“Children’s capacity to see possibilities in their environment is huge. The classroom environment is therefore fundamental to the early acquisition of literacy. Where the classroom environment provides opportunities for pupils to explore literacy in a variety of contexts, pupils interact independently with their environment. This can also free up time for teachers to spend with pupils who need more focus on the foundations of literacy.”
This Northern Alliance handout on P1 eanvironments is very helpful:
early-level-environment-handout
In June 2017 we visited Alice Sharp’s Experiential Play classroom in Glasgow. Photos from this visit are collated below:
Ideas for the learning environment
