I've always had a love for Open House and the excitement that it brings. This year was extra special for me. Can you believe that I've never done my own Open House?! In my first few years of teaching, my schools in DSUSD didn't do an Open House. And as a long-term substitute, the Open House that I "hosted" was mostly done by the actual teacher. This was my first time planning the activities, and arranging the classroom the way I wanted.
Here is a panoramic shot of the whole classroom. I hung student work on every inch of the classroom!
The Shape Monsters were a fun project to wrap up our shape unit. Students created their own monster and then wrote about its' attributes. Last, they recorded a FlipGrid video where they showed their Shape Monster and read their writing. The QR code on the wall took parents to the FlipGrid videos!
These were projects from our Architect STEAM project. We researched famous structures around the world and students worked in groups to build models of them!
Fact Family Jellyfish and Dr. Seuss art hung from the ceiling. Our Fraction Robots hung on the window blinds. On the left Math wall, I displayed a project the students did on Google Slides. Each desk has students' Timeline project and a folder with their work.
I hung plastic table cloths to make a smooth surface over the cabinets. The students' Symmetrical Portrait was a family favorite. I also hung a shape project students did on Google Slides. The right cabinets have students' final writing piece for our Opinion Writing unit.
The ELA wall is where our anchor charts usually hang. Last minute, I needed a small activity to fill the space. Students wrote about why school "rocks" and showed off their best dance move!
The Shape Monsters were a fun project to wrap up our shape unit. Students created their own monster and then wrote about its' attributes. Last, they recorded a FlipGrid video where they showed their Shape Monster and read their writing. The QR code on the wall took parents to the FlipGrid videos!