14th August 2017
Hello everyone!With September approaching a lot of you have been getting in touch about room suggestions and how to go about setting yours up. Here's an updated version of a post I did last year with a little snapshot into my classroom set up.
September 2016
I've had a big class of 27 infants and with that many bodies, lining up can be hectic. I like to stick my little footprints to the floor to help minimise pushing and squashing! It's also helpful for remembering where their places are!
"My feet are facing forward, my body is standing tall,
My finger is on my lips and I'm ready for the hall!"
It's €4 for a pack of 2, I've had mine, three years now and they're still perfect! You can check them out here.
Now, I find a home corner a great socio-dramatic area for the infants to begin with in September. Its not too daunting, its familiar for them and takes minimal resources leaving you more time to work on getting them into the routine of the Aistear approach. Last year, I spruced our Home Corner up a little with some additions from Twinkl.
Have you tried Twinkl Create yet? I got so much use out of it last year. I just love how you can make so many different great resources with all Twinkl's lovely colours and patterns!
Our groups were jungle animals last year, so I made a little sign with leopard print! Love a bit of leopard print! It's the little things...
Are you famililar with the second verse of Humpty Dumpty? Always goes down well!
"Humpty Dumpty went to the moon, on a supersonic spoon,
He brought some porridge and a tent, but when he landed, the spoon got bent!
Humpty said he didn't care, and for all I know, he's still up there!"
Lastly, name recognition takes up a lot of work in September. We incorporate into our play stations too. Signs are old from Sparklebox and my creature labels are from Twinkl!
Now, hopefully when I go in to unpack my room in a few weeks I can find all these bits and pieces again!