Mr. Riedl i usually hate teachers but you remind me of my favourite 8th grade math teacher he was so calm and was a really good teacher i wish more teachers were like that most of them well around me at least are extremely rude.
What at great classroom environment. I love the Pez theme! Your class has given me the inspiration to create a flexible seating classroom. Thanks for sharing!
This video honestly fills me with so much joy! You're clearly passionate about your job, and I'm sure your students greatly appreciate the care and creativity. Also, your organization is incredibly calming. Best of luck with the coming school year!!!!
Very impressed with the ideas for organization and function. They make sense and are practical. Tons of innovative ways to make my teaching more effective. Thanks for sharing. I love it.
I think you're the only teacher that like students to go ahead ! My teachers never wanted me to go "faster" ! I love your way to teach and it's a great video !
Friday meeting sounds great! We do similar stuff in our middle school advisory. Also it's super impressive how organized and structured you've made everything. While I'm glad to be in middle school, this made me reminisce my years as a 5th grade teacher. Your students are lucky to have you.
Quite interesting to watch all these videos from America. I'm a sophomore for English and Chemistry in Germany and when I'm done I might end up teaching anywhere from 5th to 12th grade. Love finding new ideas for teaching.
He is literal about this classroom having flexible seating with the yoga balls. Smart!!! Yes, he has a Betta fish in a proper ten gallon aquarium with a filter! I am almost sure I saw a heater in the tank too. Senor Pez Jr. shall live well!!!
I had a male teacher in 5th grade and it was one of my favorite years yet. He did the finger signs too and was super creative. Unfortunately he left being a teacher and is now a catholic missionary. So ya that was a awesome year.
The standing tables, yoga balls, and wobble seatings are such great ideas, since more and more kids are kinesthetic learners now. I wish more teachers would realize this and accommodate to this learning style as you do.
I'm blown away by your classroom organization! Love how much you think outside the box (and desk!). Just wow. My son is entering Gr 5 in the fall... if I had the nerve, I would forward this video to his teacher, but I won't. He's a great teacher too, and I'm sure he'll do something cool with his room. Your students are so lucky to have you! :)
+Megan Thanks!! And I appreciate you not sending it to your son's teacher because that might be hurtful. However, if you get to know him well enough and mention it to him face-to-face, then maybe he'd be interested in my video! 😊 Thanks again for watching!!!
Awesome video! The flexible seating is a really cool idea. I have just graduated high school and will be starting my first year of college in August. This really makes me excited to be a teacher in the near future!
I am so inspired! Thank you so much for sharing your classroom ideas. I especially like the way you have so much going on, yet everything is so tidy and minimalistic.
So glad I found you on TH-cam! I love so many of your classroom management ideas and the way you allow your students to express themselves in a way that matches the world they currently live in. I’ve also just set up my own LibraryThing and LibraryCat accounts thanks to you. Thanks for taking the time to share what you do with others.
I'll be starting my first year of teaching in August and have been looking for ideas for my classroom and came across your channel, and I am really enjoying your videos! Such great ideas presented in quality videos! Thank you for the inspiration!!
This is such an amazing video!! I am starting my first semester of college this fall and I am planning on being an elementary school teacher. I will definitely be using some of these tools in my future classroom.
you seem like the BEST teacher!! I wish i'd had a teacher as great as you. Just through this tour you can tell how much you care and what a great teacher you are.
Thanks! I'm not perfect... I've got stuff I need to work on, but I appreciate it! I really do care a lot about my students, so I'm glad you can see that! :-)
Sorry One I did not state where I work or live Two addie is my real name and it is super rude for you to ask that Three back off I can do what I want Four who said anything about pot
I just got hired for my first teaching job, so am looking around for different inspiration. I just want to say, I love your third rule! Something I love to say to people is "maturity is knowing when it's okay to be immature". It catches people off guard and gets their attention, and what I mean by it is what your third rule states. There's a time for goofing off, and maturity is knowing when that time is.
+Melissa Bergthold I love your quote!! Yeah it means exactly the same thing. I like yours better actually but I just don't feel like making a new poster. 😉 Good luck with your first teaching job!!
Wow!! The seating arrangement is absolutely AMAZING!! It's totally something I would've loved in school and that would've been so helpful because I had scoliosis as a kid and was in constant back pain especially in school chairs. I ended up getting homeschooled the last 2 years of school after my surgery because I couldn't sit in a chair for longer than an hour. All the different seating choices are absolutely awesome for any kid with back problems!
+Emily Martin Thanks so much!! I actually made the name tag pencil holder thingies. I'm planning on making a future video how to make them, so stay tuned. Basically, i got the wood from Home Depot, cut it, painted it, then printed, colored, and laminated the name tags.
