Classroom setup first grade

Need a little inspiration to help you set up your classroom library? This first grade library shows a great place to start! All of the books have been sorted and organized by theme or guided reading level and stored in brightly colored bins for quick filing & easy access. Come take a tour of this teacher's first grade classroom and check out the best-selling library labels from Maria Gavin at Kinder Craze.

Moving to first grade next year from an upper grade? Coming back to teaching first grade after a few years at home or in another grade? First time

Come on in!!! I’m so excited you’re here, and I’m even more excited to share a space that is near and dear to my heart…my classroom! My husband and I moved back to Florida this past summer, so I’m at a new school, and in 1st grade! I hope you’ll stay awhile, and enjoy your ... Read more

Welcome to our class! I’ve changed some parts of my classroom this year and I have to say that I’m loving how everything turned out. Please note that this is my 12th year of teaching and I did not create this environment overnight. It’s taken years to accumulate and/or create everything that is in this ... Read More about Learning in Wonderland Classroom Tour

After taking December off to enjoy time with our families, Elementary Chalkboard is back and better than ever. To start of this year we are recapping the best posts on our blog. Click on the pictures below to take you to that blog post. We hope that 2016 is full of love, happiness, good health, and much success for you!

When heading back to school, you may be thinking about how to organize your classroom, and set up classroom routines. In this post, I talk about how I organize centre rotations in first grade.

Teachers, make your classroom mornings peaceful and calm by introducing a morning cart into your students' daily routine!