How you would design a classroom

1. My Classroom

2. My 3rd Grade Class

3. Classroom Furnishings/Accessories

4. Demographics
Median Household Income: 55,933
Median Rent: 972
Median Home Value: 171,200

5. Posters/Materials

6. Maps

7. First Day: Introductions/Expectations
● Name games
○ Name Chain/Pronunciation
○ Name displays
○ Name Bingo
● Class Rules/Expectations
○ Friend quality sticky-note
activity

8. Second Day: Personal Identity/Culture
● Self-Identity
○ Story Portrait
○ Partner Introductions
○ Small group sharing

9. Third/Fourth Days: Group Building
● Classroom Community Activities
○ Storybook Activity
○ 2 Truths and a Lie
● 1:1 Activity
○ Salt & Pepper pairing

10. Fifth Day: Group Building Activity
Step 1: Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
● Students will plan and
construct bridges with
toothpicks and
marshmallows in
groups of 3 or 4.
● Groups will test results
as a team increasing
community skills

11. Teaching Philosophy: 3rd Grade Leaders
● Progressive/Social Reconstructive class
● Empower students to embrace
authenticity and be active members of
society within comfortability
● Promote diverse materials, literature, &
critical/analytical thinking

12. Community Outreach
● Letters home before school to student & family
● Parental outreach
○ Parent-Teacher conferences in
accessible/comfortable environment
● Calls home