Changing the Preschool Classroom Environment

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The past couple of weeks I noticed a huge increase in energy with my students, and that meant running in the classroom (no matter how much outdoor and gym time we got). I took a look at our classroom set up and decided to make some changes, and this is what I share in today's video. Remember: At any time during the school year, you can change things. This is where careful observation of how your students are using the environment is so important, every single day. To learn more about the theme you see in this video, click here: • Toddler & Preschool St...
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[@1_viewer]

I love that you say "No matter how long you've been teaching.........you keep tweeking" cause it is SO true!

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

It really is!

[@makingoverv6021]

Yes ma'am it really is!

[@gloriaojogwu9047]

I totally agree with changing the room to stop the children from running around.

[@xHADOOLx]

رائع، يعجبني المعلم الذي يسعى لتغغير من بيئة الصف لتكون ملائمة ومريحة للأطفال كما أنها ستكسر الملل الذي قد يحصل شكرا لك

[@jennyaustin5927]

I too moved things around my classroom last Thursday and things are going pretty good….

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

Good to hear! I might need to do a bit more tweaking when we return from spring break, but I I’ve how it’s working now!

[@Playing_with_a_Purpose]

I totally agree, when things aren’t working It’s a good time to look at ways to change to make things work more smoothly

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

I wish I had known this when I first started teaching, but thankful that I eventually figured it out! 🙂

[@makingoverv6021]

Children get bored with doing the same thing just like adults and I agree with you we have to keep twinking until we find what works🙂

[@dianambarrera9658]

Thank you for this ! I definitely agree and love that you bring this to light. I have a class of mainly 2s and when I set up my classroom it definitely was not set up to work with the flow of our everyday activities so I had to move almost ALL of it around. It now flows better and makes more sense for certain activities and it’s not perfect and I keep tweaking stuff as well but that’s just the life of a teacher lol. Also I would love to know or have a link to those mirrors you have where they are playing play-doh.

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

Yes! It really is constant tweaking as we observe how our children are using the space. As for the mirrors, they are about 6 years old and I believe from Lakeshore Learning, but I haven’t been able to find them recently. The ones I found on Amazon were way too small. 😢

[@soniafetisan3800]

I totally agree about your idea of making changes in the classroom environment! I love it maybe i will try this too in my classroom.

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

If you do, let me know how it goes!

[@soniafetisan3800]

The changing classroom environment works really well in my toddlers classroom! Thank you

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

@@soniafetisan3800 - So glad it works for you, too!

[@jackieshomechildcarespace9822]

Absolutely a great video!!!👍

[@ascensioncano3606]

The changed that you made worked very well. Please, how do you work with the kids rules, procedures and follow directions??????? I can see that the children listen to you. What about when some kids dont listen to you ???? What do you do ???? Thanks so much. Thanks from Italy💖🙏

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

There's a lot to this, but the main thing is being consistent. Choose how you want to handle certain situations and follow through with the same consequences.

[@SuziQ-fg4ee]

Fab video! I love to see other real settings. And yours is amazing. Where did you get the lovely mirror mats that the children are using for the playdough?

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

Thank you, Suzanne! I am pretty sure it was Lakeshore Learning, but it was about 6 years ago and I haven’t been able to find more. 😢 I’ve only found much smaller ones on Amazon.

[@elenaguadalupecruzmecate7592]

I feel you, my kidos, just love to run and shout since they enter the classroom, this is like making me going crazy, but I will follow your advice and shange some things, hope it works :/

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

I’m happy to say it’s been a couple of weeks now and has made such a difference! I hope it works for you, too.

[@clemontbrown6475]

What are the Triangle (house shaped) blocks called? Please let me know where to find those? Thanks in advance.

[@nancyhaas9369]

Looks amazing

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

Thank you, Nancy! 🙂

[@yvettemoore1913]

How many children are in the classroom

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

Because there are 2 year olds in our class, our state licensing doesn’t allow more than 10 children per class. This year I have 9.

[@yvettemoore1913]

Ok I love your classroom set up given me some ideas

[@Teaching2and3YearOlds]

@@yvettemoore1913 - Thank you! I really love this classroom. I was downstairs in a much smaller room for years before I moved to this room. It has 2 counter areas and 2 sinks, too! 😊