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When planning for an inquiry topic or unit, careful thought and attention needs to go into the kinds of learning environments to create. Teachers need to consider what types of learning environments encourage students to think independently, which ones support teamwork, and which ones encourage a community-based approach to inquiry.
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Have you ever walked into a classroom that was so visually overwhelming it made your head spin? From bright colors to busy patterns, classroom decorations can either enhance or hinder student learning. But did you know that a calming environment can actually have a positive impact on academic performance? Studies have shown that the right classroom decorations can reduce stress, improve focus, and even encourage creativity. SPOILER: I've included a link to a set of FREE calming classroom posters at the end of this post! Let's delve into the science behind calming classroom decorations, see how to create a calming environment, and explore the benefits of incorporating natural elements into your classroom décor. Research has shown that a calming classroom environment can have a positive impact on student academic performance. But what exactly is the science behind it? According to a study by the University of Salford, the physical characteristics of a classroom can impact student learning by up to 25%. This includes factors such as lighting, temperature, and yes, even decorations. A calm and organized classroom can help reduce stress levels and improve concentration, making it easier for students to retain information. By incorporating natural elements and soothing colors, teachers can create a calming atmosphere that reduces stress and improves academic performance. Calming decor in a classroom isn't just about adding a few plants or muted colors. It's about creating an overall environment that fosters a sense of safety, comfort, and tranquility for students. To achieve this, teachers can take a few simple steps such as decluttering the classroom, utilizing natural light, and rearranging furniture to create a more spacious and open feel. Simple changes like these can go a long way in promoting relaxation and focus in students. By creating a calming environment, teachers can set their students up for success. A calming classroom environment can be achieved through various design strategies. Among these, color psychology plays a critical role in creating a soothing and relaxing space for students. Soft pastel shades of pink and purple are also known to create a calming effect and promote feelings of comfort and security. Certain colors such as blue and green have been found to evoke feelings of calmness, tranquility, and focus, making them ideal for classroom decorations. On the other hand, bright and bold colors such as red and orange can have the opposite effect and induce feelings of stress, anxiety, and restlessness. While these colors may be appropriate in some contexts, they are best avoided in a classroom environment where relaxation and focus are essential for learning. By understanding the principles of color psychology, teachers can choose the right decorations and color schemes for their classroom to create a calming and conducive learning environment. To create a calming classroom environment, choosing the right decorations is crucial. As discussed earlier, soft and muted colors are ideal for promoting relaxation and concentration, while bright and bold colors should be avoided. When selecting decorations, it is important to keep the overall color scheme in mind and ensure that it complements the calming atmosphere. Nature-inspired decorations can be an excellent choice for a calming classroom. Elements such as plants, natural textures, and landscapes can create a soothing environment and promote feelings of well-being. Additionally, incorporating elements of nature into your classroom can inspire curiosity and promote learning about the world around us. Here are some calming classroom design mood boards to get you inspired... Rainbow_Rug /// Modern Curved Chairs /// Inspirational Poster /// Garland /// Binder Clips and Supplies /// Colorful Pens /// Ladder /// Wire Baskets /// Wall Clock /// White Lamp Plant Prints /// Forest_Tapestry /// Leaf Pillow /// Round Cushions /// Geometric Rug /// Geometric Lamp /// Baskets /// Tree Magnetic Photo Display /// Large Desk Calendar Hanging Clouds /// Cloud Banner /// Rug /// White Chair /// Feather Lamp /// Cloud Basket /// Artificial Succulents /// Blue clock Garland /// Posters /// Sunshine Wall Decal /// Reading Nook Teepee Tent /// Artificial Plants /// Seagrass Rug /// Chair Pillow /// Gold Metal Lamp /// Hanging Chair Natural Stripe Rug /// Bookshelf /// Basket Wall Decals /// Natural Chairs /// Plant /// Free Posters /// Lamp /// Bark Pencils /// Felt Bunting Mountain Rug /// Round Ottoman /// Mountain Garland /// Motivational Posters /// Desk Lamp /// Storage Baskets /// Letter Tray By carefully selecting the right decorations and color schemes, teachers can create a calming and conducive learning environment for their students. Plants, natural textures, and landscape-inspired decor can help create a relaxing atmosphere that promotes concentration and well-being. Adding plants to your classroom not only enhances its aesthetic appeal, but it also helps purify the air and promotes a healthy environment. You can choose plants that are easy to care for, such as spider plants, peace lilies, or succulents. Hanging or mounting them on