Miss VerHages Rainbow Room:
Red: Teacher seating/materials
1) Chart paper
2) Teacher swivel chair
3) Teacher desk
4) Teacher podium/seat
Dark Pink: Large group areas for
teacher-led instruction
1) Gathering Rug
2) Kidney table (for teacher led
reading groups)
3) Student table groups (2 students
per table, 2 tables per group)
Orange: Bulletin board displays
1) Daily schedule/calendar/weather
2) Star Student board
3) Welcome to our class board
displaying student names and crafts
4) Birthday board
5) Display board for student work
6) Word Wall
7) Seasonal bulletin board with a
literature theme
Dark green: plants/affective elements
Light green: small group and
independent work areas
1) recess/activity tables
2) small-group tables (used for writing
workshop or center-style instruction)
3) Couches/beanbags
4) Open floor-space for work and
activity
Teal: whiteboard/chalk board
Light Blue: Technology
1) Student iPads/computers
2) Smartboard
3) My computer
Dark blue: sink
Purple: Storage/shelving
1) Curriculum shelves
2) File cabinet
3) Science cupboards
4) Misc. supplies
5) Recycling/trash
6) Homework turn-in, lunch cards
7) Student mailboxes
8) Art supplies
9) Writing materials
10) Classroom library
11) Indoor recess games/
activities
12) Math games/manipulatives
13) Just right leveled books
14) Student book boxes