 Hello everyone, welcome back to another apples and tiara's vlog So today's video is going to be a little bit different as you guys can see I have the Sims 4 open and I decided that today I would build my future classroom in the Sims 4 So that I could kind of like plan the layout of the room and sort of like get ready and start getting my creative juices Flowing we're getting my classroom for next year set up. So as you guys know, I am moving districts I'm moving cities and I'm going to be coming to a brand new school and so I felt really inspired I was actually texting my dear friend Jennifer from genuine teaching this morning And she was like we need to like work on our classrooms together because even though we're not working at the same school next year We're gonna be living within like 20 minutes of each other and our schools are only like 25 minutes apart And I'm like, yes, I love classroom set up. So yes, I want to help her set hers up She's gonna help set mine up. And so I got sort of like thinking about how I might set my classroom up And so what I've done. Oh, I have a weird mailbox in the middle of my house here So I'm just gonna move that Anyways, I'm just gonna dive right in and show you guys that what I've built in the Sims 4 and I it's funny because I actually filmed myself building this prior and it was like a hundred years long So I decided to not post the video of me actually building the school or the classroom and Rather just show you what the finished product looks like Because I know we hate long videos. So I'm just gonna go ahead and give you guys a tour Now I want to just mention prior that the dimensions on this classroom in the Sims 4 are probably not perfect In fact, they're probably not right at all But I did my best and I'm and also remember that my final classroom is probably not going to look like this 100% like there's probably gonna have to be changes This is like the way I would set it up if I had the space And if everything works out the way I'm picturing it the only thing that I'll say that may not Happen is the separate rug space to the rest of the workspace So basically I think like just the way that the teacher That's in this classroom right now has the classroom set up It looks like I might be able to set it up this way But once I get there it there's a chance that things won't work So I'll kind of talk about that as I give you guys the tour of the room So here is miss V. This is my sim version of myself I mean considering it's the Sims and things aren't perfect and whatever like I think I did pretty good So that's miss V standing there and I'll just kind of get started by taking you guys across this direction So one of the main things that I'm so excited about in my new classroom is that I have an entire wall of floor to ceiling top and lower cabinets That are just going to change my life I've been living out of a classroom for the last few years and have no little to no storage at all So I'm going from no storage at all to a ton of storage Which is going to kind of change what I bring to this classroom Um, and I'll kind of explain as I go. So when you walk through the door I'm gonna kind of set it up as like I have it now with my little like student center This is where I keep all my student supplies So like crayons markers colored pencils extra scissors things like that like this is like The supply storage area and then above it. I have what's called a student center This is where I would put like the cafeteria menus for the month. I put like Technology shortcuts I put like a picture of my class and I put like different things in the room that need to be stationary all year So like the the epic code or like the google classroom code things like that And there's also a clock right there in the actual classroom So I figured this would be a good spot to put that Um, because it is right by the door when you come in I'll probably have a pencil sharpener here Also, keep in mind that in the sims 4 you're kind of limited to like the objects that you use in place I have a lot of custom content in my sims game So there are a lot of things that you'll see here that like The regular game wouldn't have so just keep that in mind too But I also thought I would put my mirror right here. I don't think this will actually work out I think that these cabinets are a lot closer to the door than this is giving But if possible, I would put the mirror right there as they walk in Or as they're leaving And then it does rain in Prescott a lot. So I would keep some umbrellas And maybe some rain boots kind of tucked over here somewhere And then there is a filing cabinet, which is a lot taller in real life than this one is but this again This is you know, I don't have everything so um And then I have four uppers and four lowers and then a countertop and a tall cabinet here So this is pretty accurate to size. So what I plan on doing is storing um If I can this is kind of where I'm thinking my thought process I would store like my students Um notebooks here in crates possibly it's either going to be here Or over here on this table is where I would store the crates and then oh Something happened here. There's like missing squares, but that's okay Anyway, and then all of my science materials would be stored in these cabinets. They're not drawers In real life. They're like these Um, but I just put those there because they match And then in this one, you know more storage and then the the current teacher that's there has it set up like this There's a trash can there's actually a gap Here, which why not just add more cabinets, but either way There is a gap of wall here and then there is a sink and then another countertop So I would probably Set it up like this maybe with my coffee pot here because I do have my own personal coffee pot Um, so I put that there and then what I'm thinking is if I had like unlimited budget. I would put like some faux Tile here to make it look like a backsplash. I think that would be really cute and possibly here Don't know yet might do some baskets there Not sure yet and then this back wall is all painted the same color But I thought it would be really cute to do like a feature wall with like my brick Um, better than paper paper Um, it probably won't be the whole wall But I'm thinking like one major bulletin board because there is limited wall space in these classrooms This classroom particularly This back wall is really the only wall that doesn't have like a white board or something on it And right now the teacher that's currently in there has their tv back here I don't know for sure if i'm going to be able to move that tv But if I can I will show you guys where I plan to move it So then over on this corner I would have my tiny classroom library because I really only have like two little bookshelves So I would corner them with a lamp there and then my gray and white striped chair would go here If you guys know my current classroom setup and the furniture I have That little gray chair would go there as like a cozy spot to sit I am teaching science and social studies again So I don't like have like a sustained silent reading time other than like During like our intervention block. They might be able to choose to do that. So Having this little classroom library will be nice And then there's a window I really want to do some hanging plants like this because my window Is going to be super nice for my plants because I do have some classroom plants But I'd like to do a hanging plant maybe either here or in this corner depending on As we travel this way we've got a large white board in the center of the two windows So I thought I would probably put My science vocabulary here I like to do like a word wall But it's more