I needed a solution to our cramped space, so we bought a banquet table from Staples and now I use the black table as my desk.

The wall now has some shelving so that I can keep our other art supplies, books and math manipulatives off the main table.

I also got a new calendar from Staples because my homemade calendar was a bit too big. We still use the numbers from the homemade calendar for counting (with my son).

Now, everyone has plenty of room at the table and I can keep my huge teacher’s manuals and planners out of their way! I also moved the bookshelf to the front of the room.

We also have another playpen for downstairs since my youngest “visits” the classroom from time to time. It is next to a small table which folds if we need to use the carpet. This is for painting and playing with clay – as you can see from the bits on the carpet!