The+Classroom


 * My classroom **

When you first get to my classroom there are cubbies outside of the entrance door for the children to store the personal belongings. When you walk through the door the children are greeted by one of their teachers, this is the area where we do circle time as it has walls on both sides and is carpeted. Having this quiet area makes it a perfect area for circle time; there are no items around to distract the children during our circle time discussions. On the walls are letter, number, sign, colors (in Spanish and English), and shapes. This is an area where the children can go during free choice time for some quiet time alone.

After you go through this area to the left is a large room that I will use as the theme area. This is the area that can be used to research further our emmergent curriculum. This large area allows me the ability to bring in materials for the children to use to further their research. For instance when we were researching farm animals, our class created a big barn on one of the walls.



There are different specific learning areas throughout the classroom



** The block area ** has blocks in all different shapes and sizes, there is a shelf for these blocks that has cutout shapes so the children know exactly where to put the blocks when they are done playing with them. In this area there are also play people, animals, and cars. This allows the children to create towns, houses, roads, and ect. Whatever they imagine they can create.



** The art center ** has a table where the children can sit and create and also an easle for them to use to create their masterpieces. There are various materials in this area that is easily accessable for the children, some of the materials are: markers, various types of paper, paint, glue, glitter, scissors, and other materials depending on our classroom focus. In this area there is a place for the children to display their artwork. There is also an area on the wall where the children can display their creations.



** The dramatic play center ** has a child size table and chairs, play kitchen, dolls in all different colors, play kitchen tools and food, mirror, and various dress-up clothes that change according to our theme. There is also an area in our theme room for dramatic play as it relates to our current topic of study.

** The library area ** has books that relate to our current topic of study and also books relevent to the children’s lives. In this area the books are displayed in a way that invites the children to enjoy them. There are soft pillows for the children to sit on.

** There is a sensory and water ** area for the children to explore and play. The sensory table changes with a variety of materials, for instance corn meal, rice, small pebble, the ideas are endless. There are also different items in the water area for the children to explore with, there may be things that float or sink. This area also includes a play dough table.

** The manipulative area ** has various items for the children to play and explore with. The items are kept in baskets that are clearly marked(with a picture and words) so that the children know where things are suppose to go. Some of the specific items in this area will be beads, puzzles, brissle blocks, legos, and peg boards.

** The Science area ** has our classroom pets. There are also other items for the children to explore such as leaves, shells, books about science, and planets. There are things to help children explore the different materials such as magnifying glasses.



All of the different areas change throughout the year and with the children’s interest. If they decide they would like to learn more about dinosaurs the items in the area will change so that they are able to really experience the topic they would like to research.



On the walls throughout the school there are many different items that reflect the children’s lives. There are also displays of the children enjoying their day at preschool. There is a helper chart with each child’s job of the day, this helps them feel that they are making a contribution to their community. Some of the jobs include feeding the classroom animals, doing the weather chart, making sure the art area is cleaned up, covering the sensory table, and line leader.



** The outdoor play area ** is a continueation of the indoor play area. In the middle of the play area there is a play structure that the children can climb on and slide down. This helps with the children’s gross motor skills. There are trikes and a trail for the children to ride the trikes on. There is a large area where we can do group activities such as parachute or continueation of our topic we are currently working on. There is also an area where the children can plant flowers or vegetables.