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TOPIC 4 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESCHOOLERS  73 ACTIVITY 4.4
1. Too many children are overcrowding the reading area. How do you solve this problem?
2. Discussing Christmas celebrations around the world does not help children to accept diversity. What is your opinion?
3. Your learning centre experiences a heavy rainfall every year. Suggest ways to improve the floor plan to accomodate the change of weather.
SELF-CHECK 4.2
1. How does a teacher transform conventional playgrounds into magical playgrounds?
2. Suggest ways students can fulfil the demands in completing an activity that requires group work.
3. List 10 aspects that you must consider when thinking about the class floor plan.
• There
preschoolers. They are the characteristics of the learning environment, the learning corner, and the setting-up of the learning corner.
are several components to a good learning environment for
• In equipping the learning environment, there are specific materials that can be used in these different areas; art and craft, block centre, dramatic play, learning corner, math centre, music centre, science centre, large motor centre, writing centre.
• In designing the classroomÊs physical environment, you can carve the large classroom space into small areas and gather appropriate resources to support the childrenÊs learning process.
• Place similar or related centres near each other, make learning materials part of the fabric of each centre and involve the children in designing the classroom in order to create an aesthetically pleasing and inviting environment.
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