After many years of blog stalking fellow teachers around the United States, I decided it was time to create my own teacher blog. First off: a little about myself. I'm a third year teacher in eastern North Carolina and I'm currently teaching 8th grade English Language Arts. For my first two years of teaching, I taught 8th grade Science and Social Studies. So far, this year has been a dream--even in a brand new subject area. I'm so grateful that my students are fabulous and I get the opportunity to learn alongside them as I teach Language Arts.
Here is a little tour of my classroom for the 2013-2014 school year. After lots of pinning, I decided to go with a movie theme (mainly because I loved the bold color combo of red, yellow and black.) As of September, it's still a work in progress but I'm loving the color scheme. This is the first year I have done a "theme" in the middle school classroom and I can already tell it's helping me keep things more visually organized and tidy.
I need to snap an updated picture of our reading corner. The "celebrity of the week" gets to hang out in this area which now has a side table and a cozy lamp. The greatest addition to my classroom this year has been a mirror. Adolescents love to look at themselves and I know how important it is for students this age. It's my goal to cut out unnecessary bathroom trips. :)
Thanks for looking. Come back soon!