I love this kind of videos! I'm currently a sophomore in college studying Elementary Education, so it's really nice to see another male teacher! Great video by the way!
I love the idea of flexible seating! I am super excited about your youtube channel. Thank you for sharing. #newsubscriber I currently teach third, but I also taught fifth grade.
Your classroom is amazing! It has such a cozy vibe. I teach kindergarten this year and my admin may switch me to 5th next year. I know where I’m going for ideas.
Mr. Reidl, I loveyor ideas and how you acknowledge that children aren't created to make it work for each one with the many seating options and getting to change every week. I was Homeschooled and so blessed to have been, and hope to do the same with my children when I have them in the future, but your ideas are so awesome for anyone in any type of school setting to help their own students!
I was wondering what that was on the wall and was literally waiting for you to get closer. I love this classroom calendar idea, my daughter's teacher had an online calendar that was awesomely organized. Thanks for sharing
The internet randomly led me here, but I watched the entire video because I found it very interesting the way you honor students different needs within a classroom. When I was a student, it was one way of teaching, and sitting, and learning, and that was it. I knew a lot of kids, especially in middle school, who suffered under that type of regime, but watching this, it gives me hope that more and more teachers will adapt and rid themselves of the rigid, and I'd say, outdated, methods of running a classroom. Best of luck with your teaching. Seems like you're doing a pretty good job so far.
Getting ready for college and researching different classrooms. I love the idea of community supplies. I haven't heard of that before but thats a great idea!
Tatatory finally someone says it! It feels so wrong and no one talks about it! When I saw that I cringed so bad. It’s so wrong. A race shouldn’t become a football mascot. Redskins? How offensive.
You are so cool!! Im so jealous of the students who have you as a teacher!!! I love how adaptive you are for all students! I have so much respect for you! Super inspiring!!
im going to school to be a teacher right now, and i found this super useful in starting to plan how ill set up my classroom. im pretty sure i could learn quite a bit from you!
We have one of those timers in our classroom, which is great because being pre-k, they haven't really learned time yet. We are working on trying to get flexible seating in our classroom, 4 year olds in chairs is next to impossible some days. We just got some wobbly/fidget cushions in to place in our normal chairs. Love your classroom, and love your pez! I bet you are one of those teachers that makes a difference to children and one that they remember even after they are out of school.
Also, I love all of the technology and social media aspects you have implemented! It makes me sad that so many are scared of that territory, but it really can add to your classroom and help connect the kiddos to learning when you use it in the right way!
I am currently a junior in high school. When you talked about your students stuffing their desks. I was guilty of the same problem. So my teacher's solution was to use our "lockers" ( my school had cubbies in the classroom for bags no belongings) I really like your idea with the notebook boxes. Thanks for the nostalgia.
I just was browsing through the TH-cam and came across your video, Wow Mr. Reid I'm a preschool teacher and I always like to see a man teacher's classroom and teaching methods and classroom setup! Your class is well prepared and super organized! I can tell that your students succeed all the time! I wish you and your students a great school year! 😄and yes PEZ are really cool!
I really liked seeing how an intermediate classroom is set up as opposed to a primary. I will be teaching intermediate this year, so I am gathering ideas for older students. I love the "book selfies" and hope to use that. I have a classroom bathroom for the first time in 19 years at my school and would like to use your bathroom flip chart ( I hope that's ok??). I plan to use the clips for where they are in the writing process (I think it will be a daily guide as well as a formative assessment of timing). Thanks so much.
I started a TH-cam channel and even though I've been teaching for years, I forgot all about this stuff. It has become commonplace for me. Thanks for the reminders. :)
Wow, your classroom is AMAZING! I'll be a first year teacher within the next year or two and this is inspiring since I'm really nervous about my first year. New subscriber!
Thanks so much, Rasheeda! I was extremely nervous my first year too, but I hope you just push it aside and enjoy having fun with the kids. The nervousness never really goes away... I have just accepted my nervousness and used it to motivate me to do my best. :-)
Congrats on your incredible job! I loved the flexible seating! I use lots of things that I saw on your video and is very nice to see a so organized teacher! Here in Brazil we don´t see primary men teachers, I really enjoyed to see how incredible you work with these kids =D
You have a beautiful class! Just wondered if you can make a short video about your class jobs and their descriptions-really like the team idea. Very 21st century- I'm going into year 27 of teaching and still moving into this century especially with the social media, the shelfies, etc. You seem to incorporate those aspects into your class. Well Done Mr. R!
