These pictures are the view when you walk through the door. I made sure to incorporate bright colors to accompany the black and white theme. The desks are old and dark brown, and the walls are tan/brown, so the black and white colors did wonders to that dull look that naturally happens in older buildings.
I just had to have these Domino Number Cards from Maria over at Kinder Craze. The black series complimented the colors I was already using so nicely, and they fit right at the top of my bulletin boards. (And yes, I measured;) I have had so many compliments on these! Click here to see how she uses these cards in her classroom!
I used the white borders on the black, and the black borders on the white paper, and they turned out so well! I think these numbers fit right in! And they hid that brownish tan bulletin board really nicely:)
I tried to get a good shot of the numbers with the bulletin board under, but this is the best one I’ve got. You have to use a tape measure and a level if you want this to work. Don’t try it without these two things! If you have a hard time with getting your bulletin boards right, be sure to visit my Bright Ideas Post on Getting Perfect Bulletin Boards Without Wasting Any Time!
I have decided to try the Whole Brain Teaching method for classroom management this year, and it has been wonderful so far. I have downloaded Whole Brain Teaching Rules Posters from RaraDT on TeachersPayTeachers. The poster set fit perfectly on my cupboards.
On the other cupboard, I have my Free Scales for Learning Posters. Be sure to click on the picture or the link to learn how I use them in my classroom.
Near my horseshoe table, I have all my reading group data folders organized by color. Notice all the brown! I am taking any suggestions or ideas on how to cover this up. Be sure to follow the link or click on the picture to my Bright Ideas Post on how I organize and track my reading group data with these folders.
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Your room looks fantastic! Love the black and white. I use WBT and it works great, I think you will really like it.
~Laura
Luv My Kinders
I LOVE your room! Its very coordinated, and exciting! A question for you..do you have a daily calendar area? I just was wondering what that looked like, since everything else is SO cute!!
Jenelle,
I am currently using Starfall Calendar until my magnet calendar numbers from Tea and Coffee come in. I am actually putting it where the chalkboard is to the right of the whiteboard. I will definitely do a separate post on the calendar area as soon as I get those magnet numbers!
Your room looks a lot like mine, except much cuter. Mine is old too and I have the same desks and chairs. Have a great year!
Tammy
First Grade at Storybook Cafe
I loved seeing your room and all of your fantastic things and ideas! I am doing black/white with pops of color too this year, so it was fun to see how you did yours…super cute! What grade do you teach?
Malena,
Thank you so much for your kind words! I teach first grade:)
Emily
I have an old chalkboard in my room as well. I used spray glue and covered it with fabric. So far, so good!
How are the banners etc printed? Is it all ink? Or did you print on black paper??
Hi Lisa! They are on white paper and the letter part has black around it:) -Emily
Hi Emiey,
The virtul tour to your class has really added my temptation to decorate my class. Thanks for sharing valuable and practical ideas.