My favorite spot...

My SMARTBoard was installed a week before school started in September. If it looks small, it is, but it's the perfect size for preschoolers. Mine is actually the first one the school ever bought. It was mounted in our computer lab and as they replaced older boards with new ones complete with overhead projectors, the older models found new homes. I was the lucky recipient of Old Faithful, and I'm quite thankful to give him a new home.



They were able to mount it lower than the rest in the school and now my kiddos can reach even the top corners easily with a pointer. I completed my circle time spot with two Walmart rugs ($20 each, yes please) and simple strips of thick masking tape mark where kiddo bottoms go. I had a brainstorm over the summer while imagining the wonder of having my own SMARTBoard and decided to have our school custodian drill a hole in one of my bookcases, and put the projector inside to keep little fingers away from as many cords as possible. For the most part, the rest of my cords run under the rug and I've never had a problem with them.


Above the board, you'll see vinyl letters from Uppercase Living that say "From Small Beginnings Come Great Things" and a canvas that was a permanent fixture in my grandfather's office when he was my principal in primary school (yes, I'm from a small town).