Classroom Setup Day 1 | 2024-2025 School Year

[@ericgolombek9037]

In Israel where I teach, this would literally be divided into at least two classrooms. Such a beautiful space - I hope you appreciate what a gift it is!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I sure do! It also looks much bigger on camera. My sister was shocked how much smaller it looked in person!

[@markbasas9364]

Been watching your classroom set ups the last few years and I find them so comforting! Love to see male elementary teacher representation as well!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Ayyy thank you!

[@rooboo013]

I like setting up my room during the summer since not very many people are around to distract me. Also, I love the calm tones in your room!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

It’s nice to work and not get side tracked by people for sure 😂

[@kaylayoungblood9577]

Are you make a classroom video k

[@Schultzand]

Wow, jealous of that classroom! The level of built in storage is off the charts!!! I have absolutely zero built in storage. Just a bunch of bookshelves 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I went years with none, too! Feels good to finally have an abundance!

[@Schultzand]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag will be very nice!!! 😊 enjoy it!

[@anitaweir1480]

Great to see a teacher that has been teaching several years and takes command over the sorting of materials; that helps one definitely survive the school year with keeping things easy with morning meetings or subs!!!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I’m trying! I’m not always the most organized person haha

[@lizabethe259]

Those clear mesh bags are perfect for headphone organization! I label mine with their class numbers.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Ohhh I’ll have to look into those!

[@debbielopez6593]

What an AWSOME classroom size for your 2024-2025 school year!,,,,,

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

The camera makes it look bigger I swear haha

[@gilliantohver3225]

Such a nice room! Such big windows, and looks so sleek and open!

[@ritakelsey4606]

Nothing wrong with being a bit of a hoarder, most teachers are! I taught Algebra and Geometry for 35+ years and nothing made me happier than the start of the school year, organizing pens, pencils, etc. Labeling piles of graph paper, boxes of rulers and compasses, caddies of calculators. I still miss it terribly and love these videos. Hope you have a wonderful year!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Thank you!! I hope you’re enjoying retired life!

[@jomeek4067]

Love all the storage! Thanks for sharing your classroom set up!

[@savagegrant98]

Wow fletcher all I can say!! The cabinets are so nice and the taller ceilings are awesome for your tall body!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

It’s going to be a good move I think!

[@SallyStitchesAnd]

What an inviting classroom that will be! Where do students store their winter coats and boots? In the hallways? Our schools have these (impractical) 8” cubbies inside the classrooms for 25-30 students and it takes up sooo much storage space.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Yes! We have hooks in the hallway where they keep their backpack, jacket, and any winter gear during those months! It used to be in our classrooms and took up so much space and the smell..... so glad they keep it in the hallway now!

[@magloz611]

Wow!! Love all that storage .. made me want to go set up my classroom 😂

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

The storage is amazing! I’ve never had anywhere close to this much!

[@EdwardSuv]

You start preparing so early, wow... In my school (or in my country) we are about to end 23-24 school year, last Friday was our last state exam. So we are waiting for results, than it's graduation time for 9th and 11th graders Most of teachers get ready in august, because our school year always starts on September 1st

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I normally would not be preparing this early. However, moving rooms, I wanted to get some stuff settled. A rainy day seemed like a good time to do so!

[@Namibianyoutuber-Audrey]

This would have been my dream classroom. We don’t get anything closer to what you have in Namibia.

[@MsAlison]

love how organized everything is! so satisfying

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

For right now at least 😅 I’m going to keep it this organized but I have a bad habit of letting my type b tendencies get the best of me

[@hadgit60]

lol type b tendencies.. I felt this comment..

[@Sunshinestateeducator]

Wow such a nice classroom! I love it!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Thank you! I’m very excited for it!

[@kimscooterjamieson]

Love your organization. Great start

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Finally my organization is horrible so I’m trying to be better haha.

[@monicacecil4984]

Looking good so far but it going look great once you get classroom done for your students and family

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

For sure! As soon as the carpets I cleaned I’m ready to get the rest set up!

[@sandrajordan9653]

For those headphones, get a dowel from Home Depot and mount it somehow under those cabinets and hang them on it.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Ohhhhh now that’s a good idea!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Ohhhhh now that’s a good idea!

[@dralbertpakin8895]

I'm glad to see a male teacher making videos instead of all females mostly. Great job!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I appreciate that!

[@laurawoolbright6786]

You get such a long summer break! We got out the same day as you, but school starts August 1st! Do you get a lot of time off during the year? How many days is your school year?

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

We don’t have many breaks! Our school year is typically 168 ish student contact days and like 178 teacher days

[@Katyyates12]

He gets such a long break. I get out the same time as him and go back August 10th

[@laurawoolbright6786]

@@_ThirdGradeSwagWow! Kids have 178 days, teachers 190. We get 1 week at thanksgiving; about 2 weeks at Christmas and 1 week spring break. A few extra days scattered through year. Your calendar is amazing

[@teacherof20]

That is a really nice classroom! ❤ My school is being renovated so we can’t set up til late summer! 😢

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

that's awesome it's being renovated though!

