Bulletin Boards and Craft Sticks

I've been working like a dog in my classroom. (Photos of the whole room to come soon!) I think I finally got everything loaded into my room. I was afraid at the beginning of the summer that I wouldn't have enough books, because a lot of mine were for younger students. Well, I had to put another bookshelf to accommodate all my books today! That's on top of the one I put in my room last week. There is very little room for new books! I think it's safe to say my classroom library is pretty full.

Today I also started on my bulletin board. This thing is a pain in the butt to get to because it's over the computer station which is built into the wall. With a little sweat and climbing, I made a good dent on my bulletin board! The only thing I have to add are a couple clouds, some flowers, and of course the owls with all the students names on them (don't have a class list yet, so will post a second photo as soon as those are up).

I also need to add the letters I cut out, "Look Whoo's in 4th Grade"

Now, I have always loved the idea of putting students' names on craft sticks to pull out to answer questions instead of having hand raising. It encourages all to listen because they don't know who will get called on each time. Well, I found on Pinterest that you should paint them two separate colors so you can turn them over in the can and not pull them out again in the same activity! Wonderful idea so I painted my sticks tonight. Again, no names yet but you get the idea.

There's my work to share for the day! Expect to see more as my room gets done!

Thanks for checking in! - Jen