CLASSROOM CORNERS & MORNING ROUTINES
The classroom must be divided in
corners
Some ideas for basic equipment that can be used in
the classroom corners:
CORNER |
EQUIPMENT
|
CONVERSATION |
Posters, reference tables, chairs for all the children |
LIBRARY |
Bookshelves, books, plastic box with magazines, newspapers, leaflets etc., tables and chairs |
ART |
Shelves, tables and chairs, watercolors, markers, crayons, papers, clay, dough, scissors, boxes, painters’ photos, materials from nature (pebbles, seeds, etc), beads, threads, toothpicks, plastic aprons, etc. |
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MATHEMATICS |
Table & chairs for 4-5 children, boxes & shelves for classification, pedagogical material, toys (dominos, puzzles, memory games, etc), toys made by the teacher and the children, etc
|
DOLLHOUSE |
Cupboards & closets, electric stove, dolls, small table & chairs, mirror, small sofa, printed material (magazines, newspapers, cooking recipes…), etc
|
SHOPPING CENTRE
|
Shelves, cash register,
mirrors, empty boxes, empty
packages of different
products, coins, etc |
MUSIC |
Musical instruments, small tape recorders, photos of musical instruments and famous musicians, etc
|
NEW TECHNOLOGIES |
Computer, scanner, printer, TV set, video or DVD player, camera, video camera, etc
|
OBSERVE & DISCOVER |
Flashlights, magnifying glasses, headphones, magnets, different containers, etc |
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INVENTIONS |
Pictures from technological inventions (e.g. machines), trash/scrap material, boxes in different shapes, scissors, glue, etc
|
INFIRMARY (may be divided in a waiting room & a doctor's office/examination room ) |
Examination room: desk, a chair, a bed or bench, telephone, a white blouse or robe, physician's tools, markers, white papers, stamp, patient charts. Waiting room: small chairs and a small table, health magazines and related posters.
|
THEATRE-DRAMA |
Photos & pictures of people with various facial expressions, clothes or anything that can be used for disguises, puppets-marionettes, large mirror, panels for theatrical scenery, etc
|
Planning/organizing the
Corners
In reference to the overall organization
layout of the classroom in corners and the
selection of the appropriate position for
each corner, the teacher must consider
the following:
The “noisy” corners shouldn’t be
near the “quiet” ones. E.g.: the
Sopping Centre corner shouldn't
be near the Library corner.