+courtney thompson Thanks Courtney! I'll put that video idea on my list. Check out myclassroomeconomy.org because that's where I got many of my ideas from. I adjusted them to fit my own classroom management style, but it's a good starting place. 👍
I am a secondary education major(future high school English teacher), so I won't be able to have as much fun altering my classroom to my liking. I LOVE your classroom setup. And if I ever go into Elementary Ed, I will be using this as inspiration!
Have you seen Mr. Reynolds' channel? He's a high school English teacher and he has an awesome classroom you should check out. th-cam.com/video/As2ZHXO52U8/w-d-xo.html Thanks so much for watching! 😊
Tons of great ideas! The bathroom system is so simple, but looks like it's fun AND practical! Thank you for sharing. Would you mind sharing your list of classroom job teams?
+Abigail Lawrence I'm planning to adjust the classroom teams a bit in the fall because I'll be doing more of a classroom economy style system. I'm planning on doing a video about that in the future. But here are the teams I used last year: Delivery Team, Photography Team, Tweet Team, Biology Team, Supply Team, Library Team, Sanitation Team, Inspection Team, Leadership Team, and the Attendance Officials.
You have great hand writing. I love the way you set everything up so the kids really hold themselves and each other accountable for their actions. If you were my 5th grade teacher 11 years ago I would be a totally different human 😂 very organized 👏🏽
Thanks for sharing! I would love for my classroom to eventually become flexible like yours. I've been teaching online at vipkid and but am going to start teaching 6th grade (still elementary here) midyear. This video is really helpful.
Hi I just came across your channel. I love this video. I'm going into my sophomore year as an education major. I love that you do flexible seating and classroom meetings. In one of my education classes last semester we had classrooms meetings everyday in the beginning of class. When I teach I'm definitely going have flexible seating and meetings. Is your school more lenient on flexible seating? I know that some schools unfortunately don't allow flexible seating in the classroom. I'm glad I came across your channel!
+Julia Detmer Thanks Julia! Every school and every principal is different. Some are more lenient and some are not, so it really depends. Those are good questions to ask when you interview for a job. My school encourages me to do whatever I can to do my best as a teacher, so thankfully I have a lot of freedom.
This is such a progressive way to learn! So much thought and love has gone into each section of the classroom :D I wish we did this a lot more in schools in Australia! You should come here and give us some tips :P
Mr. Riedl haha indeed! God bless the internet😆 and it sucks that I finished school but ill definitely be sharing this around 😊 OF COURSE I wish we had a Mr Riedl in every class!
I'm a Virgo. I'm a neat freak and organization is key to keeping my brain happy (in other words, it calms my anxiety to a certain degree). Your classroom is beyond, BEYOND, perfect in my eyes! I have a ton of friends who became teachers, and had I not been swept up into the medical field, I had planned to become a teacher, too. (I'm kind of sadly glad I didn't ... our local school system has been overloaded and a lot of new teachers who don't want to move out of state, we making the hard decision to find other jobs. It breaks my heart.)
You look like such a great teacher, I wish you were my teacher. And 1 question are the kids allowed to sit in the same seat the next week? The pez idea is very creative. Also that you supply the kids with school stuff is very kind, some kids can't afford school supplies. The hand signals are a wonderful idea because they don't need to interrupt the lesson. I really like your missing work sheet that would be so useful at my school
Yep, the kids can choose whichever seat is available, and if it happens to be the seat they had last week then they can choose it again. :-) Thanks for watching!!!
I'm finishing my degree I should be done by March after my demonstration teaching. This motivates me to finish thank you! :-) Nice that you did something fresh instead of the stereotypical "superhero" theme lol.
I have some questions about this. 1) what happens if a child chooses a standing desk for the week, but they don't want to stand all day every day? Do you have stools or chairs that are higher that fit the desk that they can choose to use when their legs get tired? 2) are there ever conflicts over who sits where ? How do you mitigate those conflicts? Also, how do you determine which children get first pick, and so on?
Good questions. 1) If they get tired of standing, they are welcome to sit on the ground by their table or up at the front of the room. They have the option to use a clipboard to write on if they want. If some students complain about standing a long time, I usually tell them that I stand all day so they'll get used to it. heh. I had two stools, but they argued over them, so I confiscated them. They ended up sitting on the stools more than standing anyway, so I thought it was silly. 2) No, there aren't conflicts because I only let one student choose at a time. There is more disappointment than anything else because someone else picked a seat they wanted. Sometimes they think I'm being unfair about who I choose for the picking order, but I was as fair as possible. Last year I went down the roster... Week 1, Student 1 picks first, Student 2 picks second, etc. Week 2, Student 2 picks first, Student 3 picks second, etc. However, that was too predictable for them, so I created a more "random," less predictable chart so they don't know what's coming. 👍😊 Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have other questions.
