Setting Up the Preschool Classroom

About this book

This book helps preschool teachers arrange and equip their classroom or center including the outdoor play space. In addition to explaining the principles of designing active learning preschool settings it provides helpful strategies detailed lists of equipment and materials and sample classroom layouts. The book is organized around specific interest areas with individual chapters on art block house reading and writing computer music and movement sand and water woodworking and outdoor areas. Suggestions for environments that include children with special needs or that serve seniors along with young children are also included.