It is the beginnning of school, and we have a week to get our classrooms ready. I am doing this, while commpleting my masters in Education, and getting ready for maternity leave in November! I want to be extra organized this year so that my LTS can pick up right where I leave off. I don't want my maternity leave to be a disservice to my students. All the bloggers I've seen have been an inspiration to me. In this blog entry, I will explain some of the plans I have for this year, as well as include pictures of my classroom. I spent a good 11 hours in my classroom on Thursday. The large part of that time was spent cleaning out closets and organizing things. This year, I plan on really focusing on my reading groups. I have allocated a spot behind my guided reading table where I put the activities I'm doing with each group. These will be in the blue, yellow, and red tubs behind my kidney table seen below: Next to the tubs you can see my guided reading shelf. Above it,