Since my wonderful children insist on dumping leaves, dried out bugs, rocks, bark rubbings and anything else they find that is a bit interesting from outside, I figured they needed a place to keep it. Anything that could be close to nature is now in the whole corner of our classroom. Took alot of reorganizing for this but they love it. The shelf to the right mostly houses anything insect or animal related. The huge butterfly habitat above is waiting for some caterpillars in the mail so they can use that once again. we have done this pretty much every spring or summer and my kids really look forward to it. Since this picture was taken there is now a huge stack of Big Back Yard and Ranger Rick magazines as well as a National Geographic animal encyclopedia and a Usborne Animal Encyclopedia. I also have aquired almost the whole set of the Small Square books.
These two little white middle shelves are for supplies. They have their microscopes and the microscope accessories under there on a shelf. The baskets hold small field guides, mini notebooks, small containers and assorted bug catching devices. There are also peeled crayons for rubbings, and usually on the door knob there holds there big nets they use to catch things they don't like to touch or may harm in doing so. There are also assorted sized plastic baggies and their clip boards should be here but they are probally using them right now.
This shelf house mostly plant rock type things. The little house looking things hanging on the window there are window grow with a view. They have used these before but still enjoy iy so I say why not? The two totes there on the shelf are lakeshore learning boxes. One is growing things, the other is taking care of our planet. It is about recycling etc. The big basket on the top houses branches, giant pinecones or whatever they feel deserves to be show cased at that time.
Well I am sure it will change and be added to over time but this is basically it. I would love to get them a ladybug, praying mantis and beetle habitat eventually as well.
These two little white middle shelves are for supplies. They have their microscopes and the microscope accessories under there on a shelf. The baskets hold small field guides, mini notebooks, small containers and assorted bug catching devices. There are also peeled crayons for rubbings, and usually on the door knob there holds there big nets they use to catch things they don't like to touch or may harm in doing so. There are also assorted sized plastic baggies and their clip boards should be here but they are probally using them right now. 
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