I think it would be helpful to have a “writing rules” or spelling rules board with things like: The difference in their, they’re, there The difference between effect and affect I before e except after c Context clues Sound it out Difference between You’re and your Simple stuff that is commonly misused!

for future reference- when using fabric, measure your bulletin boards BEFORE you buy the fabric. You can give the measurements to the salesperson.

For the fabric on the desk, you can try buying a tension rod (like a shower curtain rod - they’re super cheap at Walmart) and put it underneath the desk. Then hang the fabric on top of that. Basically like mini curtains underneath your desk :)

Don’t be so hard on yourself.. Ive been teaching for 6 years and I still don’t have the correct way.. its time I think.. and once you have taught a year you will know what you like and don’t like and what worked and what didn’t.. experience that we cant buy! Don’t give up!! Love it so far 💜🇨🇦

The hanging organizer on the bulletin board would work great for early finisher activities!

I can tell that you’re putting a lot of thought into what your doing for your students and the classroom. Honestly, since it is your first year teaching (and I assume you don’t have much prior knowledge of how the students did last year yet) I would focus on making the room warm and inviting. You’ve got a lot of painted white brick walls and boxes with wires coming out of them all over the place. For me, that would drive me bananas. If you just make the bulletin boards “pretty” for now, within a week or two of school starting you’ll know what kinds of references your students would benefit from being displayed. If you can manage to make it look comfortable, and FEEL comfortable, your students will really enjoy that and look forward to the time they spend in your classroom. Even if you just do up a pretty or fun bulletin board with the intent to change it up within the first couple weeks of class. You’ll feel better about having accomplished a task and they’ll look forward to coming and spending time in your classroom.

I don't think there's a 'right' way to set-up a classroom. I do think it helpful to plan your classroom with your routines in mind. You need to think about basic things like how are students going to turn in their work, what do you want them to do when they enter/exit your room, what do you want students to do when they finish early, or how do you want them to access supplies (if you want them to), etc. When you think about these things, I think it will help you narrow your focus a bit on how to go about doing things. Your first year is always super overwhelming, but you'll get a better idea of what you need to based on where your students are at and what type of teaching style you use. No two classes are ever the same, so a lot of times it does feel like a lot of experimentation and tweaking plans. I would consider adding a word wall and the writing process. Perhaps the scientific process? Hope that helps.

Bulletin border tip - stop cutting it off. Just overlap it that way you don’t have a million pieces everywhere! One of the best things I learned

This just reminds me of how much our teachers do for their kids and some kids are just so ungrateful and rude. Thank you for all you do! #BeNiceToYourTeachers ♥️🙏🏼👩‍🏫

Aghh I’m a first year teacher for special needs kiddos starting August. Super exciting, yet so much to do which can be so overwhelming. Love getting to watch your videos and getting some ideas for my classroom. Theme this year is boho rainbow vibes! Cheering you on from Miami 💕

So I would put my small group table over by the pocket folder holder so that you can use it to keep track of what group you are working with during centers? Six seems like the right number of groups to me and if the kids are groups according to what they are working on, I know I'd need a way to keep track for each subject and group. Or I would use it for daily missed work (M-F) + work with No Name - cause it seems like there is always that one kid who forgets their name!

Love how your classroom is coming along! Please keep us updated on your progress!

You could try buying sheets for your bulletin boards. I usually buy a twin size flat sheet and then it is wide and long enough. Good luck!

I love how real these set up videos are. I’m a first year teacher in TN and have no idea what I’m doing either! 😅😂 Glad to know I’m not alone lol.

First year teacher (kindergarten) as well! My head teacher told me the best plan of attack for setting up is to take it a single area at a time. So I’ve been assigning a specific area a day to tackle and if I get to it then I can move on to the next thing. For example I’ll solely focus on my desk area for Monday and then do small group area on Tuesday. Hopefully that helps 😊

This will be my 17th year teaching and I have learned that my bulletin boards do not need posters on it at the beginning of the year. As you make anchor charts, a word wall, focus wall and collect student work that will fill in the gaps. I do not purchase all the cute posters anymore because they have not been useful for my students.

