Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Being Brave: Some Classroom Before Photos

Happy Tuesday Friends!

So I was debating whether to let you get a glimpse of the horrible mess...bomb of destruction...before pictures of my classroom. Finally after some comments on Facebook about others rooms being in various stages of disarray I decided to be brave.

***DISCLAIMER****
 
These are BEFORE pictures. Please do not pin these to some sort of " what not to do: classroom edition" board. :)

 
Yup, that's it...take it all in. Yes, that is an area rug hanging over my rolling white board...yes that is my pocket chart and stand stacked on top of my counter ( precariously perched on top of all of the things I took off of my wall)....Yes, that is almost the entire contents of the black cabinet (that you can juuuuuusssttt make out in the right hand side of the picture) sitting on my student tables. 

These are all of the files I took out of the bottom drawers of that cabinet....because you know, I don't have anything better to do than sort through all of these in a months time. 


And this is to show you that I made a little progress. After emptying out the black cabinet so I could move it, I wound up putting it back where I had it before! Oh well, I still would have needed to take some of it out because my hubby got me another tall filing cabinet ( much like that black one) that I am going to move some of that stuff too.


This is what my teacher desk area looked like last year. If you follow me on Facebook you know I swapped out my teacher desk for a kidney shaped table this year. ( And oh yes, the contents of my desk are scattered through out the room as well!)

If you have some before pics to share to make me feel better about my mess, leave your link in the comments section. Thoughts on the new desk area? Let me know those too. :)

~Jean~

16 comments:

  1. Aren't before pictures so much fun. ;) I personally think they are important because you will see and remember all your hard work when you can look back at them. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I totally understand. My room always looks like that in the before too! Amazing how it always all comes together! I can't get into my classroom yet, but when I do, I'll post some before pictures too.

    Jordan
    Team V's Second Grade Fun

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  3. Looks good so far! My room looks similar - one step at a time! I didn't take any before pictures this year, but here are some pictures and a video tour of what my room looked like when I moved here last year. Can you say "disaster?" Haha.
    http://www.teaching-with-style.com/2012/07/classroom-tour-before.html
    Nicole
    Teaching With Style

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    1. Oh my goodness! That is a ton of stuff to organize. BUT! I am SUUUUUUUPER jealous of all that space and the closets! I have one measly set of counters and a tiny room.

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  4. I'm glad I could inspire you to post your pictures! I'll be posting my classroom pictures at some point...but my house piles in my blog are worse since I was moving rooms this year and all personal things had to come home (plus I thought I would be more productive this summer than I was...until my master's got in the way...)

    Tina
    The Very Busy Resource Teacher

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  5. Alright I posted...don't laugh though lol and remember that the piles at my house in earlier posts are virtually my classroom and in waaaay worse shape lol

    http://theverybusyresourceteacher.blogspot.com/2013/07/well-i-did-itdisclaimer-this-is-mess.html

    Tina

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    1. OK, I am off to check it out! Thanks for being brave with me! :)

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  6. Your before pics will remind you of how hard you worked to get your room ready :) Can't wait to see the after pics.

    Jess
    I {Heart} Recess

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  7. You're just lucky you can get in during the summer. We aren't allowed in our classrooms until August 26, 1 week before school starts :0( Post more pics with progress!
    Laken
    Whole Brain Teaching in the Ladybug Club

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    1. I know. Until I started blogging I just assumed everyone was able to get into their rooms. Good luck!

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  8. I got rid of my desk for a table. It was one of the best moves I ever made. I use a Sterilite rolling cart, 5 drawers, for my supplies. It fits under the table and it moves. Way better than a desk!

    EmilyK

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    1. Good to know. I did cheat a little bit with that computer desk. But I needed something that my desk top would fit on plus I had to have it accessible for me to use while doing stuff at the projector.

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  9. I was moved into a portable classroom this year, and haven't even set foot in my new space yet. Our city's Parks & Rec program has been using my classroom for their summer program. I *think* I can go next week. I will show you pictures of the disaster that awaits me!

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    1. Oh my! It is ALWAYS worse when someone else uses your room. Fingers crossed its not toooo bad. :)

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  10. Can't wait to see your after pictures. I always forget to take before pictures. When you are done and look back at your before pictures, you will see how much you really accomplished. :-)
    Teaching Little Miracles

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    1. I usually do too...I think because I want to block that time out. But it was exceptionally bad this year and needed to commiserate with people who understood! LOL!

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