Classroom Job Board
Writing Station
Classroom Library
This year I am doing a combination of genre/levels. The books are sorted according to genre, but inside the front cover they have a sticker to say the approximate level. If a student appears to need direction on their book choices, I will tell them to pick within a two color range, like "Try to read a couple of yellow and orange books this week". That way they still have plenty of choice, but they can also see what range of books are appropriate for their reading abilities.
Photographs from Around the Classroom
I got the owl/tree letters from First Grade Owls. I love how the vowels are identified! I think that will be a great reminder for my grade three students!
Each classroom in my school has to have one of the charts to the right for behavior management. While I don't particularly find that it works, it is nice to have a common language among us teachers.
The guided reading table has whiteboard stickers on from Martha Stewart. Although I have plenty of whiteboards, these were cheap and I think it will be great management-wise.