of science terms that we discover and use throughout each unit So I would put them here and maybe just some other concept models on this one So that they could be there Constantly they wouldn't be getting erased or anything like that. And then I do have a small group Whiteboard that I would display here for just other things. It could be like school news Spirit day like lunch for the day. That would be a cute thing for my Like class assistant to do like to change The menu for the day here and then I have two black IKEA tables in my classroom now That I would move here I didn't have black ones in the game So I just put the white ones and I would maybe use them as like an extra counter space or like us Like a center area That's why I was thinking maybe I could store my students like notebooks and binders here In the book bins like I usually do or in crates kind of like Josie Benzko does how she has like the three colored crates and then all their notebooks go in there I think I would probably do that right here if If it makes sense to do that and then I have another window and then I thought I would position myself in this corner This is the corner that the teacher currently that's in this classroom has their desk It's set up a little bit differently. Um, so and depending on Like The size of the desk I might use that desk somewhere else in the room like maybe like a A different workspace and put my rising my falling and rising table Right here in my flexi spot because I prefer to use that as my teacher desk rather than that big old honkin thing So I'd probably move that put it somewhere else in the room Um, maybe here or maybe along this back wall Like I could even move these tables back here and put that big desk here Like against the wall and then a student could sit there Or it could be like another counter space for centers or like stations and then Oh, excuse me. I have a whole wall of whiteboards here Um, there isn't a map But I think I would hang one there And then this is supposed to be the tv So there isn't a tv cart in the sims, but I did find a rolling whiteboard So instead of putting like a tv. This is the tv. Okay, so if I can move the tv I will move it and I will place it right here in front of the two long whiteboards So this whiteboard covers most of the wall I would put the tv right here and then that way I can use both sides of the whiteboard For concept models Um, anything of that nature I can put the schedule here in the corner the date the learning target all the things That we put on our whiteboards and then I it would all just be like this one major stationary area And then vocabulary could go here so that all the kids can see it all the time And then I who I do have my long white Ikea bench that I thought would be really nice in front of the tv As a place where I can put because the tv's are interactive So I can just put some interactive tools here. I can put Um, baskets of like teaching sources Like, you know basic stuff here. Um, and then I would love to do a carpet space So that when I'm doing whole group teaching or like we're watching mystery science videos or like anything that requires like whole group I would have the kids come up and sit on the carpet And then when it's time to move on And go do investigations or independent work or group work, they would come back to the seven Tables in the back of the room Um, now the reason why I do seven tables like this now there are seven tables currently in this classroom that I'm going into Um, I know that for sure and they said their class sizes are around or under 30 So this is going to be great. This is actually set up for 28 students and then I could throw a couple more here or just tack on a chair on the end and that would be fine I'd have multiple groups of four and maybe a couple groups of five That's kind of like how I have it now But the reason why I do seven tables is because there are seven continents And I group my students by continent names. So this would be north america south america europe africa asia australia and antarctica Um, not only are they like they're seven of them, but they're also laid out in the room Geographically, so it helps them to memorize what the continents are and also where they're located So I really like that. I've been doing that the last few years and I just really like that Um, so if the space gives me the ability to do the carpet And the tables then I will do so but if it doesn't then I'll just spread the tables out a little bit more But they'll still be placed in this formation. They'll just be more spread out and scooched up a bit Um, and then I really tried to do like the lights around the whiteboard and stuff Now obviously when I get into my classroom, there's going to be a lot more Going on on the walls, but like I mentioned before there isn't a lot of free wall space for bulletin boards So this back wall is going to be Essential for bulletin board location as long as I can indeed move that tv up here Um, there's another option of putting the tv here, but I would rather have it Like right here. So when you walk in you're walking right into learning space Um instead of that so then I would line my kids up right here along the cabinets. That's where they would get in line And then um, there would be lots of different locations for like stations. I could put a station here I could put a station here. I could put a station here I could put a station here Um, so there's a ton of space for stations because I do a lot of hands-on a lot of investigations A lot of stations or centers of kids moving around Um, so anyway, I just thought like I would Make my classroom in the sims and just kind of Play around with layouts Um, I'm trying to get her so she faces this direction There we go So anyway, I thought it was really fun if you guys are um sims players like me Then you know, you could totally do this with your classroom space Like try to get a layout set in stone or try to mess around with other layouts The dimensions are kind of icky and make it a challenge But overall I had a lot of fun building this classroom in the sims And I'm getting really really excited to move all my stuff into this new room Another thing that's cool about this classroom is that in the hallways So outside of the classroom There are backpack hooks all along the outer wall And then the whole upper area is open for bulletin board space So I would display my student work out here in the hallway And my students backpacks would all be hung up right here along the wall So that is something that's really cool about this school is they keep all the backpacks hung in the hallways For multiple reasons like I love this because a the backpacks are not cluttering the space Um, they're not in the way And the kids aren't going to be like going back and forth to get things out of their backpacks Like they're just they're out here. So they can't really Access them, you know what I mean? So like this whole wall would be covered with backpacks And then up here would be all bulletin board space So I really like that. Um, it's gonna be lovely for management So anyway, I'm really excited So I hope you guys liked this video if you are interested in more sims content Please comment down below. Let me know. Um, I do play the sims a lot. So Um, you know, I could play around with making other classroom layouts and You know, I think it would be really fun. So anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this video If you did give it a thumbs up. Don't forget to follow me on instagram tick tock all the places. I'm also on twitch Um, I don't really stream there very often at all But I am there so go ahead and follow me everywhere and I will see you guys in the next video. Bye