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm not a teacher, I'm a child and youth care worker (so I work with high risk families) but stuff like this makes me really happy - to see teachers being more adaptable and accommodating in classrooms. Good for you, you seem like a really really wonderful teacher and I bet you make a difference for a lot of kids that come into your classroom.
great ideas, specially "standing table", "medium height tables with stools", "individual stations" and "assigned/choice seating" great job . keep sharing bro
I love your ideas, I'm in my sophomore year of college as an education major and I want to teach 5th grade. You've given me some good ideas 💡
Glenda Gadlin Glad I could help! 👍😊 Good luck to you in your future with teaching!!
Mr. Riedl i usually hate teachers but you remind me of my favourite 8th grade math teacher he was so calm and was a really good teacher i wish more teachers were like that most of them well around me at least are extremely rude.
What at great classroom environment. I love the Pez theme! Your class has given me the inspiration to create a flexible seating classroom. Thanks for sharing!
Vernastene Black Thanks so much! I hope it works well for you too!!
very inspiring mate. Can tell you put in a lot of work and are a passionate teacher. You guys in the USA don't get paid enough.
Shawn Stone Thanks Shawn!
Shawn Stone so is that why high school teachers or secondary school for you are all hostile
@@kmca1495 wow.
This video honestly fills me with so much joy! You're clearly passionate about your job, and I'm sure your students greatly appreciate the care and creativity. Also, your organization is incredibly calming. Best of luck with the coming school year!!!!
Thanks so much! I'm happy to be a joy-filler! :-)
Very impressed with the ideas for organization and function. They make sense and are practical. Tons of innovative ways to make my teaching more effective. Thanks for sharing. I love it.
+Laura Chrichlow Thanks Laura! Glad I could help.
I think you're the only teacher that like students to go ahead ! My teachers never wanted me to go "faster" ! I love your way to teach and it's a great video !
I'm going to college so idk why I'm watching this lol. But nonetheless, I enjoyed the video.
+Datt Mamon Thanks! 😊
Literally same
Same lol, my family friends have been teaching for almost 20 years mostly elementary with some middle.
Friday meeting sounds great! We do similar stuff in our middle school advisory. Also it's super impressive how organized and structured you've made everything. While I'm glad to be in middle school, this made me reminisce my years as a 5th grade teacher. Your students are lucky to have you.
Thanks man!
Wow, makes me want to be a better teacher! Love this guy and his pet!!!🤗
I have watched soooooooooooooooo many of these classroom videos and I don't think I've seen anything as amazing as this one. WOW.
Thanks so much Hannah! 😊
So many great ideas! Nice organized classroom too.
+Lucy Smith Thanks!!
I wish my 5th grade teacher was like you
Jade Bahri same
Jade Bahri same
@@kailyrcarchassez0618 same
@@allisonbridges8528 he’s my 6th grade teacher
@Notsnowy I am?! 😁
Quite interesting to watch all these videos from America. I'm a sophomore for English and Chemistry in Germany and when I'm done I might end up teaching anywhere from 5th to 12th grade. Love finding new ideas for teaching.
He is literal about this classroom having flexible seating with the yoga balls.
Smart!!! Yes, he has a Betta fish in a proper ten gallon aquarium with a filter! I am almost sure I saw a heater in the tank too. Senor Pez Jr. shall live well!!!
+Bonnie Hundley Yes!! Thank you!!! 👍😊🐠💦
I had a male teacher in 5th grade and it was one of my favorite years yet. He did the finger signs too and was super creative. Unfortunately he left being a teacher and is now a catholic missionary. So ya that was a awesome year.
Soccergoalie 32 same! Minus the catholic missionary of course 😂
The standing tables, yoga balls, and wobble seatings are such great ideas, since more and more kids are kinesthetic learners now. I wish more teachers would realize this and accommodate to this learning style as you do.
I’m not even a teacher and I really enjoyed watching this. Great job Sir.
Thanks so much! :-)
I'm blown away by your classroom organization! Love how much you think outside the box (and desk!). Just wow. My son is entering Gr 5 in the fall... if I had the nerve, I would forward this video to his teacher, but I won't. He's a great teacher too, and I'm sure he'll do something cool with his room. Your students are so lucky to have you! :)
+Megan Thanks!! And I appreciate you not sending it to your son's teacher because that might be hurtful. However, if you get to know him well enough and mention it to him face-to-face, then maybe he'd be interested in my video! 😊 Thanks again for watching!!!
Awesome video! The flexible seating is a really cool idea. I have just graduated high school and will be starting my first year of college in August. This really makes me excited to be a teacher in the near future!
