As a future teacher, you envision how you will set-up your classroom. Things like will it be functional for both the students and teacher? Is the classroom organized in a way that promotes the students education in a creative sense? Have I used the classroom space wisely? Are the centers in the classroom organized to promote certain areas of education? Does the classroom provide a positive learning environment for the students and myself? Are my lessons organized in a way the provides the students with enough information so they understand the task at hand? Have I made my lessons interesting and have I provide visual manipulative for the students? All these questions and many more come to mind when I think of how my classroom should be set-up.
First I would start with the set-up of the physical appearance of the classroom. I would like my classroom to bright and cheerful. I would use a lot of color for the bulletin boards and walls. I believe a bright classroom creates a positive atmosphere. I would have the students creates things and ideas they would like to see in their classroom. Thus promoting a child-centered room, it would reflect the ideas of the students. Having the students involved in the process of setting up the cla
My philosophy for my child-centered classroom is that children take more pride in their education and classroom when they take part in creating some of it. Children tend to always learn more when their environment is set-up to their liking. They feel comfortable, therefore their minds are able to function better. They have a sense of pride for the classroom and curriculum they took part in, thus take pride in performing at their best ability. When the child feels a sense of pride and they are comfortable in their setting, they academically excel.
students to read silently. It also would serve to have group discussions about books we have read together as a class and out loud storytelling. The play area would be a area for children to socialize and play games that require the students to cognitively think. The art center would be set-up with all different types of arts and crafts materials so that the students could be creative in their own way. I want to encourage the self creativeness in my classroom. I want students to understand that everyone is creative in their own way. There is one more center I did not mention earlier that I would like to incorporate if the space allowed and that would be a music center. I would love to al