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I absolutely LOVE IKEA and even though the closest one to me is about 3 hours away, I always make a point to go a couple of times a year. A few years ago, I did a post on items from IKEA that teachers can use in their classrooms. You can check out that post HERE (most of those things are still available!). Below are some of my finds from my most recent trip... There are tons of alternative seating options at IKEA. Most of the office type chairs are sold in two parts... the seat and then the base. The seat part is a great floor seat.. similar to the rocker chairs people are using. Here are just a couple of the options that I thought looked the most comfortable and affordable... If you need some basic stools for your students to sit on while they work... IKEA has some awesome cheap rugs. The rugs I bought for less than $5 over 5 years ago are still holding up and look great (even after 180 days of use a year by primary students). I use rugs for silent reading but also for my low table where students sit on the ground. These are a few of the rug options... I grabbed up two of these larger circle rugs... my kiddos will love them! Two students can fit on them for partner reading. I loved this green dot rug.. look at the price! You can't really tell the size but this would be a great rug in a small area where 3 or 4 kiddos could sit and play a game together. This would be a great addition to any classroom. IKEA has tons of deals like this! They also have a TON of chair pads.. the ones with the strings that you tie to the back of the chair. these would also be great for your floor kiddos. I picked up these round versions that go on stools... they have rubbery grippers on the back that will prevent them from sliding on hard floors. If you are looking for "spots" to keep your students in one place while sitting on the rug these could be an option... they are actually placemats! They have a rubbery backing so they won't slip on laminate flooring and are just the right size for primary kiddos. This is a longer cushion pad... two kiddos would fit perfect on this for partner read! I wish I had about 12 of these! If you want to go kind of big and you are looking for a couch, this is so cute. I almost grabbed this up but couldn't decide on a color... It comes in yellow or a dark gray. These stools are so cute... they would be great at a tall table. The don't wobble and are sturdy. They have a ton of other stool options. I love stools because they can be stacked or pushed under tables so easily! Here are some lower stool options. They will work on regular height tables. If you are brave enough for pillows (I always tell my kids no heads on the pillows....if you get my drift) they have a ton of cheap options. This dish rack would be perfect for organizing tablets! Just slide the tablets into the slots and place any iPods into the silverware holder portion. I purchased this shelving unit (in white) to transform my fluency station... These picture frames are perfect for displaying learning objectives at small groups.... If you can screw into walls and cabinets these would be perfect for so many purposes... displaying student work, displaying pics from the year or I think they would be great for hanging headphones. Just slip the headphone over the wire and you are good to go! This is my dream item at IKEA...I would love to have two of these to hold my differentiated tubs for literacy and math rotations. It holds 12 drawers (3 drawers for each group) that can hold different leveled materials. If you want to whimsically figure up your data this calculator is super cute...I would love for my principal to come in while I am punching in numbers on this ridiculous thing... I have never seen this section in IKEA before (maybe it's new or I am just blind) but they have cute party favor type decor. I often use the tissue balls in my classroom. I love these options! This section also had these number paperclips and quotation paper clips. These would be a fun little teacher gift! I also grabbed up this cheap tub to store rugs and pillows. Finally what my kiddos will be most excited about BEADS (for fun friday). These are super cheap! IKEA also has these rolls of paper (should have grabbed a dozen for my artsy kiddos!) for super cheap! What items do you use from IKEA in your classroom? If you have any questions make sure to leave them in the comment section!

