Classroom Decorating

I explored Mrs. Lemons blog a lot this past week. She has a tab that says my classroom. It gave me some great ideas for when I become a teacher and when it's time to decorate my classroom. Her walls are very colorful and all the wall surfaces are covered, which is great! Classrooms that are plain and boring, the students aren't going to want to come to your class. The first thing that popped out at me that Mrs. Lemons did was she had the English alphabet on the top of her wall above her bulletin boards. She had the students create pictures/word to go with each letter, which made for a great activity. She also provided links to cutouts she used and where she got the fabric from, to decorate her classroom with, which I found very helpful for teachers. She keeps her classroom very organized and labels everything which is important in being a teacher. Another interesting idea I got from her was how she uses table caddies. Her students share everything in their classroom. So in the middle of the tables she has caddies that have crayons, glue, scissors, and pencils, instead of putting everything in the students desk. I really enjoyed seeing the pictures she posted of what her classroom looks like because it gave me visual images in my head on how to decorate my classroom when it's time. Next I'm going to explore some of her lessons she teaches to her students.