Posts in Classroom Environment
Creating an Effective Play Based Learning Environment
Creating an Effective Play Based Learning Environment

Wondering how to create an effective play based learning environment? In this blog post you’ll discover how to create a learning environment that enhances student engagement and promotes academic success. Explore seven proven strategies that will help you transform your classroom into an effective and inspiring space for learning.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleplay based learning environment, play based classroom, play based learning, learning environment, environment as the third teacher Comment
Reggio Classroom Ideas for Reggio Inspired Classrooms
Reggio Classroom Ideas for Reggio Inspired Classrooms

Are you a kindergarten teacher looking to create a Reggio-inspired classroom? Discover my 25 Reggio classroom ideas to nurture a child-led, collaborative, and nature-inspired learning environment. Get ideas to set up an environment as the third teacher and foster imagination and curiosity in your students.

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Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleReggio classroom, reggio inspired, Reggio classroom ideas, Reggio inspired classroom, environment as the third teacher Comment
Create a Calm Corner for Yoga in the Classroom
Create a Calm Corner for Yoga in the Classroom

Get started with yoga and provide your children with a peaceful area to calm down and practice yoga and mindfulness. In this blog post, I will show you the yoga calm corner we created in our early years classroom and give you some practical tips and ideas for setting up your very own inviting classroom yoga area.

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Social and Emotional, Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleyoga in the classroom, calm corner, investigation area, kids yoga, classroom yoga, behaviour management, classroom setup Comments
Investigation Area Ideas for the Start of School
Investigation Area Ideas for the Start of School

Are you looking for some simple yet highly engaging investigation areas and learning invitations to start the school year? In this blog post, you’ll discover a heap of Investigation area ideas for the start of school. These tried and tested learning invitations are my go-to setups year after year, so you’ll be sure to find some that you can use in your classroom too.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleinvestigations, investigative play, learning invitation, kindergarten, first grade, grade one, starting school, foundation stage, back to school, play based classroom, play based learning, classroom setup, investigation areaComment
A Guide to Play Schemas in Early Childhood Education
A Guide to Play Schemas in Early Childhood Education

If you would like to create an engaging and effective learning environment and confidently plan learning experiences that perfectly match the cognitive development of each child in your class, this blog post on play schemas is for you. Understanding play schemas and being able to pinpoint the ones your students are developing is critical to the success of your early childhood classroom.

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Investigations, Explicit Teaching, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleplay based learning, play based classroom, play schema, schemas, play based, developmental play, kindergarten, preschool, early childhood, early years, child development, piaget, age appropriate, child led, curriculum planning, teaching, learning invitation, handmade, provocations for learning Comments
Do You Need Learning Intentions and Success Criteria in an Early Years Classroom?
Do You Need Learning Intentions and Success Criteria in an Early Years Classroom?

Do you really need to display your learning intentions in a kindergarten or preschool classroom? In this blog post you will discover exactly what learning intentions are and learn some practical teacher tips and ideas for you to have success using or displaying classroom learning intentions in the early years learning environment.

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Explicit Teaching, Classroom Environment, InvestigationsJanelle McArdlelearning intentions, kindergarten, preschool, prep, WALT goals, foundation stage, ACARA, Australian curriculum, learning objectives, curriculum planning, early years, early childhoodComment
Reggio Emilia Provocations
Reggio Emilia Provocations

Are you interested in how Reggio Emilia provocations could enhance the teaching and learning in your play-based classroom? Many play-based teachers are aware of the highly regarded early childhood programs from Reggio Emilia in Italy. Discover how you can design learning provocations influenced and inspired by those in Reggio classrooms.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdlereggio inspired, reggio, Reggio Emilia, Reggio kids, Reggio classroom, Reggio teacher, provocations, provocations for learning, kindergarten, prep, preschool, playbased, play based learning, play based, play based classroom, investigations, learning invitation Comment
Creating a Mindful Classroom
Creating a Mindful Classroom

In a mindful classroom your children will be focused and present in their learning. Sounds like a dream? You can create a mindful classroom and this blog post will help you. You will discover what mindfulness is and learn some simple tools and strategies for teaching mindfulness in your classroomm.

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Classroom Environment, Social and EmotionalJanelle McArdlesocial and emotional, classroom community, mindful classroom, mindfulness, mindful kids Comments
The Benefits of a Classroom Maker Space
The Benefits of a Classroom Maker Space

Discover all the benefits of a classroom maker space in this blog post and download some free posters to educate your classroom visitors on why you have a Makerspace, Box Construction Area, Collage Table, Creation Station or whatever you choose to call it in your learning space.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdlemakerspace, maker space, box construction, collage table, creation station, hands-on learning, play based learning, artComment
Reggio Math Provocations
Reggio Math Provocations

Discover what Reggio math provocations are and how to plan and set up inviting Reggio inspired math provocations in your kindergarten or preschool classroom. You will have your children engaged with hands-on learning in no time.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdlemaths, reggio inspired, reggio, math provocations, reggio math, kindergarten, preschool, first grade, grade 1, hands-on learning, play based learning, playbased, loose parts Comment
Environment as the Third Teacher
Environment as the Third Teacher

Are you interested in transforming your learning environment into the third teacher? Read this blog post for tips and ideas on how you can get the third teacher working for you.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdleenvironment as the third teacher, inquiry, investigations, provocations, playbased, play based, investigative play, play based learning, play based classroom, reggio, kindergarten, preschool, first grade, grade 1, hands-on learning, learning invitation, walker learning, provocations for learning, the third teacher, reggio inspired Comments
72 Inspirational Learning Through Play Quotes
72 Inspirational Learning Through Play Quotes

Looking for inspirational learning through play quotes? Want some beautiful motivating sayings to display in your classroom or throughout your planning documents? Download a set to use in your classroom today.

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Investigations, Classroom EnvironmentJanelle McArdlequotes, environment as the third teacher, investigations, planning, developmental play, play based, investigative play, hands-on learning, classroom decor, learning through playComment