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Students do their best when they are comfortable. Heck, I do my best work when I'm comfortable. A colleague of mine encouraged me to give it a try, and probably like many of you reading this I thought, "Where do I even begin?" Fears began to race through my mind. What if this doesn't work? Am I turning my room into a recess zone? How am I going to manage this? Below, you will find an easy to navigate description of how I funded, introduced, and implemented flexible seating (and of course the results). I’m happy to say that while we had some good, bad, and ugly days in the beginning, it’s now an integral part of our learning! *Choice* The more choices students have the more they will feel invested and responsible for their learning. When I give my students choices I see greater engagement, more excitement, and a higher desire to learn. Their effort increases and there is a certain amount of pride that comes out in their work. The What *Seating Options & Purchasing* Educators have an incredible amount of options available to them when implementing flexible seating. Below are a range of free, moderate, and higher priced flexible seating options. Standing, kneeling, laying, sitting around the room Ask local carpet companies to donate old carpet squares to your classroom Parents/community members can donate gently used children’s seats/pillows Clipboards Yoga Mats (I cut these in half! Kids love them, and they're easy to roll and store!) Bouncy Bands Chair Cushions Lap Desks - Hobby Lobby Scoop Chairs Stools - Ikea Stools Sign Stands (I use these to display rules/expectations for flexible seating) Puzzle Floor Tiles (love these bright colors) Stability Discs with pump Adjustable Bed Risers (perfect for creating standing tables) Crazy Creek Chairs Stadium Chairs Balance Ball Chair Animal Pillow Chairs (I love these animal designs, you can also grab similar pillows in the College/Back to School sections of Target/Walmart) Wobble Stools Bookshelf Reading Nook Check out all of my favorite classroom resources here! 5 Below If you're lucky enough to live near the "5 Below" stores then there are a ton of deals you can scoop up! Here are my favorite items from 5 Below: Exercise Balls Yoga Mats (again, I cut these into smaller sections so more students can use them) Pillows - they have a lot of different options from long body pillows, pillow chairs, fun shapes (my kids loved a poop emoji pillow I found here), and little squares. Rugs The How *Funding* Our PTA gives us an allotment of money to spend on our classrooms each year. This year I used mine towards some of our seating! What the PTA didn’t cover I submitted a project on donor’s choose, and asked for parent/community donations. Here are some options for funding your flexible seating! 5 Below has amazing and affordable tools for flexible seating. ONLINE: -Create a project to be funded via crowdsourcing. You can share these projects with family, friends, and social media networks in seconds. -Donor’s Choose: www.donorschoose.org. -GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/ -Classwish: http://classwish.org/ -There are also online resources like Freecycle where you can pick up free items others in your area no longer want. It reminds me of a virtual curb pick up. You can see what people are offering to give away for free in your neighborhood. AT SCHOOL: -Describe your vision to the PTA and ask if they would be able to help cover any part of the cost. -Ask parents/families to donate any gently used children’s chairs/rugs from home (we had 2 pillow chairs, a bean bag chair, mini table and a handful of rugs). You will be amazed at what furniture people are looking to give away. J -Start a classroom fund, let parents and community members know your goal and ask them to donate towards your classroom. COMMUNITY: -Check out local garage or rummage sales. -Look at donation centers such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army. -Facebook Marketplace/Craigslist -Late spring check out college areas as many students are getting rid of furniture they no longer need. *Implementing* The idea of flexible seating can be overwhelming at first, and that’s OKAY. You can start small, see how it goes, and add more options as you go. That’s what we’re currently doing! This approach allows me to see what’s working for my kids and what’s not. We make changes, improve, and keep moving forward. Initially I shared the idea to students in class, wrote a note home to parents notifying them of the exciting change happening in our room, and asked for donations. You can grab that flexible seating parent letter for FREE near the end of this post. There is also a flexible seating contract included. During the time of collecting donations, donors choose project funding, and my personal shopping for items I prepared the students on what to expect when we began flexible seating. When first introducing the idea of flexible seating to my students they became extremely excited, I could tell their little eyes were filling up with all sorts of off-task ideas. To keep this train from derailing we talked about being strategic in where they chose to work. We talked about what strategic meant and why that would be important. I listed the initial options they would be able to choose from (pillows, carpet squares, exercise balls, and standing). We then we brainstormed ideas of when you would choose to use an exercise ball (reading, word work, small group), when you would choose to stand (partner work, using manipulatives, centers), etc. For the first 2 weeks I walked around asking students why they choose their workspace. This held them responsible for choosing an appropriate seat for their task. At times students were thoughtful and deliberate in their