+Emily Scott Awesome! So glad you're excited to be a teacher! It's a lot of hard work, so good luck to you as you begin a really rewarding journey! 👍😊
Thanks for sharing your ideas about flexible seating. I like your classroom meeting. Nice set up Mr Riedl.
Thanks, Dan!
You're welcome. I look forward to seeing more of your Vlog in the future.
I am so inspired! Thank you so much for sharing your classroom ideas.
I especially like the way you have so much going on, yet everything is so tidy and minimalistic.
Okay, your writer's process wall is something I am going to totally adopt in my art class room!!! Thanks for the idea!
You're welcome!!
So glad I found you on TH-cam! I love so many of your classroom management ideas and the way you allow your students to express themselves in a way that matches the world they currently live in. I’ve also just set up my own LibraryThing and LibraryCat accounts thanks to you. Thanks for taking the time to share what you do with others.
Thanks David! You are very welcome. I'm so glad I can be a help to you and others! 😊👍
I'll be starting my first year of teaching in August and have been looking for ideas for my classroom and came across your channel, and I am really enjoying your videos! Such great ideas presented in quality videos! Thank you for the inspiration!!
+Kels Jones. Glad you like them! Thanks Kels!
This is such an amazing video!! I am starting my first semester of college this fall and I am planning on being an elementary school teacher. I will definitely be using some of these tools in my future classroom.
+Meredith Jones Thanks! Good luck on your journey! 👍 I'm glad to have helped. 😊
you seem like the BEST teacher!! I wish i'd had a teacher as great as you. Just through this tour you can tell how much you care and what a great teacher you are.
Thanks! I'm not perfect... I've got stuff I need to work on, but I appreciate it! I really do care a lot about my students, so I'm glad you can see that! :-)
More teachers need to take inspiration from this!
Sorry
One I did not state where I work or live
Two addie is my real name and it is super rude for you to ask that
Three back off I can do what I want
Four who said anything about pot
I just got hired for my first teaching job, so am looking around for different inspiration. I just want to say, I love your third rule! Something I love to say to people is "maturity is knowing when it's okay to be immature". It catches people off guard and gets their attention, and what I mean by it is what your third rule states. There's a time for goofing off, and maturity is knowing when that time is.
+Melissa Bergthold I love your quote!! Yeah it means exactly the same thing. I like yours better actually but I just don't feel like making a new poster. 😉 Good luck with your first teaching job!!
Wow!! The seating arrangement is absolutely AMAZING!! It's totally something I would've loved in school and that would've been so helpful because I had scoliosis as a kid and was in constant back pain especially in school chairs. I ended up getting homeschooled the last 2 years of school after my surgery because I couldn't sit in a chair for longer than an hour. All the different seating choices are absolutely awesome for any kid with back problems!
Thanks Jessica! Glad to hear that you would've appreciated it when you were a kid too. :-)
I like how every nook is interesting in your room. The supply area is great and the remote to the lights are smart and so are the chairs.
I think you're the first one who commented about my remote!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, right?!?! It's my favorite thing!
Where did you get the pencil/eraser/name tag holder. I absolutely LOVE them!! Also, I love that your room is interactive with the students.
+Emily Martin Thanks so much!! I actually made the name tag pencil holder thingies. I'm planning on making a future video how to make them, so stay tuned. Basically, i got the wood from Home Depot, cut it, painted it, then printed, colored, and laminated the name tags.
I love this kind of videos! I'm currently a sophomore in college studying Elementary Education, so it's really nice to see another male teacher! Great video by the way!
+Jonathon Johnson Thanks!
I love the idea of flexible seating! I am super excited about your youtube channel. Thank you for sharing. #newsubscriber I currently teach third, but I also taught fifth grade.
+Kate The Sleepy Teacher Thanks Kate! I just subscribed to you too! I found you through Mr. Reynolds' channel. 😊
Mr. Riedl awesome! I saw that in my list. Cj and I are friends because of TH-cam, lol. He's pretty amazing :)
Kate The Sleepy Teacher
Haley Hillhouse 👋:)
Your classroom is amazing! It has such a cozy vibe. I teach kindergarten this year and my admin may switch me to 5th next year. I know where I’m going for ideas.
Loved everything, but in particular the flexible seating. Awesome!
I wish my school had classrooms like this. I can't wait to go back to school!!
Our instructor used this video as part of our substitute renewal certificate course. I love your classroom management ideas!
I am going to put some of your ideas in my Classroom Management Book where I keep ideas from other teachers that I really, really like.
