Classroom Prep

I have been working hard on getting my classroom ready this year.  I had to switch rooms this summer so that was a project in its self on top of creating a few things that I had seen on Pinterest that I want to incorporate into my room for next year.  I've spent too much money and invested too much of my summer off on these projects but my hope is that they are well worth it!  The kids have even come with me a few time.  Although extremely stressful, I know I will miss them the second I go to work and they aren't in my room with me anymore!  

Front wall so far.

Back wall so far.  The large sign entitled "Nuestro Trabajo" is to display the students' work.  Each of the black squares is where their work will hang.

More back wall.  The "Pared de Palabras" is my new word wall. 

I'm really hoping to grow better writers this year (reading the students' writing last year was extremely tedious)!!!  I hung extra writing and speaking resources as well as extra word wall forms.

Inside window.  I hung it with a tension rod and drapery clips so I can reuse more easily instead of having this thing covered in tape and ripped down at the end of the year.  The signs next to it are for students signing out of the room.

My other project was this exit ticket door.  The sentence strips are laminated and velcro'd to the door so that students can write down an answer to a question (or ask a question) on the way out of the door.  It's a good last minute/final assessment and I'm not using a ton of paper in the process :)

It's not completely finished yet but I am getting there.  I am still waiting for two large whiteboards to be hung on one of the side walls as well as a few other last minute things.  I'll post more pics when it is complete!