walls or placing them on desks or shelves can create a sense of natural beauty and relaxation. Textures such as wood, woven materials, or natural fibers can provide a tactile feel that adds warmth and depth to your classroom. Using earthy and calming tones such as blues, greens, and browns can contribute to a soothing atmosphere, while pops of brighter colors can add interest and stimulate creativity. Landscape-inspired decorations can also promote a love for the environment and inspire curiosity about the world around us. Maps, photographs, or posters of nature scenes can immerse students in a world beyond the classroom, encouraging them to learn more about different cultures and ecosystems. An easy way to add calm décor to your classroom is to start with your own teacher desk. By thoughtfully selecting natural supplies for your desk, you can set the tone for a calming work environment. Here are some examples... Plant /// Botanical Mousepad /// Pencil Holder Organizer /// Highlighters /// Lesson Planner /// Desk Calendar /// Desktop Organizer /// Desk Lamp /// Free Teacher Positive Affirmation Cards /// Stapler ----------------------------------------------- In short, the science of calming classroom decorations shows that a well-thought-out and organized classroom environment can have a significant impact on student learning. By incorporating natural elements and soothing colors, teachers can create a calming atmosphere that reduces stress and improves academic performance. So...what do you think? Are you feeling inspired to create a calm learning environment? I sure hope so! To get you started, I created this FREE set of Calming Classroom Posters. Just add your information below and then check your email inbox! Thanks so much for stopping by! Mary Beth P.S. I've put together more classroom mood boards here. * This post contains affiliate links.
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My first ever high school classroom was nature-themed, and I’m now I’m bringing it back for a middle school teacher in my area! While I don’t have any pictures from that teaching era, I can paint you a picture of what I looked like: I printed some of my favorite hiking pictures to display around ... Read More about Nature Themed Classroom Decor: A Calming and Plant Filled Classroom
Welcome to my pre-k classroom tour! Classroom spaces and and arrangements are so very important and especially in the early childhood years! Defined areas for learning centers allow for students to be gravitated to new provocations and it also helps them know where to return materials properly. I love to create inviting center areas that are already set up for play! It gives students kind of an invitation to play and a few ideas about how to get started. The center learning areas I have are: blocks, pretend, discovery, reading, abc's, art, ipads, math, sensory, puzzles, & light table. Sometimes I don't have the centers open all at one time. For example, at the very beginning of the school year blocks and pretend centers are open. Students learn to be responsible in that center and then a new center is open/added every couple of days. I also like to incorporate the topic we are studying into all the centers. Currently, we are learning all about the season of spring! There are so many seasonal concepts students are interested in. We are exploring insects, spiders, butterflies, and gardens! We are also learning new art techniques with our Andy Warhol bee prints and learning about garden artist, Claude Monet! First stop, our morning board area! Here we have our word wall which has our alphabet circle letters (purchase here!), sorted student names, environmental print from our community, and post-it note student drawings of vegetables we have been learning about! We also have our Smartboard, Wish You Well Board, and other carpet/circle time supplies. Here is our newly arranged blocks center! This is a new classroom and I finally came up with a solution of where I wanted our blocks center to relocate. For a few years I have had it open to the group carpet area. It allowed for students to have a lot of room to build...but when it was time to clean up (and even if I gave the blocks group a head start) ..students were waiting to sit because of the blocks on the floor. So during winter break I revised the room layout a little bit which allowed for a new reading area, separate blocks area, and larger discovery area. It is working quite well! I am trying to stay with a more natural theme this year.. I purchased the two burlap canvases (above shelf) at Hobby Lobby and they display photos from our buildings study and photos of our observation of a hobby farm construction. The carpet is from IKEA and I like how they colors and design are a bit toned down? ..unlike a regular primary colored transportation rug. I was also attracted to this rug because it features a castle (for fairy tale unit), an igloo (for winter unit), and neighborhood buildings. We were studying community, construction, and maps when the rug arrived so it tied in nicely! The mirror is actually a pretend dress up clothes cabinet that I flipped over. It makes the center appear larger and students can view their constructions from a variety of angles! The blocks always stay in the center but I rotate extras with the current topic of study throughout the year! The "extras" include road signs, cars, construction vehicles, flowers, stuffed animals, plastic toys, people...whatever fits the theme. The blocks center also includes baskets for storage and clipboards. We practice drawing out our "construction