New Room

Have you ever stood in the middle of your classroom and said, "I have no idea what to do first?"

That was me this past Tuesday. I'm in a new room teaching a new subject and not sure what to put where. I took a few pictures and would like to share them with my blogging buddies. 

I guess we can call this the front of the room since the Promethean board is located on this wall. I'm thinking of putting Mountain Math on one board and Mountain Language on the other. {Ignore the decorations, I have already taken them down and will be replacing them with a different theme}

The board located furthest to the right was made on the wall. There is no actual board there. At this time, I am taking it down until I can decide what, if anything, should go there.

The bulletin board paper is misleading to the size of a board. It overlaps onto the chalk board. In reality, there is a chalkboard in the middle and a board on either side {same size}. So, the board to the left I'm thinking of placing a calendar and behavior cards. Not sure what to make the board on the right. As I was going through resources I found magnetic word strips. I'm thinking of using them on the chalkboard. Here is how: I'm leaning towards not having a traditional word wall. Instead, I would like to make the word wall geared towards more interesting words to use "instead of" boring words when writing. I found some ideas on Pinterest. See the picture below for an example.

                                                                       Source: julieballew.com via Patti on Pinterest

These bulletin board papers have been taken down as well. They were stapled into the wall.  I could use this wall to hang anchor charts with more interesting words to use in writing instead of the chalkboard. Or, I may use this space for something else. Oh, I do know that my classroom jobs will go on this wall by the door :) 

And here is the last picture. 

Alright, everybody. Am I missing something crucial? Have you seen a post, website, or pin that would help with this dilemma?

Suggestions are welcome and encouraged! :)