New Year

This year pre-planning has passed in a blur. I am making a lot of changes to my classroom this year and am excited to get started. The first thing I am changing this year is I am going to be trying flexible seating. I love my classroom set up!. I have lowered tables and groups for students to work at. I am trying to make a variety of seating available. I have been scouring the internet looking for ideas. My goal is to allow students to sit where they learn best and help them to be out of the desks for a little bit. It is so hard to stay in a desk all day and I feel that may be part of the problems kids are having. So movement and choice is going to be a big part of my classroom this year. In the picture below the tables had not been lowered yet.

I am also going to be implementing the SEM-R model of reading in my class. Now since I teach middle school i need to do some modifications, so this will be some trial and error but I am very excited about this. I do let the kids read in class and now I have more purpose and instruction built into this time. I think the kids are going to get a lot out of it. So as we start school tomorrow I am feeling better about this year then I have in years. I look forward to helping students start using a growth mindset and making more connections with students this year!!