This is amazing! How fun does this classroom look?!?! ❤️❤️❤️
I love your ideas. You sound like an awesome teacher!! I love how much you care about your students
Thanks so much! I try to be! :-)
Mr. Reidl, I loveyor ideas and how you acknowledge that children aren't created to make it work for each one with the many seating options and getting to change every week. I was Homeschooled and so blessed to have been, and hope to do the same with my children when I have them in the future, but your ideas are so awesome for anyone in any type of school setting to help their own students!
Thanks Melissa!
aw i love how you have community school supplies. i think that is something i’m going to do in my future classroom. that is awesome
I was wondering what that was on the wall and was literally waiting for you to get closer. I love this classroom calendar idea, my daughter's teacher had an online calendar that was awesomely organized. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome! 😊👍 Thanks for watching!
Best. Classroom. Ever. Sounds like the best teacher ever as well!
The internet randomly led me here, but I watched the entire video because I found it very interesting the way you honor students different needs within a classroom. When I was a student, it was one way of teaching, and sitting, and learning, and that was it. I knew a lot of kids, especially in middle school, who suffered under that type of regime, but watching this, it gives me hope that more and more teachers will adapt and rid themselves of the rigid, and I'd say, outdated, methods of running a classroom. Best of luck with your teaching. Seems like you're doing a pretty good job so far.
"Outdated methods of running a classroom," I totally agree. Thanks so much for your comment!
im a teacher and i know how much work goes into a classroom, and i bow my hat to you sir , this is extraordinary
Thanks Max! :-)
I really love your classroom! Thank you for sharing it!
+Sabrina Estrada Thanks Sabrina!
Literally I don't want to be a teacher, but this has so many good ideas. Like I wish I had you as my 5th grade teacher 😂
Thank you!
Getting ready for college and researching different classrooms. I love the idea of community supplies. I haven't heard of that before but thats a great idea!
I’m loving your standing desks and communal supplies!
I’m cringing at the depiction of a Native American as a mascot - how is that still happening?!
Tatatory finally someone says it! It feels so wrong and no one talks about it! When I saw that I cringed so bad. It’s so wrong. A race shouldn’t become a football mascot. Redskins? How offensive.
What a great classroom to cater for all kinds of children! We love the different workstations for all the different types of learners!
Thanks! 😊
You are so cool!! Im so jealous of the students who have you as a teacher!!! I love how adaptive you are for all students! I have so much respect for you! Super inspiring!!
Thanks so much, Maggie! I appreciate it. :-)
im going to school to be a teacher right now, and i found this super useful in starting to plan how ill set up my classroom. im pretty sure i could learn quite a bit from you!
+Haley is a Dinosaur Glad to hear it! Good luck with your future in teaching!! 👍
Looking at your fantastic classroom tour🤗 ..... I rememberd my classrooms here in Brazil I wanna cry 😥
thanks a bunch for the video🙏
I love your classroom and you seem like such a nice person !! I hope to be a kindergarten teacher one day ☮️
+Jenny Jay Thanks Jenny! I hope you become a kindergarten teacher too! 👍😊
Omg I love the organization that you have where did you get the bathroom sign from
+classy93 I made it myself! 🚽😁
i would had loved to watch a vid on how to make that bathroom sign, lol
I'll keep that in mind! It's getting kinda old now, so the next time I make one, I'll film it! 😊👍
What an amazing classroom you have!! Keep up the great work! We need more teachers like you!!
I think you may actually be the best teacher ever
Well I don't know about that.... I struggle with stuff just like most teachers do.
THE BEST CLASSROOM I HAVE SEEN SO FAR. THIS TRY THIS IDEA WITH MY 6TH GRADERS!
Thanks Christina! 😊
We have one of those timers in our classroom, which is great because being pre-k, they haven't really learned time yet. We are working on trying to get flexible seating in our classroom, 4 year olds in chairs is next to impossible some days. We just got some wobbly/fidget cushions in to place in our normal chairs.
Love your classroom, and love your pez! I bet you are one of those teachers that makes a difference to children and one that they remember even after they are out of school.
Also, I love all of the technology and social media aspects you have implemented! It makes me sad that so many are scared of that territory, but it really can add to your classroom and help connect the kiddos to learning when you use it in the right way!
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I sure hope I'm one of those teachers! ;-)
I am currently a junior in high school. When you talked about your students stuffing their desks. I was guilty of the same problem. So my teacher's solution was to use our "lockers" ( my school had cubbies in the classroom for bags no belongings) I really like your idea with the notebook boxes. Thanks for the nostalgia.
Thanks for sharing! It's always cool to see what things people are doing in their classrooms.
I just was browsing through the TH-cam and came across your video, Wow Mr. Reid I'm a preschool teacher and I always like to see a man teacher's classroom and teaching methods and classroom setup! Your class is well prepared and super organized! I can tell that your students succeed all the time! I wish you and your students a great school year! 😄and yes PEZ are really cool!
