need at my fingertips, read alouds, poem, CD player, markers to create anchor charts, and more! Notice the “First Grade Data” board—a CCSS-friendly alternative to the Daily Calendar!
- This is my “on deck” easel where I can keep the books I plan to read that day. Notice the fiction/nonfiction pairing—an easy way to increase the amount of informational text you’re reading aloud.
  This is my “on deck” easel where I can keep the books I plan to read that day. Notice the fiction/nonfiction pairing—an easy way to increase the amount of informational text you’re reading aloud.

This is my favorite part of our classroom. Each child has a space on the floor called his or her place for learning. Here the children gather to read, think, and converse together.

Even though we have interactive whiteboard messages in our reading book, I still prefer to write our morning messages on my old-fashioned chalkboard!

Next to the message, I post the schedule for the day. The schedule helps keep me on track (kind of!) and encourages my students to read to find out what is happening next.

I still LOVE my pocket chart! My husband made with this handy two-sided stand. It has wheels on the bottom to make it easy to move around.

The other side of the pocket chart stand with our retelling song from Month-by-Month Reading Instruction. In that book you’ll find songs for all of the reading strategies!

I use the inside of the pocket chart stand to store some of the poems we sing and chant. I punch a hole in the end of the sentence strips and hang them from a binder ring.

My goal is to have everything I need at my fingertips, read alouds, poem, CD player, markers to create anchor charts, and more! Notice the “First Grade Data” board—a CCSS-friendly alternative to the Daily Calendar!

This is my “on deck” easel where I can keep the books I plan to read that day. Notice the fiction/nonfiction pairing—an easy way to increase the amount of informational text you’re reading aloud.