choices, other times they responded with, “…because I wanted to do what –so-and-so- did.” (Remember: This is a work in PROGRESS! It will not be perfect from the start.) Over time, we continued to discuss the expectations, the WHY behind flexible seating, and now they’re independently able to make strategic choices. After reviewing our classroom rules for flexible seating students signed a contract. You can grab that for FREE as well. This contract helped students view this opportunity seriously and show that they understood it needs to be respected as much as our other classroom materials. Our Class Rules -I will choose a workspace where I can do my best. -I will be a good classmate by making sure my body movements and workspace will not disrupt others' learning. -I will respect the classroom materials. What did not work: I had tried using a student rotation schedule in the beginning but found that it wasn’t nearly as effective as students picking their seats. It took away choice and made more work for me in creating centers that matched those specific students with their specific seating options. As our options grew (as donations and funding became available) the schedule became too complicated and wasn’t benefiting the students enough to continue with it. What did work: To remedy the scheduling mess I got myself into, I now create engaging, fun, and meaningful daily 5 centers and I let the students take the responsibility for choosing the right work space. Thanks to many rounds of modeling, encouraging feedback, and student accountability they’re choosing appropriate strategic places, staying more focused than ever, and loving the choices. It’s less work for me and more choice for them. Win-Win. Sometimes I’ll even hear them asking each other why they chose their workspace. #happyteacherheart What did not work: After a few days, students would want to rush to the same spot/same resource and it became a competition of who would get what type of flexible seating. In no way was this the type of environment I was trying to create. What did work: We had a classroom discussion about why we are doing flexible seating. I reminded students that my number one goal when using flexible seating was for them to be relaxed and find the best workspace possible. What works well one day may not work best the next. Subsequently, each day forward they had to choose a spot that was NEW to THEM. Each week we started over, but this prevented the same students from always having the same resources or spots. Students fell into the routine of choosing a new spot, quickly, quietly, and no arguing. As time has gone on I've added choice charts (see below) which have been a great visual addition that's helped immensely with the management of choosing spots. *Teaching* Whole Group- As we still have our classroom desks, students sit at their desks or on our front carpet for whole group instruction. I love to have students turn and talk and this keeps them close for that. This year I also have a friend who really needs to move around, stand up, etc. He recognized through flexible seating what works best for him so we moved his desk to the back and he is allowed to stand and move as needed to pay attention during whole group instruction. Small-Group- When I teach small groups I pull them back to work at a table with me. We have exercise balls around the table that students use. While I meet with students for strategy groups the other students are working on their weekly centers. They are allowed to pick any work space as long as it follows our classroom rules. *Level of Flexible Seating* My classroom is not 100% flexible seating. We use our desks in combination with a fantastic amount of flexible seating options. It started off as a small endeavor to see what impact it would have on my students and has grown into a wonderful integral part of our workspace. Someday down the road, we may move towards 100%, but for now, I love having the option of using our desks OR our flexible spaces around the room. The desks are a place to house their materials and aid their organization. State testing requires us to have students in rows of desks, another reason why we keep our desks. There are some amazing teachers out there, like Angie from Lucky Little Learners, who did switch to 100% flexible seating. Check her post out here if you’re interested in that. The Results *Focus and productivity has skyrocketed. *Students enjoy the extra responsibility of choosing a strategic workspace and take their learning more seriously. *Students have a better understanding of what works best for them! I’ve even had parents say they’ve noticed their child picking new locations at home when reading or doing homework. *Students are able to engage in tasks longer than when they were stuck sitting in their hard desk chair. Flexible seating contracts are an excellent way to hold students accountable and encourage them to uphold your classroom flexible seating rules. Letter & Contract Freebie! Click HERE to grab my free parent letter and student contract forms. Managing Flexible Seating - Choice Charts Grab your own editable choice charts here! Other Ideas I love seeing how other teachers use flexible seating in their rooms. This is where I'll be adding pics and ideas I see from other amazing teachers! To the right, Simply Kinder had the great idea of placing her exercise balls in crates. This helps keep them in one place, but allows students to move in their seats! Join the Classroom Kindness Movement to cultivate a culture of kindness in your classroom. Social and emotional learning skills set your students up for success. I can help you get started today. Your totally FREE teacher guide is right here, click below. FREE TEACHER GUIDE - Transform Classroom Behavior in 10 Minutes or Less a Day!