Thanks so much, Melissa! 😊
I really liked seeing how an intermediate classroom is set up as opposed to a primary. I will be teaching intermediate this year, so I am gathering ideas for older students. I love the "book selfies" and hope to use that. I have a classroom bathroom for the first time in 19 years at my school and would like to use your bathroom flip chart ( I hope that's ok??). I plan to use the clips for where they are in the writing process (I think it will be a daily guide as well as a formative assessment of timing). Thanks so much.
You're very welcome! 😊👍
Thank you for this video! I'm returning to the classroom, I've been an academic coach for a few years, so many fantastic ideas.
You're very welcome! Glad to help. 👍😊
I started a TH-cam channel and even though I've been teaching for years, I forgot all about this stuff. It has become commonplace for me. Thanks for the reminders. :)
You are like teacher goals i am am in year 8 and i have never had such a well orginised and fun teacher
I'd recommend you show this to anyone who may substitute for you.
+Joy Fly Great idea!
that is so awesome. Especially for kids who have a hard time being still all day.
Wow, your classroom is AMAZING! I'll be a first year teacher within the next year or two and this is inspiring since I'm really nervous about my first year. New subscriber!
Thanks so much, Rasheeda! I was extremely nervous my first year too, but I hope you just push it aside and enjoy having fun with the kids. The nervousness never really goes away... I have just accepted my nervousness and used it to motivate me to do my best. :-)
Great suggestions throughout! Thanks so much for sharing! I hope you and your students are all doing well (as this was from 7yrs ago).
Great video! I'm a first year 5th grade teacher and i'm totally creating a writers workshop wall now!
Congrats on your incredible job! I loved the flexible seating! I use lots of things that I saw on your video and is very nice to see a so organized teacher! Here in Brazil we don´t see primary men teachers, I really enjoyed to see how incredible you work with these kids =D
Thanks Juliana! :-)
This is awsome i wish i had a classroom this cool as a kid. In Argentina the school sistem is arcaic. Good job Mr. Riedl😊🖒
This video has inspired me for next year!! Thanks for sharing!!
You are a great role model for this children...
Thanks! :-)
You have a beautiful class! Just wondered if you can make a short video about your class jobs and their descriptions-really like the team idea. Very 21st century- I'm going into year 27 of teaching and still moving into this century especially with the social media, the shelfies, etc. You seem to incorporate those aspects into your class. Well Done Mr. R!
+courtney thompson Thanks Courtney! I'll put that video idea on my list. Check out myclassroomeconomy.org because that's where I got many of my ideas from. I adjusted them to fit my own classroom management style, but it's a good starting place. 👍
Thank you
I am a new teacher and this was really inspiring for how I want to set up my classroom!
Glad I could be of service! :-)
Classroom looks great! Even for near the end of the school year!
Thanks man!
Starting to teach 5th grade in August and those are awesome ideas!
I am a secondary education major(future high school English teacher), so I won't be able to have as much fun altering my classroom to my liking. I LOVE your classroom setup. And if I ever go into Elementary Ed, I will be using this as inspiration!
Have you seen Mr. Reynolds' channel? He's a high school English teacher and he has an awesome classroom you should check out. th-cam.com/video/As2ZHXO52U8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for watching! 😊
I might steal some of your rules when I start teaching, Mr. Riedl. You keep it sweet and to the point, without going overboard with too many rules.
Go for it! 😊👍
Tons of great ideas! The bathroom system is so simple, but looks like it's fun AND practical! Thank you for sharing. Would you mind sharing your list of classroom job teams?
+Abigail Lawrence I'm planning to adjust the classroom teams a bit in the fall because I'll be doing more of a classroom economy style system. I'm planning on doing a video about that in the future. But here are the teams I used last year: Delivery Team, Photography Team, Tweet Team, Biology Team, Supply Team, Library Team, Sanitation Team, Inspection Team, Leadership Team, and the Attendance Officials.
Thank you! Does the Biology Team take care of plants and/or class pets?
+Abigail Lawrence Yep! Both.
You have great hand writing. I love the way you set everything up so the kids really hold themselves and each other accountable for their actions. If you were my 5th grade teacher 11 years ago I would be a totally different human 😂 very organized 👏🏽
Thanks Malia! :-)
Thanks for sharing! I would love for my classroom to eventually become flexible like yours. I've been teaching online at vipkid and but am going to start teaching 6th grade (still elementary here) midyear. This video is really helpful.
I love classroom tours! Thanks for sharing!
