Miss Kline’s room has a very natural and earthy feel to it. The corner next to the door has many picture frames and wood tiles with quotes written in freehanded script. The ceiling even has two tree branches tied to it in different corners.
Next to the counters by the windows, there are four black wooden stools where students can sit to do their work. These stools are significant to the classroom because they were constructed, painted, and signed by Miss Kline’s previous 3rd grade class as an end of the year project.
The main points of Miss Kline’s lessons are written on large pieces of brown paper, matching the natural colour scheme, which cover the chalk board. This is a good way for students to reflect back on previous lessons and incorporate them into their assignments.
This classroom is by no means an orthodox room with a desk and chair for each student. In fact, there are hardly any seats in the room at all – a few tables, two desks with chairs, and some benches and stools. This works well for the class because it allows the students to choose where they can work best and most efficiently.
I am at the school during Miss Kline’s class’s reading and writing blocks, and you can really feel the creativity in the room. I think this is jump started by the environment of the room.
One thing I would change about the setup would probably be to find a different place for the brown paper. I love that she leaves the highlights from each lesson to be seen, but as more and more are added it gets a bit crazy so I would maybe try to find some way to space them out differently.
I would definitely keep the seating the same because I love how students are free to choose the learning environment that would be most beneficial to their assignments.
Next to the counters by the windows, there are four black wooden stools where students can sit to do their work. These stools are significant to the classroom because they were constructed, painted, and signed by Miss Kline’s previous 3rd grade class as an end of the year project.
The main points of Miss Kline’s lessons are written on large pieces of brown paper, matching the natural colour scheme, which cover the chalk board. This is a good way for students to reflect back on previous lessons and incorporate them into their assignments.
This classroom is by no means an orthodox room with a desk and chair for each student. In fact, there are hardly any seats in the room at all – a few tables, two desks with chairs, and some benches and stools. This works well for the class because it allows the students to choose where they can work best and most efficiently.
I am at the school during Miss Kline’s class’s reading and writing blocks, and you can really feel the creativity in the room. I think this is jump started by the environment of the room.
One thing I would change about the setup would probably be to find a different place for the brown paper. I love that she leaves the highlights from each lesson to be seen, but as more and more are added it gets a bit crazy so I would maybe try to find some way to space them out differently.
I would definitely keep the seating the same because I love how students are free to choose the learning environment that would be most beneficial to their assignments.