Understanding
Centers
Arrangement
Safety
Decor
100
a place to store personal items
What is a private space such as lockers?
100
A center where children can act and role model social skills.
What is drama?
100
a way to set up a room that makes sense
What is logical?
100
a covering to protect clothing when painting
What is smocks/aapron
100
arranged in a specific systematic way
What is organized
200
Children need this for trust.
What is a well defined schedule?
200
a center where children can sing and play instruments
What is music?
200
a spot where kids can go to chill out, think
What is a quiet place
200
a line that makrs the limits of an area
What is boundaries
200
this is important to a childs mood something you put on the wall
What is paint color
300
Children need these to create and complete projects
What is materials such as markers, paper, pencils.
300
a center children can learn about the earth, animals.
What is science?
300
areas are set up to avoid this
What is no running
300
an outdoor play area requires this to keep children in
What is a fence
300
children create this and should be displayed
What is children's art
400
A place where information and materials are displayed for parents upon entering the site.
What is a welcome area
400
a center where children can learn how to add, subtract
What is math
400
when designing a center you must begin with this
What is the outer edges
400
a place to keep all supplies and materials
What is storage
400
you will need to think about this when choosing posters, decorations and materials.
What is age appropriate
500
Children will feel this when teachers are reliable,
What is trust?
500
a center where children can learn how to read
What is reading/library
500
when kids can "move along" steadily or seamlessly
What is flow?
500
all children must be this at all times
What is supervised
500
pictures, posters and wall decorations should be placed here.
What is eye level
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