So cute! I also leave a few bulletins blank with just border because I do a ton of anchor charts!

If you need like any storage under your desk to like put your purse, period supplies, etc. they have short filing cabinets. My mom uses them and loves it because she can also lock them if needed

I just have to say, I am also a first year fourth grade teacher and I absolutely LOVE your videos!!! I may or may not have just binged watched all of them oops. I realized we have the exact same theme and style in general! So excited to keep watching you on your journey!

I put a piece of fabric on my counter to cover what’s under it! I used Velcro! That was its easy to put up and take down as needed.

I love my teacher toolbox! It makes things so organized!

I've been using fabric on my board for years and I love it! I will never go back to paper again because I hate having creases and kinks from trying to put the paper up. I buy about 2 yards of fabric since we have really tall boards in my classroom. I just fold them to the size I need so I don't have to cut it and reuse it every year.

It’s looking great! Props to you for getting out of Hobby Lobby with just that one bag of stuff. I have horrible self control at that store! 😜 You are so cute!

Hello, fellow fourth grade teacher here! I recommend adding an “anchor our learning” board where you can staple your anchor charts there for students to reference. ✨ Love the room so far

Just discovered your channel and love love love it! Your classroom is looking GREAT! I recommend putting small group table between the borders like you suggested. You could also find a fabric you like(maybe the one you just bought with the polka dots) and just drape it over your desk like a table cloth if you can’t figure out another way to put it on to hide whatever you put behind your desk!

My mentor teacher attached fabric to her computer cart to hide the space underneath using stick-on velcro strips. Worked really well and looked so cute! Love that idea!

Also, as a teacher of 10 years… get you a charge and go glue gun! I plug mine in and use it around the room cordless. So much better!

With regards to your AC: If possible, consider getting a personal clip-on microphone. SO many teachers end up damaging their voices trying to project over loud ACs and even louder voices. It doesn't have to be Super powerful, but it could definitely save you some voice troubles later. Your school's SLP will likely agree with me!

I will begin my 29th year of teaching elementary school in August. Just remember that it takes three years to get used to the profession. Fourth grade is a transitional year for students, and they will have to face the challenges of using their skills from the previous grades to apply them to their learning. You might want to have functional anchor charts with specific skills on them that can be used as reference materials. It would be wise to have an anchor chart with a writing rubric since you are teaching writing. I hope that you will be teaching cursive handwriting as well.It is not stressed as much in schools, but cursive handwriting does serve to protect and preserve the analog soul. Best of luck to you.

You can also use the hanging folders for absent work or missing palates and you can also use it for papers that don’t have names

By the way you and so many other teachers decorating classrooms and doing all this stuff makes me wanna be a teacher so bad when I’m older and I just can’t wait keep going girl

You could put your small group table in between both of the cabinets

The board looks great!!! You really made the fabric work wonderfully

i love your channel! your classroom so far is so cute!!

I’m so glad you used my fabric suggestion. It lasts forever and never wrinkles.

Girl I think ur classroom looks amazing!!!!!!

Okay I love that fabric! So cute! 😍 I’m loving your classroom! So exciting!

I don’t teach but as a fifth grade student I think a word ! Me and my friends love writing down places and drawing them out of a bucket, then you have to find the place! Or instead of a word Wall something with cards in it that if the word isn’t on it students can ask an adult to write the word for other students! This was very helpful last year

First! On a bulletin board, you can have the steps of the writing process. Amazon has a giant laminated sheet of paper, you could use that to do example writing with your class. You can also have a board to display student work. Now I want fabric for my room. I think put the small group in the corner.

For attaching fabric to your desk...Sew or glue velcro to the fabric and hot glue the other side on the edge of the table. It allows you to wash the fabric if you need to.