There are always those little details that get in your way. You can ignore them or you can find a solution. For me this summer the problem was my listening station and the solution came to me when I should have been setting up my classroom. I got so excited about it I spent the next hour fixing my listening station. I am so glad I did! I have a mix of tapes and CD's (the tapes are all slowly but surely dying). I had them all organized but it never fails that I don't have time to put them away properly so they end up a hot mess not long after the year begins. While cleaning out my closet this summer it came to me! If I just tape the CD right in the front of the book I'll never be too lazy to put it away! This may be common knowledge for the average teacher but for me this was life changing.....in a super nerdy, OCD, organization nut, kind of way. Here are my tips: #1 Tape those covers inside the book! It won't bother the students when they are reading the book and it's right where you need it when it's time to put the CD away. Update....later in the year I put out a couple of different books and this made it super easy for kids to switch out their own books! If you don't have the cover anymore (because you are like me and you lost it because you left it somewhere.....) just tape a sandwich bag in the front. It works just the same! #2 Band books together so they stay together until the next time I have a bunch of CD's that have multiple books that go with one CD and I was always running into the problem of "Where's that book?" This won't be a problem anymore! #3 Put books with tapes in gallon size bags. OK this one was seriously a no brainer but I just needed to go through and do it. I put the plastic bag under the tape player when I get this one out now, and then I haven't lost the bag when it's time to put it away. Those are my tips! I made a lot of room in my closet by putting these all together and hopefully have saved me (and you) some sanity! Save this for later! And here is a freebie for response sheets for your listening station! Back to School Rules and Procedures Unit 1 Morning Work Kindergarten Homework August Manners Posters Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip The Little School Bus We Are So Proud Plaidypus Lost Smash! Crash! Dig Dig Digging InLinkz.com

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Behold! The Wall of Whackers! Boomwhackers are great for the elementary music classroom, but they are such a pain to store. For the past six years I have kept my large Boomwhackers in laundry baskets and my smaller ones in buckets. It looked messy and was hard to find the tubes I needed. I just moved to a new classroom with a very long, empty wall. I knew I wanted to use the large space for a word wall (which as you can see is still on the to-do list,) but then I found this.... The original inspiration for my wall. This picture (above) was the inspiration for my Wall of Whackers. How simple! What a great idea! I had searched all over the internet for Boomwhacker storage ideas, and this was the only picture I found that really got me excited to try something new! After figuring out how much space this whole thing would take, I ordered 14 feet of 1-inch bulletin board strip through my school. The maintenance crew installed the bulletin board strip. I used long strips of self-adhesive Velcro (prickly side) on the bulletin board, and put short, 2-inch strips (fuzzy side) on each Boomwhacker. It took about an hour of my time to complete. The pitches are much easier to find now, and are very easy to grab! The tubes also give me an easy visual/auditory reference to show students that large instruments make low pitches and small instruments make high pitches. They also provide some much needed color to my new classroom! I plan on using the remaining top half of the wall for a word wall or musical timeline. The black things on the top of some of the tubes are the Octavator caps. I would love to get enough caps to put on each tube! I also have another few feet of space to put more Boomwhackers! Because I use this blog to share interactive resources, I thought I would share a useful (and free) Boomwhacker program called "Boom." Boom is a program (yes, you have to download it) by The Music Interactive that you can have students use on individual computers, but I recommend using it on an interactive whiteboard. You can drag and drop virtual Boomwhackers into melodic patterns or chords. It also has a writing space at the top of the page where you can write rhythmic notation or anything else you may need. The beauty of this program is that you can use it in whatever way works best for you. You can click here for the link, but will need to scroll down a bit to find the program. Make sure you check out some of their other great music programs, too!

