Welcome to Room 204!

This marks my first official post, on my first official blog, about my first official classroom! As you can tell, I am a little excited! Bare with me...I am still new at this blogging thing...so I can't promise any cool page gagets or gizmos. However, I hope you enjoy seeing a weekly snapshot of the "happenings" in Room 204!

Come on in...

...and take a look around!

The "Learning Focused" section of the room! Here I will post the essential questions and important vocabulary for each Math/Science unit that we study and lesson that we learn.

Math manipulatives!

Math/Science tools, flip-books, and whiteboards

Science-related books. The collection of National Geographic Science Encyclopedias were originally $17.99 each through Scholastic. Last year they had a clearance sale nearby, and I got them each for $1.00 a piece! (Great steal on a 1st year teacher's budget)

The reading-nook

Books about holidays, fantasy/fairytale, our country, other cultures, Berenstein Bears, etc.

The books in the two white bins on the bottom are "special" books that the 1st grade students in my student-teaching class gave me as a going away present! They each brought in a book with their picture pasted inside as well as a handwritten message. Such treasures! I thought it would be neat for my 3rd graders to connect with another group of kids in another school!

Books about the Math/Science related topics that we will be studying. (As you can see, I'm lacking!)

Board at the back of the room- Birthdays, "Wow! Work" and a big calendar to show what's happening in our room that month.

Vocabulary Word Wall- in each unit we will be learning the important vocabulary associated with it. After we have learned the words they will be posted on this wall and kept up for display all year.

Book cubbies. Important when you have two classes!

As you can see we are "Gearin' Up for 3rd Grade" in Room 204. Stop by weekly to see what we are up to!