Dude this is so awesome. It would totally stress me out but I have a different teaching vibe lol. but this is innovative. makes me want to try it
Hi I just came across your channel. I love this video. I'm going into my sophomore year as an education major. I love that you do flexible seating and classroom meetings. In one of my education classes last semester we had classrooms meetings everyday in the beginning of class. When I teach I'm definitely going have flexible seating and meetings. Is your school more lenient on flexible seating? I know that some schools unfortunately don't allow flexible seating in the classroom. I'm glad I came across your channel!
+Julia Detmer Thanks Julia! Every school and every principal is different. Some are more lenient and some are not, so it really depends. Those are good questions to ask when you interview for a job. My school encourages me to do whatever I can to do my best as a teacher, so thankfully I have a lot of freedom.
What a great set up !!! ... So many wonderful ideas in your room. Thanks for sharing them 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
This is such a progressive way to learn! So much thought and love has gone into each section of the classroom :D I wish we did this a lot more in schools in Australia! You should come here and give us some tips :P
No need to come when we have TH-cam!! :-) Feel free to share with your teacher friends, and thanks for the encouraging words!
Mr. Riedl haha indeed! God bless the internet😆 and it sucks that I finished school but ill definitely be sharing this around 😊 OF COURSE I wish we had a Mr Riedl in every class!
I'm a Virgo. I'm a neat freak and organization is key to keeping my brain happy (in other words, it calms my anxiety to a certain degree). Your classroom is beyond, BEYOND, perfect in my eyes! I have a ton of friends who became teachers, and had I not been swept up into the medical field, I had planned to become a teacher, too. (I'm kind of sadly glad I didn't ... our local school system has been overloaded and a lot of new teachers who don't want to move out of state, we making the hard decision to find other jobs. It breaks my heart.)
I love how you are incorporating social media, in a healthy way no less, to your students!
Thanks so much! I totally agree... organization calms me too. 😊
You look like such a great teacher, I wish you were my teacher. And 1 question are the kids allowed to sit in the same seat the next week? The pez idea is very creative. Also that you supply the kids with school stuff is very kind, some kids can't afford school supplies. The hand signals are a wonderful idea because they don't need to interrupt the lesson. I really like your missing work sheet that would be so useful at my school
Yep, the kids can choose whichever seat is available, and if it happens to be the seat they had last week then they can choose it again. :-) Thanks for watching!!!
Great video! Your room is way more “finished” than mine. I’m currently teaching 5th grade STEM in a school using a middle school philosophy.
I'm finishing my degree I should be done by March after my demonstration teaching. This motivates me to finish thank you! :-) Nice that you did something fresh instead of the stereotypical "superhero" theme lol.
You're welcome!! Thanks for the note. Good luck with your last year of school!!
Your classroom is awesome! Very creative.
Thanks so much!! :-)
I have some questions about this. 1) what happens if a child chooses a standing desk for the week, but they don't want to stand all day every day? Do you have stools or chairs that are higher that fit the desk that they can choose to use when their legs get tired? 2) are there ever conflicts over who sits where ? How do you mitigate those conflicts? Also, how do you determine which children get first pick, and so on?
Good questions. 1) If they get tired of standing, they are welcome to sit on the ground by their table or up at the front of the room. They have the option to use a clipboard to write on if they want. If some students complain about standing a long time, I usually tell them that I stand all day so they'll get used to it. heh. I had two stools, but they argued over them, so I confiscated them. They ended up sitting on the stools more than standing anyway, so I thought it was silly. 2) No, there aren't conflicts because I only let one student choose at a time. There is more disappointment than anything else because someone else picked a seat they wanted. Sometimes they think I'm being unfair about who I choose for the picking order, but I was as fair as possible. Last year I went down the roster... Week 1, Student 1 picks first, Student 2 picks second, etc. Week 2, Student 2 picks first, Student 3 picks second, etc. However, that was too predictable for them, so I created a more "random," less predictable chart so they don't know what's coming. 👍😊 Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have other questions.
Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm not a teacher, I'm a child and youth care worker (so I work with high risk families) but stuff like this makes me really happy - to see teachers being more adaptable and accommodating in classrooms. Good for you, you seem like a really really wonderful teacher and I bet you make a difference for a lot of kids that come into your classroom.
This is great! I'm just starting my student teaching and I'm trying to vlog it as well -- this is super helpful :)
Well hello my fellow teacher vlogger! Thanks for watching and good luck with your student teaching!!
Very nice! Love your class and your student choice!
Cool teacher! We need more teachers like this! ☺️
So excited to become a teacher, such amazing ideas!!
Thank you! I'm glad you're excited!!! :-)
Impressive organization. Functional systems. Colorful learning environment.