knOWLedge is power...

kay...Yes, it's been weeks since I started teacher work days and a few days since school started. Believe me, it's been quite a whirlwind so I apologize for just now getting around to posting this. Numerous people have asked me to post pictures of my classroom - so here you go! (I apologize that I can't figure out how to make a slideshow, so this post is going to be long with all the pictures...)

Welcome to my door! Our theme this year at my school is R.A.C.E. (Racers {our mascot} Achieve College Educations) so we were encouraged to decorate some part of our door or room with the college of our choice. So here I am, representing Appalachian State University way down the mountain!

Also outside of my door is our class "Giving Tree". Here is where I have things I want for our classroom listed on sticky notes. Parents are encouraged to take a sticky note or two (or three, or four...) and purchase these items for our classroom. 


The theme for my room this year is owls. (Bees, Stars, Frogs, Apples, Monkeys and Monsters were taken and honestly - I thought the owls at the store were the cutest!) So here is one owl greeting you at the giving tree as you walk into the room.


Every day, I walk into my room and am just blown away by how big my classroom is. I am truly blessed with how much room I have and how much storage I have! Take a look for yourself!

Insane amount of space??? YES - and I am beyond blessed!

We use an interactive calendar on the SmartBoard, so this calendar stays filled in so that students are able to see what a complete calendar looks like for each month.

My Desk (still representing ASU!) The cans at the edge of my desk are for each class that comes to my room. Instead of having 23 hands shooting up in the air at one time when I ask a question, I pull a stick from the class's cup. Each stick has a student's name on it. That way everyone gets a turn to answer and there aren't any favorites.

Here is a close up of my "teacher tool box" that is behind my desk. 

 Need a pencil sharpened? No worries! Put it in this can so I can sharpen it after school (to eliminate pencil sharpening during instruction time...) 

Our Owl Colors

(please note - I have a black... it's just not in the picture)

Every student has their own cubby (with folders from Open House). 

Below are pictures from our reading center filled with books (and "friends" to read to), a book hospital (when a book has a torn page or cover), and some comfy seats. 

Everyone remembers how special jobs are in kindergarten. Here is "Owl Helpers". Every day, an owl with a student's name is placed in each "tree house" with a specific job title for the day.

 Birthdays are always important. Each student has a candle with their name and birthdate that goes on each month cake.

 Each time we learn a new math word, our owls will hold the new word on their chests for us.

A spot for learning our shapes and numbers.

I really hate teeth - so I'm hoping no one looses any! But I guess if they must, we'll record them on our tooth chart... 

Our sight words are posted under our SmartBoard so that when students are sitting on the carpet, they are able to constantly see these words.

And last but not least... be sure to check out our work on our spotted owls in the hall as you leave! (Good Work "Spotted" Here!)

Thanks for stopping by Miss Coggins' Kindergarten class! Hope you enjoyed the tour!!!