Ohhhh I absolutely love it! I can’t wait to get into my class! I’m definitely going to be documenting lol! 🥰🥰🥰

I’m a second year 7th Grade Math teacher and I LOVE your channel! 💜

you could use that brown hanging folder thing for missing work papers like if they miss a day put the days of the week in the plastic slots and stuff

Emily has gained 14k in just a year. Love you 😍🥰😊

My best advice is to set up your desks and furniture and decorate around your furniture. I moved my desks and teacher desk about 20 times this year trying to find the best set up. Wait to decorate all of the boards until the year starts. Most importantly it is always okay to change boards and set ups throughout the year as you learn. 🖤🖤

Idk if would help but for the desk and fabric thing. You could Velcro it so it will be easy to take off if you need to get under the table still.

Just remember that you are amazing and talented!!

I see a lot of people suggesting placing anchor charts on bulletin boards, but I’ve also seen teachers use magnetic curtain rods and placing them on the white boards! You can use binder rings to connect the charts to the rods, and you can hang multiple to flip through. I’m planning on doing this in my classroom this year 🙂

Use velcro stips on the fabric to put on your desk to hide the underneath. The makeup chart is a great idea for the burlap file folder. Suggestion is put a TON of staples in it so the kids don't pull it down. I put staples along the outside in the trim and 2 rows down the middle to save mine.

this might help. so i don’t like going into class when i know there won’t be “fun” things todo SO with that being said you could like have a period with like 5 minutes or so and do something fun like walk outside and get fresh air. and another thing that i saw on like youtube was teachers took one day out of a month and had a “fun” day where they did work and learned stuff but did it in a fun way if that makes sense also for the fabric on your desk you could do a shower curtain OR you could possibly with a slim chance staple it to your table and i would also put it on the side so they don’t see through the side also another thing i saw on youtube is making your class a game sometimes and have candy for when they win the “game” but like make the game on stuff your learning and if certain kids don’t understand what the topic was over go over the topic again to make sure the kid understands fully because that’s something i struggle with the most i not understanding and the teacher moving on. i hope that helps and i hope the kids love your class because you are so nice

For attaching the fabric to your desk, use self adhesive velcro dots. Stick one side to the fabric, and the other side to the side of the desk!

Writing is one of those tricky subjects to teach. I highly recommend Not So Wimpy Teacher on TPT. She makes teaching writing so easy. This is what I used as my writing curriculum, as what the school provides for Writing is hit or miss. Science....Mystery Science curriculum is amazing! It is all hands-on video based instruction. You do need a schoolwide subscription, though. However, if you're wanting to do science centers in your classroom, What I Have Learned Teaching has an amazing 4th grade bundle on TPT that covers all national science standards. Social Studies...if you want to go the TPT route, Rockin Resources has some great stuff for 4th grade Social Studies. Another option is Studies Weekly, which is a curriculum with online and newspaper options. It was so much more engaging for my 4th graders than a textbook!

I think the slightly darker pink extra fabric you had to staple on is stapled on backwards

I see your UNG shirt! I am currently a senior in their elementary education program and have been watching your videos for future inspiration! 😊

I always do layout and organization first, so I know where I want everything to be. I save the decorative/bulletin boards for last, so I can plan my boards around my layout and make it the most functional

HI! Fellow GA teacher & teacher vlogger here on KZfaq! I've loved watching you set up your classroom. I'm about 4 days into setting up my classroom on my channel as well. I teach middle school ELA! So glad I stumbled upon your channel! Can't wait to see. how it all turns out.

I just got out of 4th in Albany G And something that was sooo helpful is a chart that is like some things that we need to remember or things that are easy ways to remember stuff and that can’t rlly be done until your get into that part of your units so I would keep space for those and… make sure your done cover a area your could put kid art Bc we love to draw or write notes so have a place for that! That’s all I would suggest! Bye!

Ahh I saw your shirt and got so excited! Fellow UNGer here!!! I’m in the nursing program but I love these kinds of videos😆 I hope you have a great first year teaching!

I would just put boarder on the line where the two fabric pieces meet. And then just make a "mini" board on the small side. Like your schedule or something small!:)

Hey! For the desk fabric use Velcro to stick it on.

