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How To
Organize A Classroom for Learning
The students need to be: - surrounded by many types of print. - praised for their attempts at reading and writing. - involved in learning, not doing busywork. - independent learners – making choices. - easily accessing well organized materials. Your Classroom Set Up Take stock of your existing learning environment. Make a quick drawing of your classroom as it is currently set up: label supply and meeting areas and traffic flow. Analyze the arrangement for potential problems in traffic patterns and in students’ access to supplies. Create a more workable arrangement if necessary. Does your physical classroom environment: - make students feel welcome? - let students in the room know what to do, where to work, and how to get supplies? - allow students to learn from the labelling of books and materials? - have operating procedures that are evident simply by looking at the physical environment? Storage of Materials Look at how you are currently storing materials and books and consider alternatives. Display your books in baskets or tubs thus allowing the covers to show. Acquire storage containers that will allow you to categorize books as well as writing materials, word study materials and any other learning materials. Classroom Activities Make a list of the activities that you want to use for classroom instructions. Working on one activity at a time, establish the kind of storage system you need (for example, folders in crates). Prepare the necessary materials as well as the storage system needed and find a place in the classroom for them. Plan a mini-lesson to teach your students how to use the system. Self Check
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