This kiva is my favorite thing in my classroom! I taught with the incredible Sheree Peterson for a bit, and she had an amazing kiva in her classroom, and because I want to be her when I grow up, I wanted one too:) So, I sent my sweet, unsuspecting hubbby (Mr. Fix It/Build It) to take a look and see what he could build for me. He built it in three pieces, but it is still super heavy. I hope I never have to move out of room 105 because the thing is a beast:) I love having my little kiddos close to me, and sitting on my kiva is much more comfortable than the floor. I do close to 75% of my whole group teaching here. I won't complain about having extra storage on the back either! 
Here is what I did. I attached (ok...Rob attached while I watched) closet rods to two Ikea bookcases. Then it was just a matter of using clear packing tape to tape a child's hanger onto a ziploc bag. Voila! Now I can find my listening center books, and between the two rods, I have stored almost a hundred books with room for around fifty more.
I shared the story (here) of how I became the happy owner of two gorgeous dart frogs named "Jack" and "Annie". My frogs are a lot of fun and my kiddos are so fascinated by these beautiful little animals. Best class pet ever!
My youngest daughter had a huge collection of stuffed animals. She is going to be in fifth grade this year. and in the middle of last year decided that she had outgrown most of her stuffed friends. She donated them to my classroom and the first graders have loved reading to a fun, furry buddy!
Thanks to Lindsey at The Teacher Wife for the fun graphics!
Now I'm headed off to explore your beautiful classrooms!