On the board with the pink fabric put a boarder where you and to put another piece if fabric do birthdays there so that people can wish them happ birthday or you could put a mini whiteboard ther to right the list of things for the day there

For future reference you can use the hanging folder things for a schedule

For ur small group us the tool box for little books,pencils,or either eraser’s orrrrr orrr The little erasersYou put on your pencil when your pencil runs out of its erasers

Next time turn your fabric the other way! Then you shouldn’t have to cut it.

Something I would recommend is a matte finish spray for your laminated posters. That will help get rid of the shine and make them easier to read with the overhead lights.

I feel like a little "inspire the world" type quote in between the people posters would pull it all together

for the desk you could probably buy some stick on double sided velcro and then use velcro and you would be able to change it easy!

Ummm 1000? Well you have 10,000 now yay💜💜💜

On the empty board with the fabric a lot of people put the name of all there students and it really depends on the season like for fall you can put a pumpkin with there name on it

One of my favorite hacks is spraying laminated things with clear matte spray paint! It gets rid of the glare completely!

for the fabric for the desk you can put duck tape on the bottom of the desk and than hot glue it on the tape so that it doesent rewen the desk

For the desk and fabric you can use velcro or magnet tape if the desk is metal

Love watching your videos! Love your energy!

Im from Georgia too !!! I love your videos ! I can’t wait to decorate my classroom 💕 You can also make a board displaying students work , I know they love to see their hard work

For things to have up, I would check your states evaluation criteria. In TN, having student work displayed is part of what is expected. Also don’t worry about filling all the space, you will add to it with your kids.

I love it 😻

If you put velcro on the desk and then sew the velcro to the fabric you could attach the fabric that way!

I think you have the small piece of fabric backwards hope that helps

I think if it fits you should put your small group table in the back middle. I think it would be a good use of space. You can store materials there and hang anchor charts or references on the doors

Part of the big Bulletin board could do student work. I know principals like to see students work up in the classroom. Not sure if you have that already planned. Anchor charts is another thing to put up there. I have a bulletin board that big and broke it up into three sections.

for 4th grade the kids would really need a cursive writing strip on the wall

Girl! I almost bought some of that polka-dotted fabric for my own boards. Let us know how the fabric application goes. I am going to go back and get fabric later once I determine how big I am going to make my displays (I have no actual boards).

I would get some matte spray to get rid of the glare on the people posters!! 😊

If you run out of white border than get and old border and use the back of it because it would be white so that is a little tip! 😜

I think you are an amazing teacher also I think you should (put the small group table in the corner)

i know i’m late but it would be cool to get like tapestry’s or just one and you could put in in like a chill area and stuff or some small bean bags so kids could do work out of there seats if there being good

i love that book

You're making terrific progress! I love all of your ideas

Have you thought of using your small group table as your desk? I always hate it when I have them separate because I feel less organized.

You should put the the Boho posters on the front of your desk

I love your videos they are so helpful i love you

Ugh your boards are so cute!!!

you should get posters that say the months on them so you can right the kids names on them so you know there birthday

It’s looking good!

Staple it to the top of the side of the desk then it will hang so you can just put stuff under the table.!!!

I could not wait for this video!

You could use velcro dots to put the fabric around your desk. I would also get some of the matte spray for your laminated posters so there isn't a glare. You're doing great!

I teach fifth grade, and for social studies it’s definitely helpful to sneak a map in somewhere! I use both my world and state maps, but I know our fourth grade teacher does a lot with the states with her students so she just has a map of the United States hanging. I hope that helps! :)

Add "writing process" posters to your bulletin board. You can also add a vocab wall possibly, and different types of writing... Informative, narrative, persuasive, etc. Good luck!!

If something is going to be on display up high and not touched very often (like your influential people posters) I would recommend printing on card stock and then skip laminating all together. I had a student with visual impairment and glare was terrible for his condition. It changed the way I thought about my obsession to laminate everything. You can save time and also not have to buy the spray paint everyone is suggesting. ☺️