Module 4 Outcome A (2)

9/11/2013

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Environments Which Nurture Children and Stimulate Learning

How can you make sure your environment inspires children’s learning and keeps them engaged?

38 Comments

Kim

11/22/2016 09:58:35 pm

By adding many different things in the room and many areas

Eric Petersons

11/25/2016 08:43:36 pm

How can you make sure your environment inspires children’s learning and keeps them engaged?

Provide separate sections that offer different activities. It needs to be a welcoming and comfortable environment for the children. They also need lots of choices within each area..

Tracy Williams

11/27/2016 01:20:49 pm

Marci Gochnour

11/29/2016 05:54:34 pm

Keep the area that they are working at clean and accessible. As well as creating a continues learning environment for the children.

Rachel

12/3/2016 03:18:40 pm

You can ensure your environment inspires a child's learning by providing the children with a variety of equipment and learning materials that are intellectually and physically stimulating.

cassie chao

12/6/2016 08:27:51 pm

I think its nice to have a structure and set out plan of activities throughout the day for the children but sometimes its nice to have the childrens input in things too. I like to ask my kids advice on what centers we should do today or what kind of pictures should we draw or animal we want to talk about. Because some activities arent fun or enjoyable for the kids. so adding their input on what they want to learn about or do is nice becuase its something they enjoy, so ex. Sally wants to learn about snow so ill do a day of learning about snow and doing activites about it. they love hand on activities

Jessica Hachman

12/11/2016 12:37:05 pm

I can ensure that an environment inspires a child's learning by providing enough materials and combined lesson plans to give them enough space to engage in either quiet time, dramatic play or arts and crafts. Let the child be the boss in a way but always be there obviously to support their learning.

Tessa

12/13/2016 07:49:24 pm

By having different activities for them. Providing things that they love to do and have fun doing so. Having different activities/art/play out and have them rotate so everyone gets a turn. Have them be engaged.

Karlee McCarroll

12/14/2016 02:52:15 pm

By having a variety of activities to do and having lots of color and pictures involved in activities and around the room.

Sherry

12/16/2016 07:15:21 pm

Keep area clean and uncluttered, keep a flow going, a variety of age appropriate activities.

Shannon Ludvigson

12/18/2016 05:34:51 pm

By making sure that materials are in good shape and are engaging. They need to be interesting and functional. Materials can be rotated in and out of the classroom to keep them new. A well organized environment is also essential to the functionality of the classroom. By paying attention to individual child's interests and abilities we can target those while setting up our environments.

Ashley Aiello

12/20/2016 01:38:42 pm

A child will be able to engage in an environment that provides open ended options for them to explore individually or with a classmate. Environments that encourage the child to express and explore their interests and ideas are ideal.

hayley lautt

12/28/2016 01:47:46 pm

children need a variety of activities to play with to keep them engaged. always change out table activities and keep choices out to them.

Jennifer Overmiller

12/28/2016 11:12:09 pm

To keep kids engaged and inspire the kids in their learning the room needs to be nurturing, attractive, organized and functional. Centers need to be well spaced and sectioned correctly. As well as rotating toys and stations to keep the kids interested. and before getting out new toys and putting them in a station to bring them out as a test trial to see how the kids respond to the and see how well they'll be utilized

Jessica Coulson

1/8/2017 09:15:26 am

I have a very visually stimulating environment, with distinct zones for quite reading, exploring things from the natural world, making art, exploring materials, and open ended play.

What I need to work on is making sure there is not so much visual clutter, and rotating the open ended play activities and making sure my free art shelf stays better stocked so the kids stay better engaged after they have finished their art assignment.

Sarah Allen

1/11/2017 08:01:52 pm

Some of the best ways to ensure an environment inspires children's learning and keeps them engaged include:
1. Incorporating a variety of cultural perspectives and diversity in toys, materials, and wall displays
2. Separating different stations enough that students moving from one station to another do not distract or disrupt engaged students
3. Having areas that cater to different activities or preferences of students: for example, some students may prefer individual vs. group play, calm vs. active play, building or creating vs. dramatic play, etc. based on their varying moods or interests.

Rachel

1/14/2017 11:03:22 pm

To have an environment that inspires children's learning and keeps them engaged a classroom needs to have designated areas for different kinds of play, such as dramatic play, art and science, blocks, books and a soft quiet space. Teachers can keep materials inspiring by observing and making adjustments in order to reflect the children's interests.

Maria Alvestad-Ereth

1/16/2017 03:20:22 pm

We can keep the children engaged by providing a variety of materials for them to use and learn with, in different centers with similar materials in the same spaces for easy access. By cycling toys every month or so, we can keep children curious in new activities and learning opportunities. We can also make sure every child feels that they belong and are represented by ensuring that our materials and toys accurately and positively portray everyone in our society.

Danielle Newsome

1/18/2017 04:01:03 pm

Having a variety of activities helps a lot. I also feel that organization is an important thing and so is cleanliness! Different learning centers give them a variety of activities to choose from through out the day to keep them interested!

Bailey Duenas

1/19/2017 06:06:19 pm

The environment should provide children with lots easily accessible and stimulating activities, there should also be distraction free zones where children can concentrate on creative activities that may not require a large group.

