1st Grade Western Classroom decor and tour

Pre-kids my classroom was ready to go by the fourth of July…

Now, here I am 22 months post kid. It’s the day before I go back and I’m just now–almost–finished setting up for my firsties! {What a difference a baby makes!}

9 years later I’m still doing western classroom decor in my room. Sure, I could re-do, but I just love it too much! Plus, with all of the new burlap and chalkboard stuff out, I can add new touches here and there to make it fresh!

Here’s a look at my first grade classroom with western classroom decor so far!

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Western Classroom Decor Photos

Group Shelves

Here is a close up of the plants. The plants are a whopping $4.67 at Wal-Mart. I add a little ribbon to the pot it comes in…and this year I add the Fruits of the Spirit to each of my pots in chalk marker as a personal reminder for me throughout the year.

Western Hallway Display

My hallway area! “Hats Off to Great Work!”

The “Wanted” posters are empty now, but will soon have 25 precious cowboy and cowgirl faces pictured on them! Can’t wait to love these babies! Plus, I bought a new rustic chalkboard to display our standards and objectives for work.

Teacher Desk Areas

My desk…which I never EVER sit at…are there any teachers out there that actually *sit* at their desk? It’s beyond me how that happens with 25 littles in the room! Still need to add our theme poster for our first unit and its essential questions! {…add it to the list, people!}

Small group intervention area. I pretty much sit at this “desk” with 6 firsties at least half of my day!

Still in love with this bandana lamp I made a few years ago with some el-cheapo bandana fabric and thick twine.

Saw this quote at ~~God’s Gift To Teachers~~, errr, Hobby Lobby, and just HAD to have it this year.

And I’m soaking up the fact that the clipboard is empty…for now! It will be holding formative assessments and checklists soon enough!

1st Grade Writing Area Set Up

Writing area with my filing cabinet in a not-so-random spot between my writing station and classroom library. What a great “blocker” it makes during station time! 🙂

Calm Down Corner

New this year is my calm down area. I’ve always had a designated spot for this, but this year I’ve added the chair {which I repurposed after not using for a few years}, book, signs {which you can get in my classroom management packet–>HERE} and a basket of calm down goodies {mirror, stress ball, hourglass timer, and Telly the Turtle…who is sure to hear about all of the trials and tribulations of first grade this year!}