Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Camping Theme

So I have decided to do a camping theme this year in my classroom. I am still unpacking boxes from moving rooms (and grade levels) and am almost at the point of starting to decorate with "camping theme" things.... but I am needing some ideas....

So far, I have...

Areas in Room
Teacher Desk: ranger station
Guided Reading table: reading island
Writing center supplies: supply control
Front carpet: pondering pond - maybe i don't really want a pond and lake)
Library: literacy lake
Safe seats: A picture of a skunk with "Don’t be a stinker, follow the rules"
Student desks groups: campsites
Back carpet: Campfire stories??
Side table: ?? (students will do some sort of independent work here...centers/needs a quiet spot)
Backpacks  - bunkhouse

Bulletin boards inside the classroom
I have 2 boarded up windows in my room (they lead to the new addition of our school, so they are perfect bulletin boards...

Far left window  - “s’more good work”
Bulletin boards outside the classroom
Parents – Spotlight  news (with a calendar)
Leader of the week - thought about camper of the week, but didn't know if others would get it, so i think i'm just going to leave this as leader of the week
bulletin board for students writing - campfire stories

Other areas of the room
Where the math manipulatives are: Math mountain
The actual area where students write: Writing waterfall
Jobs: Busy beavers
Rules: Lodge Rules
Birthday wall - Birthday bugs (looks like mason jars, one for each month, then their names are on bugs and they are put in the jar of their birthday month
Word wall – word woods
Bathroom passes (if i do them) - Outhouse passes
Center time - “Campers choice”
 One of the classrooms doors may say  - "The Learning Lodge"
By the other door: A camper with awning...


Anyone else have any other great ideas?

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