Joshua Martindale

1/23/2017 06:14:42 pm

How can you make sure your environment inspires children’s learning and keeps them engaged? The best way to do this is to ensure that the classroom is set up so that children can move independently from area to area so they can decide what they want to do next. Make sure the child accessible items are at 48 in or lower to the ground for easy access. Make sure it is inviting and well organized. Child size furnishing and materials are also inviting and not intimidating to children so they are more likely to engage. There should be quiet areas, wet/dirty areas, and group areas as well just to name a few.

sarah garnett

1/24/2017 10:07:59 am

Some good ways of inspiring children's learning is having materials in the classroom that is attractive, nurturing, personal, to the child

khadijah

2/2/2017 12:13:47 pm

How can you make sure your environment inspires children’s learning and keeps them engaged

Its important to have different stations to keep the young children engaged, having a housing area (playing dress up/ any other role playing,house, with fake food) a reading/quite area with books and pillows, a place to build blocks and play with puzzles, a place to draw. Its important to have different stations with multiple activities that way if a child get bored with one activity she or he can move on to the next area and wither raw or relax depending on what they have interest in.

Andrea Ofiara

2/5/2017 06:16:07 pm

Constantly coming up with new learning styles such as games or songs can help keep the children engaged its also a fun way for them to learn. Coming up with new themes at least every 2 weeks also makes it interesting because its something new to learn about not the same thing for an extended period of time. And making sure to rotate materials on the help children can become bored with always having the same things to play with. This does not mean to go out and buy new things just keep them in your cabinet and rotate every couple weeks. This way they also can come up with new ways to use the materials that they couldn't come up with before.

Rukiya Elmi

2/8/2017 02:59:10 pm

Nurturing
functional
Attractive
Organized
personal storage
Dramatically play

james murphy

2/11/2017 11:01:02 pm

Environment that sponsor learning and keep children engaged are ones that are inviting and nurture positive relationships. They are well organized with proper flow and centers that are set up in strategic spaces to get the most functionality. The environment should be developmentally appropriate.

Heidi Likin

2/20/2017 10:56:04 am

To keep children engaged your enviroment should be continually changing. Your students will remain engaged if the materials are appropriate for the age, and are rotated occasionally to keep the students stimulated.

Andrea Estola

2/20/2017 08:00:47 pm

Providing different areas in the classroom for different kinds of activities that spark the learning of children including a science area, math manipulatives, a art area on a table and so on.

Karly Schroder

3/1/2017 09:38:47 pm

Keeping the layout free of traffic jam situations where kids have to walk through other areas to get to where they're headed is a great way to encourage engagement and learning without even saying a word. Kids who are able to be independent in their learning will learn a lot from experiences when they didn't need to ask an adult for help for every material they needed.

Queshawna Anderson

3/21/2017 08:30:05 pm

It is important to create an age appropriate environment. You need to create different learning centers with material that is accessible for children.

Jane Minifie

4/8/2017 04:07:19 pm

How can you make sure your environment inspires children’s learning and keeps them engaged?

"Control the environment and that will direct the children."

When designing the environment for children, teachers must think about how the child is going to use the room. Clear pathways through work centers will help keep children from disrupting other peoples work since their is a way around. Using furniture and rugs to break up open spaces helps children focus on one are instead of running around a large free space.
The environment should be warm and inviting to parents and children. Lots of colors and children-made artwork on the walls, rather than store-bought materials. It should be organized so children can put away their things by themselves and find work without the assistance of an adult. The work should be age-appropriate for the children using it, with a wide range of abilities and skills.

Megan Rockstad

4/9/2017 02:53:43 pm

Y ensuring that you provide a safe and nurturing environment that is organized and appealing to the eye. Also pro ide different activities such as a listening station for children to listen to books.

Aubrey Thomson

4/19/2017 02:16:30 pm

I can make the environment in my classroom to inspire and nurture learning and safety by consistently switching out activities, puzzles, toys that they the variety sparks the children to learning more things. This also allows the children more opportunities to learn the same things but in different ways. By keeping pathways clear and clean this ensures safety in my classroom. New themes and subjects that we are learning can provide added interest in lesson plans and activities.

tierra

5/2/2017 03:17:10 pm

make sure i have the right quality nurturing,attractive ,organized, functional environment

Megan White

6/3/2017 02:13:18 pm

The environment can help keep the children engaged if it is clean and organized, if the walls are decorated, and if the materials are in a place accessible to the children.

Ayita Berhane

7/26/2017 10:12:16 pm

You can make sure that the materials are age appropriate and that they are fun and interesting and that the children know how to use them. If a child does not know how to do something, they should be able to receive clear instructions on how to do it. Another thing you can do is pay attention to the interests of the children in your class and provide appropriate materials related to their interests. Another way to keep children engaged is to rotate some of the materials somewhat frequently, so that the children maintain interest in the activities available.

Brittany

8/14/2017 11:20:05 am

There are a few different way to keep the children inspired and engaged in their learning environment. The environment needs to flow well so kids can maneuver around the room easily. The room needs to have different areas of play such as art, puzzles, quiet area, and, home living. Also the toys in the different areas should be rotated out so the children don't get bored of seeing the same toys all the time.

rachel illeene wieland

10/26/2017 01:02:25 pm

Keeping the areas clean and accessible.

Module 4 Outcome A (2)

Environments Which Nurture Children and Stimulate Learning

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