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Good morning! :) One of the most important things to me is how you arrange your classroom. I always think about a few things when considering how to arrange my classroom... -Can my students all see the SMARTboard from their desks without having to turn around? -Can my students access all of our classroom materials without having to move something? -Can my students scoot out their chair without bumping into a desk or another chair? -Can I move around the classroom with ease? (Without having to squeeze through desks?) -Can I see ALL of my students from my desk? -Can I see ALL of my students from the meeting table? Sometimes I have to arrange the room, and then tweak it a little to make sure all of the above questions are answered YES. I've had my desks arranged in many different ways during the years. However, my favorite arrangement was when I had tables. I would take tables any day over desks! Tables facilitate cooperative group work and give the students so much more work space. However, tables are not always available to you. So, in that case, I would arrange my desks like tables. When I taught specials classes and had mostly small groups of kids at one time (between 6-10 kids most of the day), I had my classroom set up with my meeting table in the middle. I liked it being in the center of the class. It was more like the central meeting place instead of stuck in a corner. This is what my room looked like: If you want to see some examples of my classroom seating arrangement, you can see one of my previous posts about how to set up your classroom. Here is a screenshot from a PDF file I found about classroom seating arrangements from Effective Room Arrangement by Carolyn Evertson, Ph.D. & Inge Poole, Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University. http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/case_studies/ICS-001.pdf I love several of these arrangements... especially the one in the middle on the right. Except I would probably face my student's desks towards the SMARTboard and not my desk. I don't teach from my desk, therefore I wouldn't want their desks to be pointing toward mine :). Check out the link to the PDF above for lots of great information (and bigger pictures). I also found this awesome site: Classroom Desk Arrangement. You can choose your class size, then it has several different arrangements you can choose from. It looks pretty cool... here is a screen shot of the welcome page: This Pinterest Board has a lot of great classroom ideas! :) http://pinterest.com/luv2teach/classroom-layout-and-design/. Scholastic also has a pretty cool Classroom Set-Up tool. It allows you to create your classroom layout and has all of the shapes already made. You just "draw" it on the screen... pretty cool! The only thing I don't like is that you can't turn any of the desks at an angle. I kind of do my own version of this each year by drawing my classroom on a Microsoft Word document. This way I can save it, re-arrange it and re-use it all year long. The last website I will tell you about is Classroom Architect. It is a pretty neat website. It lets you choose your room's dimensions, and then lets you drop and drag all of the furniture into the classroom. It is pretty easy to use and looks nice when finished. Here is a screenshot of what it looks like: Below is a link to a basic classroom seating chart that I created on PowerPoint. If you don't have PowerPoint but have a Google Account and access to Google Docs, you should be able to manipulate it there as well. Save the file, then re-arrange the desks and furniture by just clicking and dragging! :) Grab the green dot at the top of each item. This will allow you to rotate the item you've chosen. Delete items not needed and save your new template! :) UPDATE: 9/13/17 I've created more versions of the seating chart below that are still fully editable, and have put them on my Teachers Pay Teachers Site. Please click the link below for the FREE download! Link: FREE Seating Chart Well, I hope that these websites and information has helped give you some ideas on how to arrange your classroom! Be inspired & have a wonderful day! :) That's all she wrote, ------------------------------------- P.S. Did you know that I started my own company, Camp Partridge? ⛺️ Camp Partridge offers online camps for children and teens ages 10-16 who want to be digital creators and authors! ⛺️ Camp Partridge offers online courses for parents struggling with remote learning. ⛺️ Camp Partridge offers resources for your classroom! I would be honored if you would share Camp Partridge with people you know who need or would enjoy our camps and courses! 🧡

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