Room Arrangement as a Teaching Strategy Video

A well-ordered classroom promotes learning, helps build a classroom community and frees teachers to observe and interact with children in positive ways. The classroom environment can convey powerful messages to children--"this is a good place to be," "you belong here," "this is a place you can trust," "there are places where you can be by yourself when you want to," "you can do things on your own here," "this is a safe place to explore and try out your ideas." This completely updated video presents concrete ideas for arranging preschool classrooms to communicate these messages purposefully. An accompanying booklet includes workshops to use as you show the video to staff and families.