tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407747677962620747.post5640033154577865904..comments2023-12-21T17:44:06.220-05:00Comments on Literacy Builders: Embracing Change: The Decision to Go DesklessKim Yarishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03222644402746955442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407747677962620747.post-31001307176620130542010-09-27T18:31:15.260-04:002010-09-27T18:31:15.260-04:00I know Kathi. She is my school next doorneighbor....I know Kathi. She is my school next doorneighbor. After 22 years of teaching, she is still learning, growing and trying new things that will benefit her students. She is not only passionate about what she does...she is BRAVEAustin105https://www.blogger.com/profile/11391467376537421882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407747677962620747.post-64781311038050779862010-09-26T13:36:29.322-04:002010-09-26T13:36:29.322-04:00Dear Jan,
Thank you for your enthusiasm! To ans...Dear Jan,<br /> <br />Thank you for your enthusiasm! To answer your questions: <br />I encourage the children to sit on the big rug, but if a child is more comfortable, he or she may sit at a table or on a chair. I try to remember the reason I arranged the room like this was so that all the children would be comfortable enough to be better learners.<br /> <br />Since I have only one mailbox which I use to collect work through the week to send home on Fridays, I purchased an additonal mailbox with my school budget. I use this second mailbox as a place to store children's math and science workbooks, and a Writing Workshop folder. The children use book buckets ( which I purchased through Really Good Stuff) to store the books they are reading and their reading journals. I place their daily homework on the top shelf in their cubbies.<br /> <br />I have made various labels for cans I collected, one set each for pencils, pencils to be sharpened, colored pencils, and editing pens. I also have community "buckets" placed around the room that hold scissors, erasers, glue sticks, staplers, sticky notes, and crayons. This year our school provided some of those supplies-- I bought the rest.<br /> <br />Over the summer I frequented yard sales and bought the 'coffee' table, magazine rack, and the table that backs up to the park bench. My husband painted the tables for me. I bought the child's Adorondack chair, the child's rocking chair, and the bean bag chair. I couldn't resist the rugs, and thought they were beautiful enough to buy them as well.<br /> <br />I am hoping all this information provides you with food for thought.Kathy Merlinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407747677962620747.post-82023454833126516102010-09-22T17:26:23.108-04:002010-09-22T17:26:23.108-04:00Bravo! When you teach do kids move chairs to face ...Bravo! When you teach do kids move chairs to face you, sit on the couch, etc. or do you always gather them at the rug? Do they each have several storeage boxes, one for math, one for reading, etc.? Did parents buy supplies that you put all together for everyone? Parents in my school do not like that. I suppose I could have them pay a fee (cost of supplies)and I could go buy what we'd need.Jannoreply@blogger.com