August 21, 2008

Friday Foto Finish 8.22

Is it Friday already?  Man, my first week back at work went pretty fast.  Today's photo for Candid Carries Fx4 is a picture of my reading area I have set up in my classroom.
This is my favorite by far because it turned out so nicely.  I have had the comfy chair now for two years.  The carpet is new as are the awesomely fuzzy pillows (which I made).  I had to beg borrow and steal for the nice bookshelf on the left.  I am really proud of the area, and it is stocked full of brand new books.  The students get to rotate through the chairs on a daily basis when we have our SSR time.  And yes, I did include myself in the rotation.  That chair is awesome!

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22 comments:

  1. Woooo get back to work! Like the rest of us!

    -Chris
    Weather Moose

    PS - Just kiddin...I like teachers.

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  2. We have been in school for three weeks now -- not public school homeschool. Love you little corner maybe i can do something like that here at home! Thanks for sharing! Much love chat later!

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  3. You should be proud, that's very inviting. When I first saw the picture I was wondering how you keep the kids from fighting over the chair.

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  4. It looks like a very cozy nook! I would love to read there!

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  5. Oh, I LOVE this! I need a room like that!!

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  6. What a nice classroom! I wish my teachers would have done stuff liek that when I was in school.

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  7. That chair is calling meeeee...nap time!

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  8. What a great space for the kids and you!! It looks really comfy:-)

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  9. I love your little reading corner...it's so cozy! I bet that's the kids fave as well.

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  10. Every classroom should have a reading space. Your's looks great.

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  11. Why couldn't any of my teachers have had a cool spot to read like that? I love it!

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  12. Love the pillows!! I would go for those each day!!

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  13. That's a nice little reading area there....I would prefer to lay on the floor with those pillows and read....

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  14. That's a lovely area for the kids to read in !!!

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  15. Wow...looks like a nice, inviting area. I would want that in my house!

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  16. That looks like a great area for a reading or story telling spot.

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  17. I so want to snuggle in that spot right now with a good book. Love it!
    I came over from Candid Carrie's FFFF.

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  18. Thank you for all the great comments. What I do, so there is no fighting over the chair, is a chair rotation schedule which I keep on one of my white boards. The rule is if you move the arrow to your name (when it isn't your turn) you lose one rotation and have to wait until next time around. If you move it more than once, you are off rotation for a quarter, then semester and so on. Last year one student lost it all together. Some do chose not to use it at all.

    I love that chair. I have to be careful not to fall asleep in it!

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  19. That's a cool spot! I wish I had a teacher like you when I went to school.

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  20. WOW...your reading area looks very inviting!! Very nice!!

    Thank you for stopping by my blog last week!!!

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