My Teacher And Later Mentor 's Classroom Layout

The article Environments That Inspire complied by Susan Friedman was a fantastic piece. I learned that having a stick building area for children will encourage children to explore their imagination and create something for either dramatic play or make different kinds of structures. Another thing I have learned was how important it can be to have low tables and chair for toddlers. Allowing the children to sit in these chairs where their feet can rest on the floor give them a feeling of independence. Lastly, something that I learned and found quite interesting was having the All About Me Books. The child and parent can work together to create these and then bring them to class. The books celebrate each child’s uniqueness, encourage literacy,

In our childcare center we have a variety of materials placed where children are able to access and reach easily. There are six different learning centers for children to explore. There is a carpet area for circle time, a quiet area with books, an area with blocks and puzzles, an area for painting, writing and coloring to develop fine motor skills, and dress-up and pretend home area i.e. kitchen sets with dishes and pretend food,

Well planned space is arranged to meet the needs of the children in the classroom. The Core of DAP suggests the teacher should consider what is known about child development, learning, individual children, and social/cultural contexts when designing a classroom. Many pieces of the environment can influence how a child feels in the classroom. The text Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs states that “aspects such as color of the walls, type of

I hope to embrace all parts of every student and include all different types of learners as I create my future classroom. As future and hopeful elementary education teacher I want to give every child the opportunity to be a part of my classroom.

I want to build a sense of community were discipline problems can be prevented, children can feel safe, secure, nurtured and supported by the environment through thoughtful arrangements. The large amount of space in my classroom will be devoted to the arrangement of individual student desks the U-shaped desk pattern in my classroom will allow me to make eye contact with every student and reach each student with ease and this is also good for frequent whole-group discussions. I will provide open passageways through the aisles so the children can move around the room, this is essential for children in wheelchairs to have mobility. My classroom will have brightly colored posters, rugs and furniture such colors as yellow, orange, red and green will be on the classroom walls. I will have a bulletin board in the entrance for posting lesson plans, information about special classroom activities,

Kindergarten classroom of 25 students they all sit at tables that will hold up to six students, however I have them sitting 5 to a table for ease of grouping. Each table is a team labeled by a color, a large construction paper crayon hangs from the ceiling above each table, and they have matching crayon nametags on their desks. There is a Smart Board at the front of the classroom as well as a white board. My desk is at the front of the room to the right of the white board. Different centers are located around the room such as the art center, the math center, the reading tree is in the opposite corner from my desk. The room also has a single restroom and a sink and water fountain outside of the restroom. We also have circle area to the left of the reading corner

For younger students, making a classroom visual may be helpful. Second, you want to teach the students the classroom procedures and cues to eliminate issues during any kind of transition. Thinking about the placement of furniture will be helpful too. You want to be sure that there are not areas that will get to congested. Third is to implement positive praise and reinforcement. It is important to be specific with praise, so that the student will know what they are doing well. Adding in a reward system can also be very motivating. The fourth practice is about the teacher. Active supervision is important. Moving around the room will give you different views of the room and let all of the students know that you are paying attention. This may also make it easier for students to ask questions. They will feel that it is easier to gain your attention if your floating around the room, rather then standing in the same spot the whole time. The fifth practice talks about the importance of consistent and fair consequences. Teachers need to first know when to react. Ignoring minor behaviors that are attention seeking is important. Also, make sure that you are using constructive redirection, so the student will know where they went wrong. The final practice is to keep the student engaged. Give them opportunities to respond and be a part of the lessons

I want to be able to bring the dice game into a future classroom. This allowed all students to experience success and that is incredibly important. I will also be able to know other strategies for students who have autism and create a relax area in order for them to refocus. I also really liked the two meeting rugs. It allowed for movement and the students were able to refocus. Students would get up and get a white board and then go to the other rug and start writing their sight words. If the teacher only had one meeting area it would have been too much time on the floor and the students wouldn’t have focused on the activity. From the second round of practicum I will be able to bring how the teacher taught to her students. She talked to all of her students with a lot of enthusiasm and treated them equally while still knowing what they needed to work on. The teacher would expect the student to understand the concepts and would continually practice with them until they understood, “That is, students tend to give to teachers as must or as little as teachers expect of them.” (Spradlin, 2011, p. 63). She would spend one-on-one with one student each day and that was something that I found very important for each student, it allowed for them to know what was expected of them and ways to get to where they wanted to

Just next to the erasable board there is calendar that displays the student’s birthdays. On the south end of the the classroom a smart board is available for the classroom. Next to the smart board there is another erasable board that the teacher writes down a list of skills that the students have and will learn for each week. My favorite part about the classroom was the reading section of the classroom and the library of books available to the students. The south-end length of the classroom has book cases filled with a variety of books. The books are organized by subjects ranging from popular chapter books such as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants to science and holiday themed books. The reading area has a a colorful round rug and a rocking chair for the teacher to sit in and read to her students. Next to the reading section there is a round table that the teacher has available for students to come sit at when they need additional help. Furthermore when entering the classroom the west side of the classroom is filled with large windows with beige roller shades. The teacher made use of these shades by taping large easel pads onto the shades. These large easel pad are used for visual learning to refer back to when they are working on math, reading, and language

First, the environment in which learning takes place should be appealing. Regardless of the size of the room--whether small or overcrowded--there are a number of ways to create an

Ever since I have decided that I wanted to be a teacher, I’ve been dreaming about how I will organize my classroom. There are many things I’ve seen and learned from that make me want certain things in my future classroom. For example, the last block class I was in taught me that having a family space is important. You want to make sure that the parents and families feel welcome. After learning all about family spaces, that is something that I definitely want to make sure I have space for.

2012). The environment and classroom space are separated into ten center areas that help enhance hands on activities with learning materials and manipulatives. These centers include: blocks, dramatic play, toys and games, art, sand and water tables, library (reading center), discovery (science), music and movement, cooking, and outdoor activities. Activity areas are designed to support the specific learning objectives. Similar to Reggio Emilia’s approach teachers assess the students learning and base curriculum off their interests and pace. The creative curriculum approach measures incremental progress to communicate the child’s growth through benchmarks through the learning objectives.

The first area I would incorporate is the block area. This area would contain shelves and a carpeted area for the children to build on. This area and the dramatic play area will be the two largest areas in the classroom. Block play helps children progress in many different areas of development and learning. Children are able to develop social emotional skills by learning to negotiate the use of materials, follow rules to build safely, and exchange ideas with other children. They work their physical fine and

My classroom environment is designed in relation to the learning opportunities provided for students creating a positive, warm, and welcoming classroom environment. My classroom will foster a diverse atmosphere. This is important so each student may learn. I will have plenty of resources in my classroom that foster learning and allow students to feel comfortable. I will make my students feel comfortable in asking me questions. My classroom will be a tactile environment no items that will cause distraction to the students. I will also have items to help students relieve their anxiety. My classroom will foster student centered learning and students will be autonomous and will be able to work collaboratively on projects.

For my classroom observation I had the opportunity of sitting in on a first grade regular education classroom. Listed below are the following that relates to the teacher’s classroom design.