plans" on the clip boards and students also like to copy the vocabulary posted. Our newly expanded discovery area! I have a large wooden spool/table and 2 wicker Ikea chairs that I hope to add in soon. The discovery center is all about investigation & finding out! Students explore weight differences, measuring, size ordering, textures, etc. The discovery center permanently houses science tools like a microscope, tongs, tweezers, pan balance, scales, binoculars, and magnifying glass. The center also has baskets for storage, clip boards for observation drawing & writing vocab, pencils, sensory bottles, plants, and vocabulary. In our discovery are we also have informational picture books on insects and gardens, seed activities, a butterfly observation basket, During our spring unit of study the center holds: The Very Hungry Caterpillar butterfly life cycle cards, plants, mini pretend nature doll house, seeds & seed packets, real butterfly wings, and a basket of textures. Here is an example of another unit of study in our discovery area. This photo is from our summer ocean unit from last year. Items can easily be switched out and easily rotated to fit any theme! This is a photo of our spring math center that contains insect books (that focus on counting & time), folder games, a Hungry Caterpillar roll, count, draw game, a Hungry Caterpillar graphing game, chick eggs number match up, sensory numbers, and a few other spring themed math games. I love using trays for center games with little cups on the trays. Trays help students be ready to play with easy setup and easy clean up! Before we play in new centers for the new topic of study we ALWAYS have a class circle time meeting about center procedures. We go through how to play every game (teacher and students model) and how to clean it up! This is so very important and helps center time to run much more smoothly and students learn practical life skills. Our new reading area! It contains a Hungry Caterpillar felt board for story retelling and sequencing, Hungry Caterpillar sequencing cards, pillows from Hobby Lobby, rug from Ross, two wicker Ikea children's chairs, insect puppets, books about gardens and insects, and also spring themed QR codes that lead to stories on the ipad. Our sensory tub is filled with flowers, magnet numbers, green and pink pots for patterning, gardening gloves, gardening tools, and watering cans. It also has mini vocab. cards that I laminated and then taped to the side. Sensory is such a fun center and quite popular too! There are hundreds of sensory ideas on Pinterest. I store sensory materials in large plastic bags in a tub. I like to sprinkle in plastic magnet numbers and letters and also post vocab on the outside of the tub. Tweezers, tongs, chopsticks, and shovels can be added to help with fine motor! This is our ABC center which now features Hungry Caterpillar word cards, Eric Carle stories, rhyming cames, and alphabet matching games. I have my writing center and ABC games combined this year and we call the whole center ABC center. The writing supplies are located next to this shelf and contain whiteboards, a variety of writing utensils, paper, and wikki stix. The ABC center games can include: letter matching games, letter bingo, alphabet beading, letter i spy sensory bottles, letter formations sticks, letter tracing, etc. Our spring pretend center filled with farmer's market items such as flowers, pots, seed packets, and vegetables! We incorporated literacy into this center by having gardening books, seed packets, an open/closed sign, and vocabulary displayed. Pretend is such an important center to have for students to explore community roles, practice life skills, and just experience "play." This is just a glimpse of all the fun and exciting things going on in our classroom for spring! Thanks for stopping by to check out our classroom! Only a few more months till school is out, then summer, and back to fall again!
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Enriching Environments Construction Area Set of furniture items that works really well together to create an open-ended construction area. Furniture is freestanding and can be positioned as shown, or configured to suit your needs. Superior quality, made from solid beech, with some items having elements of beech faced MFC. Will withstand the rigours of a classroom environment for years to come. All items included in the scene are available separately, and additional matching items can be referred to in the Room Scenes range. Designed for early years settings, this furniture set enhances open-ended construction play. It is made from solid beech and beech faced MFC, ensuring it withstands the daily classroom demands. The furniture's flexibility allows for various configurations, suiting different classroom sizes and learning styles. Overview Assembly type: Self-Assembly Warranty: 10 Years Material: Wood Product contents 1 Open Bookcase with Cork Back (FU08097) 2 Building Blocks Trolley (EY06513) 3 Angled Tidy Store (FU08090) 4 Corner Unit (FU07912) 5 Double Sided Dry Wipe/Mirror Divider (FU07928) 6 Open Curve Unit (FU07911) 7 Connecting Posts (FU07933)
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For this week’s Montessori Classroom Showcase Series, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Lauren from the Creo School in Arizona. I have been admiring her photographs in the Montessori teachers Facebook group for the past year and I am so happy that she has agreed to share them on our blog! Lauren has been […]
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