Pay attention to while setting up the classroom:
1. Spacing
2. Lightening (natural light)
3. Smell
4. Noise
5. Color (red, yellow, blue)
6. Risk-free environment
7. Positive reinforcement
8. Temperature
9. Personal touches
10. Wall of acclamation
2. Lightening (natural light)
3. Smell
4. Noise
5. Color (red, yellow, blue)
6. Risk-free environment
7. Positive reinforcement
8. Temperature
9. Personal touches
10. Wall of acclamation
Shopping List
FOOD:
- Healthy snacks
- Water
- Candy (does not meet "Smart Snack Standard, use in a dire situation only!)
FURNITURE and stuff:
- CD player
- Classroom carpet
- Fabric for the walls
- Negative ion generator
- Plants that purify air
- Portable fan (tie a ribbon so students can see a flow of air)
- Rocking chair
- Rugs
- Small refrigerator
- Table lamps
- Throw blankets
LIBRARY:
- Bookshelves
- Educational books
- Educational games
- Playing cards
- Puzzles
- Reading corner
MOTIVATION:
- Posters
- Prize box
- Stickers
OFFICE SUPPLIES:
- Clock
- Hole puncher
- Magnets
- Notepads
- Post its
- Spray adhesive
- Stapler
- Staples remover
- Thumbtacks
SANITATION:
- Air freshener (neutral)
- First aid
- Hand sanitizer
- Ibuprofen
- Tissue
SCHOOL SUPPLIES:
- Colored paper
- Dry-erase markers (thick and thin)
- Glue
- Highlighting tape
- Individual dry-erase boards
- Markers
- Paint
- Pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Pens
- Ruler
- Sharpies
STORAGE:
- Mason jars
- Organizing trays
- Storage bins
OTHER:
- Balls for kinesthetic learning
- Flags
- Globe
- Hot plate (for candles)
- Map
- Math manipulative
- Party supplies
- Healthy snacks
- Water
- Candy (does not meet "Smart Snack Standard, use in a dire situation only!)
FURNITURE and stuff:
- CD player
- Classroom carpet
- Fabric for the walls
- Negative ion generator
- Plants that purify air
- Portable fan (tie a ribbon so students can see a flow of air)
- Rocking chair
- Rugs
- Small refrigerator
- Table lamps
- Throw blankets
LIBRARY:
- Bookshelves
- Educational books
- Educational games
- Playing cards
- Puzzles
- Reading corner
MOTIVATION:
- Posters
- Prize box
- Stickers
OFFICE SUPPLIES:
- Clock
- Hole puncher
- Magnets
- Notepads
- Post its
- Spray adhesive
- Stapler
- Staples remover
- Thumbtacks
SANITATION:
- Air freshener (neutral)
- First aid
- Hand sanitizer
- Ibuprofen
- Tissue
SCHOOL SUPPLIES:
- Colored paper
- Dry-erase markers (thick and thin)
- Glue
- Highlighting tape
- Individual dry-erase boards
- Markers
- Paint
- Pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Pens
- Ruler
- Sharpies
STORAGE:
- Mason jars
- Organizing trays
- Storage bins
OTHER:
- Balls for kinesthetic learning
- Flags
- Globe
- Hot plate (for candles)
- Map
- Math manipulative
- Party supplies