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  • Sully Elementary School
  • Sterling, VA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Lighting was such a major success in my classroom this year. My students were calm and relaxed, ready to put in their best work when the lights were out and there was but a glimpse of shine. I want to expand my lighting this year so that I use the room lights only when necessary. Flexible seating seemed to be a hit this year but I only had a few items; this year I am thinking go big or go home! Kids enjoy having options, (voice and choice) so adding more floor seating and slowly taking away desks will definitely be a plus for my environment this year. I would also like to lower tables so students can sit on low stools instead of chairs and high stools. Giving students options to choose their seating arrangement lowers the amount of complaints, increases their willingness to work, and also helps with their comfort levels, eliminating the distraction of peers. Some of the other great items I have included are dry erase clipboards because I am always missing clipboards and dry erase boards, so I thought it would be extremely helpful to have a 2 in 1 item that students can just grab and use when working on the floor or during rotations within the classroom/ other classrooms. The shelf with the cushion is a seating area for the library in which students could sit comfortably to read a book. My students are constantly sharpening pencils and unfortunately broke the pencil sharpener I had last year! This classroom will be a home for 20+ new students in August for the next 10+ months, and I want these students to feel they have a choice in their learning environment, which in turn will bring them great success this year!

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Lighting was such a major success in my classroom this year. My students were calm and relaxed, ready to put in their best work when the lights were out and there was but a glimpse of shine. I want to expand my lighting this year so that I use the room lights only when necessary. Flexible seating seemed to be a hit this year but I only had a few items; this year I am thinking go big or go home! Kids enjoy having options, (voice and choice) so adding more floor seating and slowly taking away desks will definitely be a plus for my environment this year. I would also like to lower tables so students can sit on low stools instead of chairs and high stools. Giving students options to choose their seating arrangement lowers the amount of complaints, increases their willingness to work, and also helps with their comfort levels, eliminating the distraction of peers. Some of the other great items I have included are dry erase clipboards because I am always missing clipboards and dry erase boards, so I thought it would be extremely helpful to have a 2 in 1 item that students can just grab and use when working on the floor or during rotations within the classroom/ other classrooms. The shelf with the cushion is a seating area for the library in which students could sit comfortably to read a book. My students are constantly sharpening pencils and unfortunately broke the pencil sharpener I had last year! This classroom will be a home for 20+ new students in August for the next 10+ months, and I want these students to feel they have a choice in their learning environment, which in turn will bring them great success this year!

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