Inside: In this post, I share ways to better use your centers to find options for alternative seating and flexible workspaces. Making the Most of Our Classroom Space One day it occurred to me that I was devoting a large part of our classroom space to a small portion of our day. Most of our […]
Launching Choice Time Centers at the Beginning of the Year
Inside: Find tips on the best way to slowly roll out your choice time centers to ensure a smooth start to the new school year. The First Day of Kindergarten It’s usually about thirteen minutes into the first day of kindergarten when I hear, “When can we paint?” “When can we use the trains?” “What […]
The Magic of Tidying Up – Classroom Style!
I have a colleague who often says, “My room looks like kindergarten just threw up!” School has just ended and this is what goes through my mind as I look around my classroom and realize it’s time to pack it all in! The space does not look as it did in September – children have lived here, […]
Playful Encounters with the Reggio Emilia Approach
I recently went to Rochester, NY to attend a conference at the Strong National Museum of Play entitled, Playful Encounters with the Reggio Emilia Approach. Keynote speakers included Lella Gandini (United States Liaison for the Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education and coauthor of […]
Preschool Classroom Tour: The Waterfall Room
Next week, I will be heading to school to set up my classroom, so I’ve been looking at pictures of learning spaces to inspire me. Included in these are some photos I took last summer on a school visit to observe an incoming student. The instant I entered this school, I knew it was a […]
Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: Classroom Materials
Summer learning included a week long stay in Ontario, Canada where I attended the Transform Ed Workshop Series, given by Joanne Babalis. There she shared her experiences with a Reggio-Inspired Approach to learning and her Masters’ research on the seven layers of Inquiry-Based learning.The fourth layer, and the focus of this post, is classroom materials. Other blog posts […]
Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: Classroom Learning Space
Summer learning included a week long stay in Ontario, Canada where I attended the Transform Ed Workshop Series, given by Joanne Babalis. There she shared her experiences with a Reggio-Inspired Approach to learning and her Masters’ research on the seven layers of Inquiry-Based learning. The third layer, and the focus of this post, is creating a space for […]
