Monster Themed Classroom Reveal

I am almost completely set up after 3 days of work. I only have some minor things to do. This year I added a little more to my monster theme. My colors are black, white, and yellow accents.

One addition was my title for my Focus Wall: "Our Monster Plan"

I simplified this from last year. I had a lot more of Journeys ELA content posted and realized I didn't need all of that. Now, I just have words for the week, letter, shape, number, and my learning targets/success criteria. Up in the right corner, I added a blueprint of Mojo (from ClassDojo) to add to the idea of a "monster plan."

A small detail was changing the numbers above my backpack hooks to Monster University nametags. I bought a new Sulley stuffed animal. Also, I added "doors" to my back bulletin with my new theme: "We gain because we train" (inspired from "We scare because we care").

Here are several pictures of the rest of my room:

My last touches will be adding a Disney quote on my back cabinet with white chalk pen and add Mike somewhere in the class, either on the door or on my window.

Hope you enjoyed my tour.

Any final touch suggestions? Let me know.

Math Stations

I explained how I go about my Reading Stations, but how do I do my math stations?

They are very similar. I do a modified Daily 3.

1. I put students in flexible, differentiated groups. I usually end up with 4. I try to limit them to 6 students in a group, if possible.
2. Students rotate with their group.
3. I set a timer for when stations are done. I use: http://www.timeme.com/alarm-clock.htm My stations are color coded to match the clock. I usually use "drum" for the end of a station and "Ba Dah 16 sec" for clean up.
4. Each student has links on their computer. Here is a sample of what it looks like:
   
   
   
   
   
5. Each day of the week I focus on a different domain of Common Core. Each station will focus on that domain for the day.
1. Monday: Counting & Cardinality
2. Tuesday: Operations & Algebra
3. Wednesday: Numbers in Base 10
4. Thursday: Measurement & Data
5. Friday: Geometry
6. Done with work: Math Fact practice
6. Stations:
1. Teacher Station: I play a lot of games that focus on the domain for the day. They are gathered from a lot of different sources. My favorite is: Fishing. I use her template for math facts but also for sight words. I needed a good game for Numbers in Base Ten, so I created Feed the Polar Bear (Teen Numbers). Students use printed fish with ten sticks (Get it? Fish sticks. 😁) and cubes to make a given number. If they get a polar bear card, they have to feed the bear that many sticks and cubes. The student with the most fish cards wins. I have a version that is more difficult and an easier version in my store. 
   
   
2. Math with Someone: Students play a game on the floor.
3. Math by Myself: Students do games on the computer. They mainly use the website, MegaMath, which is part of our curriculum, Math Expressions. I have symbaloos created for each domain. If you use Math Expressions, you can use the following links:
1. Monday: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABM3HrbwAA41_k-YVkg==
2. Tuesday: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABNKfe1AAA41_k-YsUg==
3. Wednesday: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABNKs6JQAA41_k-YsXQ==
4. Thursday: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABNK229cAA41_k-YsgA==
5. Friday: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABNK-zQEAA41_k-Yskw==
6. Done with work: https://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABPYJsVkAA41_k-cGbA==
4. Math Writing: In the past, I have had several SMARTNotebook files that have students solve problems and create their own. I am always updating these files. I have a file for each domain. Right now, we are required to do 20 minutes a week of the program, i-ready lessons. So, I changed my icon to have students practice that instead of doing the files.
5. Friday Special: I have my Friday Teacher Station and Math with Someone Station focused on a STEM activity. I do 2 stations because they need more time.