From Chaos to Order

I finally have a few moments (before I fall unconscious into my beckoning bed) to post some pictures of my classroom. Much of August was spent putting together my new 3rd grade classroom. I have decided to avoid moving to a new classroom next year at all costs. It was a lot of work! I thought for sure I would have it done a week before school started, but.... well..... the best plans sometimes go awry. Here are a few shots of the chaos stage -

The next pictures were taken about an hour before our Back to School Open House. Yeah, I cut it a little close. And I won't even mention the box full of papers that need to be filed that I stuffed in a cupboard and that are still there. And here is the magical transformation -