Tuesday, August 9, 2011
A new year, a new room.
Got started cleaning up the mess of art supplies and furniture that were dumped in my new classroom end of last May and it feels great to have a new room with a wall of windows. The light is spectacular with just enough shade from a tree outside the windows. It also feels like I am making this room my own instead of inheriting another teacher's history. There is much sorting to do but it's a good chance to inventory supplies and to brainstorm lessons to do with the materials I come across that have been boxed up and unused. My creative juices are flowing and I'm excited to create a clean and organized space where kids can choose their own materials and lots of different kinds of materials are reachable. There is no storage area so I will have to make everything neat and presentable on shelving--there is one storage cabinet but all other furniture is shelving of all kinds. This school operates out of a commercial business building so there is nothing built in--just an open room with carpeting and walls. It's a fun challenge to create an inspiring space for art to take place. And with the right materials and stimulation art can happen. Sure is nice to feel this optimism.
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Oh it's so much fun to make a new room into whatever you want! I hope you'll post photos when you're ready.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phyl. I'm still trying to figure out how to create a link/page for each photo...any advice? I think I'm getting warmer but so far no luck.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful school year and I look forward to visiting your blog often.
Karen