This article has been viewed , times. Learn more A preschool classroom needs to be educational, safe, and engaging. While some aspects differ depending on different state and country licensing regulations, most areas that should be addressed are universal.
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Just use anything that appeals to your class. Circle Time: This is the central component of any preschool classroom, and as such, you should take a lot of time and effort into making it engaging not only for the students, but for the parents as well. Some things a circle should have: a calendar teacher books books not accessible by the children during the day, but rather used only during circle or reading times with the teacher a CD player for any audio books, singing activities, or dances.
Cubbies: Coat hooks, milk crates, or box shelves can all serve as cubby areas for children. Names should be clearly displayed.
You may choose to make a separate area for lunchboxes and water bottles to reduce clutter. Teacher supplies: In addition to basic supplies that should be offered by your center, there are several items you may need to request or buy yourself.
Some of these include: art supplies books organize by theme or author office supplies organizing tools dress-up clothes cooking supplies cleaning supplies bulletin board materials lesson plan book curriculum guides. Part 2. Understand that creating centers can be a bit of a challenge. Treat the center like a "half-team". Pattern toys, such as multicolored bears or shape blocks are great for spatial understanding.
There are various things you can do for a color mixing center, and there are many toys you can buy, but simply allowing access to watercolors and displaying a color wheel is enough for most kids to get pretty creative. Use your weekly or monthly theme to your advantage; using ladybug spots to create an addition game or The Very Hungry Caterpillar to encourage patterns are examples of creative ways to incorporate your theme. In the spring, catching bugs for a day or two can be fun; there are many companies that offer ants, caterpillars and thus butterflies , and red worms for classroom compost bins for educational purposes.
For general centers, there needs to be plenty of manipulatives. Reading center: This is usually treated as a quiet area. Try to keep the number of children allowed in this center to , as more than that can cause the area to become an imaginative play center.
So I implement this playful learning through the various centers in my classroom. I am going to list the centers below including what is included in each center as well as a picture of that center. This center gives a deeper insight into the alphabet and allows children to explore more of the alphabet!
Some great things to include are: alphabet letters, alphabet books, Wikki Stix, Wikki Stick cards, dry erase alphabet sheets, dry erase alphabet cards, dry erase markers. In this center, I have two shelves that have a variety of art materials.
Some really great tools to include in this center are: pipe cleaners, tissue paper, string, beads, play dough, markers, crayons, scrap papers, letter cutouts, tape, glue, buttons, extra plates and cutlery, napkins, paint, and Do A Dot Markers. Also, I have the easel for them to use with paint, markers, or whatever they want. I feel that it is so important for everything to be self accessible. So I let the kiddos set up and use whatever they want for their projects.
The block area is another popular area in my classroom. In this center, I have two shelves with a variety of blocks and extra materials. At this center, I have one computer with a variety of educational games on it.
This helps students start to get used to computers before they head to school! Another popular center in my room! In this center, I am constantly changing it to go along with what students are learning about. It should always be changing! In this center, I have two iPads, two yoga mats, two pairs of headphones, and two timers.
This is a very cozy center. For example, in this center, I have pillows on the floor to allow them to stretch out and relax. I also have a lamp and family pictures in frames. Other things I include in this center are: felt board and pieces, iPods with stories on them with the corresponding stories and headphones, books that reflect theme and interests of children, puppets, puppet books, finger puppets, and book buddies stuffed animals that go with books.
I currently have a makeshift light table that I used a clear box and Christmas lights. At this table, children are learning about variations in light and dark and spatial awareness. I usually use translucent materials in this center like magnatiles or old glowsticks. In this center, I have an iPad with stories from Audible. I put a select number of books in this area that go hand-in-hand with our monthly theme. I will also put our adaptive books and social stories here.
The kids love the library! At the beginning of the school year, we limit the amount of items and pretend food available for our kids. There are too many things for the students to use at first. As the year goes on, the teachers introduce new items for meaningful play. On the other side of the classroom is the fun and games area.
During center time, the students are able to pick a toy, play with blocks or race cars. The students also have an option of playing at the table. With the help of the Center Time choice board, the students can choose to work with play dough, read a book, draw or color, work on a puzzle or blow bubbles. Keeping things organized and structured is a work in progress in my classroom full of 3 and 4 year olds but we work hard at it daily.
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