In Nickie’s room, I started with the carpet, desk, student tables, and chairs. That means things that must stay in the room and what you need for your students. It can be overwhelming when setting up a classroom, especially a brand new room or even trying to rearrange to create the best possible learning environment for your students. Where to start with a kindergarten classroom setup
Once the kindergarten classroom was clean and organized it was ready to set up the furniture.
For the closet, I sorted out supplies, activities, themes, holidays and found bins that not only fit the space for them but fit the amount of materials she had.Inside her desk are containers to store paper clips, thumbtacks, binder clips, rubber bands, staples, and more.I made an area for cleaning supplies like paper towels, hand sanitizer, tissues, Clorox wipes, Ziploc baggies, etc.I placed her Lakeshore Learning games that came in boxes or bulkier games in cabinets, one for literacy and one for math.After making the categories, I looked at the keep pile and found the best spot for them. I took everything out and made categories for each space: trash, donate, sell, and keep. I went through Nickie’s cabinets, closet, desk, file cabinet, etc. It seems strange to clean before because you think “it’s only going to get dirty again” but it will help you prepare for what you actually have and need in your kindergarten classroom. Since all items in her room aren’t the schools we agreed that she can have all items in the classroom until she leaves teaching, no matter if I leave teaching, she leaves the schools, etc.īefore you start to set up a room whether it’s a new classroom, new school, wanting a change or even a playroom/homeschool area always CLEAN FIRST. Some items in her room were bought with my money and others were items donated from sponsors. My favorite places to shop for her room were Homegoods, Hobby Lobby, Target, Amazon, National Business Furniture, and Lakeshore Learning. I believe a color scheme is easier to decorate with because you can find items almost anywhere. Nickie and I first started by agreeing on a color scheme. It was so much fun setting up my coworker’s kindergarten room for the 2021-22 school year. I did my first ever kindergarten classroom setup for someone other than myself this summer.