School Begins

Ready or not, here they come! School began this Wednesday at LHS. I had a pretty good day. I am absolutely loving having a room again this year! I worked on it through July and early August. Many folks have been wanting to come and take a look at the finished product, so I thought it would be easier to take photos and share with everyone.

This is the view from the doorway. The person in the photo is Mike, my "roomate" in room 240. He floats on the days I work, and it is his room on the alternate days.

I decided to use real photos and documents rather than the generic teacher "stuff" you find at parent teacher stores. I am pleased with the result.


I created one bulletin board that will be devoted to the election, and one that will be for news and placards of current units in history we will discussing. Notice the framed Ronald Reagan photo on the bookshelf? This was my grandfather's. It really hung in his living room! Close ups are found below.



Notice the flags stapled to the ceiling. This was no easy feat!

I found a great deal of placards and framed portraits of past presidents in file cabinets left by a man who retired last year. I am so glad he left these for me! They really add to the "history vibe" in the room.

I also made sure to have photos of "the king" Elvis Presley around. Mom says I was obsessed with his music as a toddler. .

I am pretty pleased with the results. What do you think? Leave me a comment if you have any other suggestions for the room.
Now for the hard part: getting eleventh graders to love history!