The first week of school is over and I am exhausted!  Thankfully I am ready for the next week.  To start of the first day of school I created this chalkboard below.  I got the idea from First Grade Blue Skies. 

We had a great time learning the different routines in the classroom along with learning each others names. 

My kinders loved putting their name in the song "The Wheels on the Bus".  You can get this activity along with other name fun activities here.

We also learned about fancy and plain cake pictures.   I start this early on so my kinders know what I expect when they are coloring.

Kinders learned where we can read in the classroom.  We practiced the different places to read and will be starting our reading stamina next week.

After weeks of working in my classroom I can say it is finally finished and ready to go.  With a small classroom there is only so much I can do.

This is what you see as you enter from the front door.  I am excited to try out my new writing center.  You can get the pictures here.

I absolutely love my woodland pillows which I got at Wallgreens.  My kinders already love sitting in our cozy little library.  

Here is a view as you walk into my classroom.  I used a Circut to cut out the woodland animals above the tables.

To add a more woodland look to my classroom I made tree branches out of butcher paper.  I got the template from School Girl style which you can find here. I use alternative seating in my classroom.  Three of my tables are low to the ground and I use the balls as well.  Instead of a carpet I use Sitspots.  These are amazing!