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Physical Room Arrangement
PA1
The New Room Arrangement as a Teacher Strategy
A video presentation on how important
the classroom environment is to a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Behavior problems are often traced to how the room is arranged.
The video can be used as a workshop or individual learning. teaching
Strategies, Inc. (Available in Spanish.) (16 mins.)
PA2
Space to Grow
The powerful influence of environments
on infants and toddlers is described. Very young infants are limited
in their ability to move away from an environment or to change one
to their liking. The video demonstrates eight qualities for caregivers
to consider when they are planning an environment for the care of
infants and toddlers: health, safety, comfort, convenience, child
size, flexibility, movement, and choice. WestEd. (1988) (22
mins.)
PA3
Discipline and the Physical Environment
Enhance your ability to decrease stress
and potential discipline challenges by the way you arrange your
environment. The use of furniture, centers, designated spaces and
open areas affect the need for discipline and guidance, as you will
see as you observe children playing in a classroom that has been
arranged in three different ways. Suggestions are given for making
room arrangements as accessible and stress-free as possible. An
excellent videotape for those who prepare classrooms in any teaching
situation.
Discipline/Guidance Series. Self Dimensions, Inc. (25 mins.)
PA4
The Whole Child - It's the Little Things
The importance of a well-ordered and predictable environment. The
Annenberg/CPB Collection (30 mins.)
PA5
Involving Families in Active Learning Settings
Building close ties between school and home is an important factor
in supporting children's learning. This video shows how staff of
preschools, child care centers, Head Start programs, and other early
childhood settings can create an environment that welcomes family
members and is accepting of each child's family experiences and
culture. Twelve key strategies are discussed that invite family
participation and create a homelike atmosphere in the early childhood
setting. Topics include home visits, parent conferences, adding
family-oriented materials to the classroom, supporting family-related
play, communicating with parents, and modeling child care and learning
strategies that parents can use at home. High/Scope Educational
Resources (23 mins.)
PA6 Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy, 2003 Edition
A well-ordered classroom promotes learning, helps build a classroom community and frees teachers
to observe and interact with children in positive ways. The classroom environment can convey
powerful messages to children-"this is a good place to be," "you belong here," "this is a place you can
trust," "there are places where you can be by yourself when you want to," "you can do things on
your own here," "this is a safe place to explore and try out your ideas." This completely updated
video presents concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms to communicate these messages
purposefully.
Teaching Strategies, Inc. (2003) (24 min.)
PA7 Places to Grow: The Learning Environment
Focuses on the importance of the classroom environment, how the room is arranged, organization of
space, scheduling of time, types of materials and equipment, and how adults interact with children.
From The Early Childhood Program: A Place to Learn and Grow series.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (26 min.)
