"For pre-schoolers it's especially important that their new classroom reflects their own home environment in some way. A cosy place and the feeling of security will help them to adapt more easily to their new reality.
By having some simple and low cost materials in our classrooms we are giving our students an empty canvas on which they will paint amazing masterpieces!
Here are few ideas that can encourage imaginative play in our classrooms:
- CLOTH - have a least 10 different pieces of cloth varying colors and textures. These can be used for any number of things, for example: a deep blue cloth for a river, the sea or the night sky; a light green cloth for grass, a forest or a mountain; a gold cloth for the sun, a field of corn or pirate's treasure; the cloth can also be used to hide under, to sit on at the story time, or to decorate a birthday cake.
- OBJECTS FROM NATURE - have a selection of stones for building and counting, pieces of wood for bridges, seeds, seed pods and dried beans and corn that can be used for 'cooking'. This kind of material can be much nicer than plastic vegetables because children can invent new ideas.
- IMAGES AND PICTURES - suitable images for children's classrooms are those that have softer contours and colouring that show depth and subtlety and that have positive and beautiful images. In this way we are showing the students images that play with their imagination therefore encouraging greater effort and achievement in what they do in the classroom.
- MUSIC - have a selection of percussion instruments which you can use to call the group's attention or at the beginning/end of a story.
- PUPPETS - steer away from puppets that have readymade faces, big eyes or strange mouths and use handmade sock puppets or pieces of cloth wrapped round your hand."
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