Hoot, Hoot Hooray!

I have been busy bringing owls into my classroom! This has been a long week with inservice, moving boxes for construction and waiting to set up my room until they wax the floors and clean the carpet. Thanks to the Teachers Pay Teachers gift certificate Crystal got me for my birthday I purchased and owl theme set that has really brightened up my classroom!

 This is my calendar wall. I have a weather frog, days of the week, 100s chart, place value pocket chart, schedule chart and calendar. Here are some close ups!

This is my schedule chart. The kids really thrive on routine. They love to know what is coming next and what are day looks like. There are tons of cards to switch out for changing schedule. I love the owls and polka dots theme!

I really wanted to post the days of the week this year. I had a few students who struggled with this concept last year. I think being able to see the words will help reinforce the concept. I plan to point when we sing the Days of the Week song. I will also move the owl each day.  

I have also posted the months of the year for the same reason. I think it is so cute that the owls are dressed up for all the different holidays!

Next I have my weather frog. I have had this set laminated and ready to go for 3 years. This is the first time I am finally using it. The first grade teachers are using it to show the kids if they need to wear a jacket for recess. This will alleviate the 5,000 questions about if they need to wear a coat. I loved Jessica Tirko's idea of whole punching the outfits to slide onto the push pins. This makes it easier to mount to the wall!