Classroom DIY provides teachers with the answer to these problems. A practical, step-by-step guide, written from firsthand experience, this book will enable any primary teacher to make a spectacular job of setting up their room using any materials they have available. Guiding teachers through the process of setting up their space from planning to practice, this book includes advice on:
Laying out the room: what furniture to use and where best to position it
Organising areas for specific subjects, including maths, literacy, science and humanities
How to create an inspiring classroom on a budget: recycling items for use in the classroom and the homemade approach
How the learning environment can inspire and motivate pupils to learn, taking into account multiple intelligences and routines
Meeting the expectations of senior management teams
With ‘teachers’ tales’ from a range of individuals in different schools and case studies illustrating solutions to teachers’ specific problems with their classrooms, this book is must have for all newly qualified and practising teachers looking to inspire their pupils to learn through their classroom environment.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Getting started
Introduction: A rude awakening
1 The big picture
2 Creating a vision
Part 2 Setting up
Introduction: The nitty-gritty – setting up learning areas
3 Putting together the literacy learning area
4 Constructing the maths learning area
5 Building the science learning area
6 Piecing together learning areas for history, geography and R.E.
Part 3 Finishing the job
7 Fostering multiple intelligences
8 Making it all work: The link between a creative classroom and effective learning
9 The wow factor