[@Heri.214]

fish tank should be next to sink for easier water clean up. which it needs desperately.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Unfortunately it doesn’t fit underneath that cabinet, I tried! The tank has been cleaned since this video!

[@Heri.214]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag you should get a Pleco fish. They will help eat all the algae. I bought one and it has helped a lot

[@victoriaLL345]

Looks great!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Thank you l!!!

[@hildatorres8212]

Love love your videos ❤

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

thank you! trying to be better at uploading consistently!

[@daniellemitchell3118]

I use a shoe organizer to store my students' headphones. It hangs on a ( closet)door . Maybe you could try that?

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I’ve done that for water bottles before! I should see if I can find a good one and a good door to hang it on!

[@dralbertpakin8895]

I would label all your cabinets too.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Yep I will eventually for sure!

[@kellyporter4473]

Such an awesome room!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I’m so excited for it!!

[@kinderfroebel]

Greetings. Enjoy your videos. I would like you to make one showing the manipulatives you use in mathematics.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I can do that!

[@kinderfroebel]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag Thank you so much. In August I will be in charge of the third grade.

[@dianashivley969]

Your room is huge. I wished I had that size room when I was teaching.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

It’s not I promise haha. My family thought the same thing then saw it in person and were shocked by how much bigger it looks in videos.

[@kimberlyredding5315]

Yea, I'm a bit jelly.😮

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I’m so excited for this room!

[@sybyl1117]

I'm so jealous of your cabinets. My new room has mobile cabinets.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I’ve never had so many I’m so excited!

[@Lily_is_here123]

Dang I wish I had this in 3rd grade this looks fun

[@bigredd6684]

I love your positive attitude and you are such a very handsome white guy. I can tell you are a great educator. I love the light ginger hair. ❤

[@SimplyJacey216]

Curious when do y’all start this upcoming year

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

not until after Labor Day! So I'm in no rush to get it setup... but seemed like a good time to go in on a gloomy day!

[@SimplyJacey216]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag ohhh ok thanks! My district starts on 8•29 (k,1,6,9 only) then everyone on the 30th then off for that weekend & start again 🤣

[@Katyyates12]

@@_ThirdGradeSwagyou have a long summer. I get out at the same times as you (May 24) and go back August 10th

[@6686Andrea]

Dang! You're moving in already?!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Trying to 😂 I wanted to take advantage of a rainy day. Now I won’t be back in for a bit!

[@leontynemiller708]

you have a huge room

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I promise it just looks that way on camera haha

[@Savannah200D]

For the headphones you can either use a shoe organizer, an adhesive plastic hat hanger or a paper towel holder adhesive

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I have seen the shoe organizer! I’ll have to decide when I get everything fully setup!

[@Savannah200D]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag the shoe organizers worked in one of my classrooms, but when I moved, I had to use the paper towel holders got the peel and stick ones and hung them on the side of my cabinets

[@JB-kl8rt]

We had good success with pencil pouches for headphones. No tangles and easy grab-and -go for students.

[@beckers7601]

Who takes care of your fish during break?

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

I do! I live like two blocks from my school.

[@dralbertpakin8895]

Didn't school just end and you're already setting up?

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

We’ve been out a month! This was an early day one but I wanted to get stuff on cabinets so the custodians didn’t have to haul it all out into the hall when they clean the carpets!

[@melissawright352]

my sons name is Fletcher he’s 5. I haven’t heard of another person with that as a 1st name.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

@@melissawright352 I have never met another first name Fletcher in real life, either! I’ve heard of more Fletchers recently but still haven’t met one!

[@cherrygrace2023]

As soon as you get rid of your rainbow carts, your going to need them.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

True 😅 I’ll make sure I hold onto them!

[@d.h.dd.h.d.5230]

A classroom. What's that? I quit teaching because about 42 of us got lung disease, fm hurricane & flood damaged portables. One had a stroke. One filed worker's comp & got blackballed.

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Oh my goodness!! That is horrible. I’m so sorry!

[@lyndamoore7328]

Head phone idea - we use a small clothes rack

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Would it fit inside one of the cabinets or outside?

[@lyndamoore7328]

@@_ThirdGradeSwag outside

[@SaraHedea-vp9fn]

Saa 😊

[@Sherise81]

I am sorry, but I prefer to setup my classroom after the Summer Break. After the school year officially ends, my mental rolodex is on involuntary hibernation. 😂

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

Hahahah I get it! This is very early… I won’t be having day 2 for a while 😂

[@miss_mish]

Gosh it felt weird looking down at things from such a high height. It literally felt like I was at the top of a ladder. Also, makes me dizzy your movements from so high. Yes, I'm obviously short. It is so weird for me.

[@cynthiapanah3978]

I would love to watch your videos but I just can’t! 😢. I seriously get nauseous every time I try to watch. There is way too much movement when you’re filming that I feel sick and have to turn it off. I wish I wasn’t so sensitive but oh well.🤷🏻‍♀️ Have a great year!

[@_ThirdGradeSwag]

@@cynthiapanah3978 from the Timelapses?? I always debate whether to Timelapse or show small clips in normal time 😅